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<\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\nIt has been a while since I traveled for a workshop (besides Chicago), and being back in Seattle was insanely re-invigorating. Needless to say, travel and street photography are a great pair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Being in Seattle, on Capitol Hill — it was waaaaay better than I remembered it (last time I was in Seattle I think was 2014). And that is a great sign of a city:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you loved it the first time, but the more recent time\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 you like it even MORE<\/em>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Certainly COVID has made traveling very restrictive for many people. However my thought:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I don’t think COVID will go away for at least 10 years.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
We have the vaccine, yet fear is still abundant when it comes to traveling. The upside of traveling recently, and being at the airport and Southwest is that travel feels surprisingly normal again (especially for those with a vaccine). But alas, our ability to travel is greatly hindered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you’re in the states, just travel in the states. Chicago, New York, Seattle, Los Angeles, San Francisco, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you’re abroad, just travel to where you can.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2. Relaxing our definition for street photography<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\nHow to best advance in your street photography? Relax your definition of street photography. Don’t be a dogmatist or a purist when it comes to what street photography is or isn’t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When you define street photography for yourself, you open up waaaaay more street photographic optionality.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
And the more creative opportunities, the better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3. Monochrome is king<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\nAlso in Seattle, I have a new re-awakened joy in monochrome. Color is a great exercise, but for me, monochrome reaches deeper depths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One of the greatest benefits of monochrome is the ability to reduce<\/a>. The more you can reduce, the more artistic photos you can make.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
From a zen perspective, consider the street photographer as a sculptor. We start with reality (a huge chunk of marble), and we carve away the superfluous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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