A fun essay:
Put on your courage, put on your armor, get ready for war
Currently reading the scene in the Iliad by Emily Wilson in which Achilles gets his new armor, and is ready to take on Hector and the Trojans. 
There was a book I read a decade ago “The Art of war” by Steven Pressfield– which sounded very manly, but, not sure if Stephen in real life is actually that formidable.
I think applying the same line to photography, you can liken photography to war.
The camera
For example, the camera. We can think of the camera like a weapon… And the reason why I think so many guys are such fetishisests about cameras is like assumed that you’re a warrior…, The same notion of the Camry you choose is almost a king to choosing your weapon and armor. It says a lot about you.
But the superficial thing is everyone is trying to get the armor of Achilles, and to handle the black ashen spear that only Achilles could handle… Because of its immense weight and size. Yet, we all know that no mirror person who was not Achilles could actually wear the armor or handle the spear.
Real street photographers deadlift
A simple thought: trust no photographer who doesn’t deadlift. 
My simple suggestion: don’t dip off the floor, do it off the wreck. What they call a “rack pull”, or just an elevated deadlift.
This is particularly effective for tall guys. I really think that to deadlift off the floor is a bit foolish, and unnecessary.  I think it is actually far more effective to dead lift with the barbell a little bit elevated, maybe a little bit above your knees. This way you could get Max drive and force, and you essentially reduce the risk of injuring your back or your lower back to practically zero.
And also, if you are a deadlifter, who either has injuries or has once injured yourself doing deadlifts, switch to the rack pool, and you should be able to easily pull eight or nine plates. 
Deadlifts are dead.
Why this matters
First, let us assume that 90% of street photography is courage. I assert that there is a deep connection between bodily courage and physical embodied reality courage.
For example, 99% of people are afraid of confrontations. Especially in street photography.
But, if you could deadlift 1000 pounds,  then, obviously you will be so strong powerful jacked amazing and awesome that you’re appetite for fear will go down.
In fact, when I hyped myself up for my infamous thousand pound atlas lift, if anyone tried to mess with me, I would probably have been able to devour his liver.
Therefore, I think every photographer and street photographer is a warrior.
STREET WARRIORS — street Spartans, streettogs is our battle cry!