Street Photography Magazine

Welcome back to the Street Photography Magazine podcast. It’s really good to be back I apologize for publishing this two days late. Normally republish every other Thursday, but due to a freakish winter storm in the Carolinas I got stuck in Miami (if there is such a thing) for two extra days after the Miami Street Photography Festival. Miami Street Photography Festival I just returned form the Miami Street Photography Festival a couple days late thanks to a freakish winter storm in the Carolinas Speaking of the Miami Festival it was amazing. This was my first big photography festival and it was almost overwhelming. I met some amazing photographers saw some equally amazing work in just learned a ton. I can’t wait to go back. I’m in the process of writing a post about my experience which will be published in our blog. If you have an opportunity to go to one of the major festivals throughout the year I can’t recommend it enough. This coming summer the team who created the Miami Festival will be the second annual MSPF Milan in Milan Italy. There are a number of excellent festivals held throughout the year. So we plan to publish a comprehensive list on our website for your reference. If you’re holding a festival or just know about one please send the information to me at Bob@streetphotographymagazine.com. We’l be sure to include it in the list. December Issue of Street Photography Magazine is live This episode is being published on Saturday, December 15, which means it is publication day for Street Photography Magazine. By the time you hear this, the December 2018 issue of the magazine will be available. Don’t miss our interview with our featured photographer Nancy Lehrer. We really ended the year right of the conversation with Nancy. I learned a lot from her personally particularly something she told me about a technique she uses to spot a good photograph before lifting the camera to her eye. Nancy says she constantly takes inventory of what she by constantly asking herself “what am I seeing?” I won’t get into the details here because you can hear the whole story in the article. Special Magazine Issue – URBAN dotArt Winners We also published a special bonus issue featuring the winners from the URBAN Dot-Art photo awards held in Trieste, Italy each year. You can find it in the Past Issues page on our website or in our iOS and Android apps right next to the December issue. The photos from that festival keep getting better and better. SPM December Photo Contest – Night Street Photography And a quick reminder about our first ever photo contest that ends on December 21. The winner of the contest will win a one-year Pro subscription to Portfoliobox. The theme of the contest is night street photography. To enter all you have to do is upload a photo to either Instagram or Facebook and tag it with #spmnight. Portfoloiobox December Portfolio Month Offer 25% Off As we said in our last podcast, December is portfolio month at Street Photography Magazine. Our purpose is to help you create your own great street photography portfolio. To help us with that we are happy to be sponsored by the people at Portfoliobox who created a very flexible and easy-to-use online portfolio service specifically for photographers and other artists. As you may know I’m a web developer by trade, so I’m really impressed with what they’ve the quality and attention to detail of their service. The system features a minimalist design that enables you to create a unique layout just for you which so doesn’t look cookie-cutter. And that even includes a blog which I feel is very important to not only help generate traffic but to tell your own unique story. And best of all it’s very affordable. To help us celebrate portfolio month Portfoliobox is offering our listeners 25% off a one-year Pro subscription. Just use the link in the show notes for this episode or click on the ad that you may see on the website. The offer expires on December 31. The nice thing about it is you can try it for free if you like it keep it safe 25% on your first year and that’s it. Our Guest – Miguel Ortiz Our guest this week is Miguel Ortiz. He is a very high level blockchain expert working for IBM. I’m not even to try to go into the details of blockchain, but it’s the technology behind crypto currencies like banana. Miguel is an avid street photographer who had an opportunity to study under Valerie Jardin during one of her Paris workshop. Because of his expertise he travels a lot and while away he loves to spend his free time doing street photography. Miguel used the Portfoliobox platform to make a really compelling online portfolio that he discusses during our conversation. So please have a listen to my conversation with Miguel Ortiz and be sure to check out his work. Where to find Miguel Miguel’s Website Miguel’s Instagram A selection of Miguel’s Photos From Miguel’s Hotel View Project From the Rosa the Coder Project From the La Tribu Noir Project Selected Street Photos

Today we discuss the importance of having your own photography web presence (a portfolio), the pitfalls of relying on “free” services like Facebook and Flickr as a portfolio, the best practices for creating and managing you online portfolio, common mistakes and the most common obstacles to making a personal photography website. I’m also pleased to welcome Portfoliobox as our sponsor for the month of December for our special portfolio series. You can try their service for free or get a Pro Account for 50% off until Sunday, December 2. Night Photo Contest This month we are hosting a special Night Photo Contest through Instagram. To enter post your best night street photo Instagram with the tag #spmnight by midnight Friday December 21.  The winner will receive a free 1-year Pro account from Portfoliobox. Links from the Show Portfoliobox Cyber Monday 50% offer through Sunday December 2. Rev.com transcription service Scribie online transcription service  

