{"id":23753,"date":"2015-05-18T09:33:22","date_gmt":"2015-05-18T16:33:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=23753"},"modified":"2015-06-05T10:30:18","modified_gmt":"2015-06-05T17:30:18","slug":"interview-with-karl-edwards-on-starting-streetshootr-street-photography-as-a-harmonica-and-how-to-shoot-with-a-leica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2015\/05\/18\/interview-with-karl-edwards-on-starting-streetshootr-street-photography-as-a-harmonica-and-how-to-shoot-with-a-leica\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with Karl Edwards on Starting StreetShootr, Street Photography as a Harmonica, and How to Shoot with a Leica"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GIRYCrVN92I\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I just did a fun interview with my good friend Karl Edwards (he runs <a href=\"http:\/\/www.streetshootr.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">StreetShootr<\/a>) and has a blast chatting about his start in street photography, his tension between shooting film and digital, practical tips on how to shoot with a Leica, his favorite photography books, and why he likens shooting street photography to playing a harmonica. The format is similar to when I &#8220;ambush&#8221; <a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2014\/09\/17\/video-interview-with-karl-edwards-on-leica-m-e-street-shootr\/\" target=\"_blank\">interviewed him in Provincetown <\/a>as a part of the Magnum workshop.<\/p>\n<p>You can see Karl&#8217;s work on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/grownupboy\/\" target=\"_blank\">Flickr<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0and his <a href=\"http:\/\/grownupboy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Website<\/a>. Make sure to check out <a href=\"http:\/\/streetshootr.com\" target=\"_blank\">StreetShootr<\/a> and to follow on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thestreetshootr\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Read more to see his photos and the street photographers he recommends to check out!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Photos by Karl Edwards<\/h2>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"23754\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2015\/05\/18\/interview-with-karl-edwards-on-starting-streetshootr-street-photography-as-a-harmonica-and-how-to-shoot-with-a-leica\/16317987818_d0675dbe2c_c\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/16317987818_d0675dbe2c_c.jpg?fit=800%2C534&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,534\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"16317987818_d0675dbe2c_c\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/16317987818_d0675dbe2c_c.jpg?fit=800%2C534&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-23754\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/16317987818_d0675dbe2c_c-800x534.jpg?resize=800%2C534\" alt=\"16317987818_d0675dbe2c_c\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/16317987818_d0675dbe2c_c.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/16317987818_d0675dbe2c_c.jpg?resize=660%2C441&amp;ssl=1 660w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"23755\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2015\/05\/18\/interview-with-karl-edwards-on-starting-streetshootr-street-photography-as-a-harmonica-and-how-to-shoot-with-a-leica\/16506888265_825a18819a_c\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/16506888265_825a18819a_c.jpg?fit=800%2C534&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,534\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/16506888265_825a18819a_c.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/16506888265_825a18819a_c.jpg?resize=660%2C441&amp;ssl=1 660w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"23756\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2015\/05\/18\/interview-with-karl-edwards-on-starting-streetshootr-street-photography-as-a-harmonica-and-how-to-shoot-with-a-leica\/16969030255_fda8b5508c_c\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/16969030255_fda8b5508c_c.jpg?fit=800%2C534&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,534\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"16969030255_fda8b5508c_c\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/16969030255_fda8b5508c_c.jpg?fit=800%2C534&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-23756\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/16969030255_fda8b5508c_c-800x534.jpg?resize=800%2C534\" alt=\"16969030255_fda8b5508c_c\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/16969030255_fda8b5508c_c.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/16969030255_fda8b5508c_c.jpg?resize=660%2C441&amp;ssl=1 660w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Show notes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.streetshootr.com\/interview-jeffrey-goldstein-on-why-hes-suing-vivian-maiers-estate\/\" target=\"_blank\">Interview: Jeffrey Goldstein On Why He\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Suing Vivian Maier\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Estate<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here are some photographers Karl recommends checking out on Flickr:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Hearhun Hun Shiun\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hearhun\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hearhun Hun Shiun<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Taepon Pratoomwong\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/tavepong\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tavepong Pratoomwong<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Jared Kraus\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jaredkse\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jared Kraus<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Johan Jehibo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jehlbo\/\" target=\"_blank\">Johan Jehlbo<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Ryan Tacay (Phraction Street)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/124416048@N06\/with\/15537699926\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ryan Tacay (Phraction Street)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Siri Thompson\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/three3three\/\" target=\"_blank\">Siri Thompson<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Neil Ta\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/neilta\/\" target=\"_blank\">Neil Ta<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And a few photobooks Karl recommends:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Tractor Boys, Martin Bogren\" href=\"http:\/\/geni.us\/1Ogx\" target=\"_blank\">Tractor Boys, Martin Bogren<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"The World From My Front Porch, Larry Towell\" href=\"http:\/\/geni.us\/1Nji\" target=\"_blank\">The World From My Front Porch, Larry Towell<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Minutes To Midnight, Trent Parke\" href=\"http:\/\/geni.us\/2WsP\" target=\"_blank\">Minutes To Midnight, Trent Parke<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Songbook, Alec Soth\" href=\"http:\/\/geni.us\/2QH6\" target=\"_blank\">Songbook, Alec Soth<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I also have an upcoming interview with StreetShootr soon, stay in the loop!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I just did a fun interview with my good friend Karl Edwards (he runs StreetShootr) and has a blast chatting about his start in street photography, his tension between shooting film and digital, practical 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