Studying 'STREETS'
Developing a competent street photography practice is a matter of patience, fierce individuality, incessant experimentation, and wholehearted dedication. There is nothing easy about making good street photography. ~Michael Ernest Sweet
Books to study
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'Masters of Distraction': The spontaneous art of street photography
https://www.cnn.com/style/article/magnum-street-photography-stephen-mclaren/index.html -
The Americans by Robert Frank
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Capa in Color by Robert Capa
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Grim Street by Mark Cohen
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Life Is Good And Good For You In New York by William Klein
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Labyrinth by Daido Moriyama
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The Man in the Crowd by Garry Winogrand
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Uncommon Places by Stephen Shore
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American Photographs by Walker Evans
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A Beautiful Catastrophe by Bruce Gilden
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Eggleston’s Guide by John Szarkowski & William Eggleston
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Revelations by Diane Arbus
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Modern Color by Fred Herzog
Street Photographers to study​
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Saul Leiter http://saulleiterfoundation.org/
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Robert Doisneau https://www.robert-doisneau.com/en/portfolios/
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Bruce Gilden https://www.brucegilden.com/
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Mary Ellen Mark https://www.maryellenmark.com/
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Lee Friedlander https://huxleyparlour.com/artists/lee-friedlander/
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Daido Moriyama https://www.moriyamadaido.com/en/
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Mark Cohen https://www.moma.org/artists/1175
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Richard Sandler http://www.richardsandler.com/
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Jill Freedman http://www.jillfreedman.com/
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Elliott Erwitt https://www.elliotterwitt.com/
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Alex Webb https://www.artsy.net/artist/alex-webb
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Henri Cartier-Bresson https://www.henricartierbresson.org/en/
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Vivian Maier http://www.vivianmaier.com/
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Walker Evans http://www.artnet.com/artists/walker-evans/
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Garry Winogrand https://www.moma.org/artists/6399
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Diane Arbus https://www.moma.org/artists/208
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Helen Levitt https://www.moma.org/artists/3520
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Joel Meyerowitz https://www.joelmeyerowitz.com/
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William Klein https://www.moma.org/artists/3136
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Robert Frank https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Frank
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Fred Herzog https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Herzog
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Michael Sweet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Ernest_Sweet
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Josef Koudelka https://erickimphotography.com/blog/2014/11/25/7-lessons-josef-koudelka-taught-photography-life/
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Richard Avedon https://erickimphotography.com/blog/2014/09/26/5-lessons-richard-avedon-taught-street-photography/
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W. Eugene Smith https://erickimphotography.com/blog/2013/05/13/7-lessons-w-eugene-smith-has-taught-me-about-street-photography/
Articles to study
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Street Photography Tips
https://skylum.com/blog/street-photography-tips-for-the-noninvasive-photographer
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Please Stop Making These Six Types of Street Photographs
https://fstoppers.com/street/please-stop-making-these-six-types-street-photographs-564010
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Things I've Learned Over 10 Years of Street Photography | PetaPixel
https://petapixel.com/2021/05/20/things-ive-learned-over-10-years-of-street-photography/
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How to Define Your Photographic Style
https://www.picturecorrect.com/tips/how-to-define-your-photography-style/
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Building Personal Style and Perspective
https://www.thephoblographer.com/2020/04/06/building-personal-style-and-perspective-within-your-street-photography/
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Making Street Photos with Joel Meyerowitz
https://www.popphoto.com/story/how-to/joel-meyerowitz-on-making-photographs-in-the-street/
Videos to study
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FilmRise Features: EVERYBODY STREET: Cheryl Dunn, director. Lives and work of New York's iconic street photographers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGECoR7KCUE
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Fill the Frame (2021) - IMDb
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13800356/?ref_=ext_shr_em
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A Formerly Homeless Photographer on How to (and not to) Photograph Homeless People
https://pdnonline.com/features/photographer-interviews/formerly-homeless-photographer-not-photograph-homeless-people/
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Purdue Photography Club Meeting #4: Street Photography https://purduephotoclub.squarespace.com/blog/2020/10/14/meeting-4-street-photography
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The Best and Worst Ways to Hold Your Camera
http://www.iso1200.com/2021/05/the-best-worst-ways-to-hold-your-camera.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PhotographyVideoBlogForPhotographersIso1200Magazine+%28ISO+1200+Magazine+%7C%29
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10 Steps to Make Your Street Photography Stand Out
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/find/eventDetails.jsp/id/3821
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Garry Winogrand: All Things Are Photographable (PBS Masters)
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William Eugene Smith: Photography Made Difficult (YouTube)
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Imagine: The Colorful Mr. Eggleston (YouTube)
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The Many Lives of William Klein (YouTube)
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Leaving Home, Coming Home: A Portrait of Robert Frank (YouTube)
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Henri Cartier-Bresson: Pen, Brush & Camera (YouTube)
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Duffy: The Man Who Shot the Sixties (Worth watching for photographers, YouTube)
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Fill The Frame (photographer Tim Huynh)
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William Eggleston in the Real World
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The Salt of the Earth (Not street, but worthwhile for all photographers to see. work of Sebastião Salgado.)
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Smash His Camera (Documentary about a paparazzi photographer)
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Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Impassioned Eye
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Movies: Blow Up (1966) directed by Michelangelo Antonioni
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Eyes of Laura Mars (1978) directed by Irvin Kershner
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Rear Window (1954) directed by Alfred Hitchcock Pecker (1998) directed by John Waters
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One Hour Photo (2002) directed by Mark Romanek
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Shutter (2004) directed by Banjong Pisanthanakun & Parkpoom Wongpoom
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Proof (1991) directed by John Madden
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Fargo (1996) directed by Joel and Ethan Coen (While not about photography, one can learn a great deal about visual art from the stunning cinematography in this film.)
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Kodachrome (Predictable but good)