Here’s a quick reminder about our Facebook group. It’s still small and very active with some very talented and passionate street photographers. You can join it by visiting talkstreetphotography.com. That link will take you straight to the join page. If you tried to join over the last 2 weeks please accept my apologies for any delays. I didn’t realize it, but I was logged in as myself instead of the group administration, which means I didn’t see the requests to join. It’s funny because I was getting worried that nobody had joined in almost 2 weeks and I couldn’t figure out what was going on. Turns out, it was just user error. I should have known better. Please note that I will be away with very limited Internet access until November 20, so it might take a few days to be approved. I’m looking at adding a couple moderators in the near future to keep things moving. I’ll be speaking at the Miami Street Photography Festival on Friday, December 7 . The subject is Leave Your Photographic Legacy in a Digital World. I don’t know the time yet, but I’ll share that when I have it. If you plan to attend the festival please look me up. I’d love to meet you in person. This will be my first time there, but I hear it’s one of the best festivals of the year. This year it will be held from December 6 through the 10th at the History Miami Museum in downtown Miami. Don’t miss it. Our guest Shawn Augustson Our guest this week is someone you really need to get to know. Shawn Augustson, is a street photographer and artist from Columbus, Ohio. After serving his country in Iraq for 2 years he returned home with a seriously injured back and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). I can’t even imagine what he went through, but it was really rough. As part of his recovery he took part in art therapy where he learned he has a natural talent for painting. When a therapist recommended he try photography he began shooting on the street. Over time it helped him to reduce his stress and anxiety to the point that he is almost completely off medication. Today he is a successful artist with many gallery showings under his belt, avid street photographer and he helps other vets use photography and art to deal with their own PTSD. After you listen to the podcast be sure to watch the video on this podcast post on our website to learn more about Shawn and his work. It’s an inspiring story. Use the audio player link above to have a listen to my conversation with Shawn Augustson. A selection of Shawn’s Photos and Artwork The Kiss Paranoia Isolation Anxiety Upcoming Art Exhibits Columbus Museum of Art – Nov 9th – The Art of Recovery show Solo show April 2019- Stone Village Gallery – Short North district, Columbus, Ohio Shawn’s Links Website Art Instagram Photography Instagram Vintage Street Photography Facebook Page Don’t miss this video of Shawn in action on the streets

Can you believe it’s November already?  It seems like summer just started and now we’re heading back into winter…at least up here in the norther hemisphere. First I’d like to give a plug to our Facebook  group called the  The Street Photography Community. It’s a small but mighty and very active group of highly motivated street photographers who are there to help each other in all areas of street photography.  Check it out by visiting http://talkstreetphotography.com then click the Join button. I’ll be doing a good bit of traveling in the next several weeks, some of which will affect our publishing schedule. Cuba and Traveling Light This is the only photo gear I’m taking to Cuba. I’ll be going to Cuba next week which is really exciting.  As a child of the Cold War, Cuba was always this mysterious place that was verboten for Americans.  Now that we’re able to go there (with several oddball restrictions) it seems like photographers are flocking to the place.  They say that it’s ideal place for street photographers full of friendly people, beautiful colors, and amazing light. As with every trip I take, I’ve been stressing over what camera gear to bring.  I have this debate with myself before every trip.  Do I take an interchangeable lens body (In my case a Fuji XT-1) with several lenses.  Or do I stick with my trusty Fuji X100F with a fixed 35mm equivalent lens?  That way I have no decisions to make other than camera settings. So I decided to go with  the fixed lens option and take only the X100F. I’ve done this on every other trip over the past several years and have never regretted it.  Plus I’m leaving my laptop at home and taking only an iPad to store and process my photos.  I’ve been trying to refine my remote workflow over the past year or so and this will really put it to the test.  Apple Photos for iOS has come a long way as an editing tool and its ability to integrate with 3rd party apps.  In my opinion Photos in iOS 12 is a big improvement. November SPM Issue publish date 1 week early We always publish the magazine on the 15th of each month.  However, because I’ll be away that day, without access to the Internet, we decided to publish the November issue on Thursday, November 8.  I like to be available shortly after publication in case anyone has problems accessing the magazine. Miami Street Photography Festival This year I’m finally able to make it to the Miami Street Photography Festival which will be held from December 6 through the 10th at the History Miami Museum in downtown Miami.  I’ll be speaking at the event  about one of my favorite topics “Leaving your Photographic legacy in a Digital World.”  I should know the time and date soon. While I’m there I’ll be conducting a number of interviews for the magazine and podcast.  I also want to use this as an opportunity to meet some of you guys in person.  So if you plan to go please drop me a note at bob@streetphotographymagazine.com.  It would be great to connect in person. And who knows, maybe we’ll have an informal get together. Our Guest Nikita Stupin Our guest this week is Nikita Stupin, a Russian photographer who lived for several years in Toronto, Canada and has recently moved to Portugal. Nikita is heavily influenced by his father, also a photographer, and Henri Cartier-Bresson.  Whlle many of us are all over the place in terms of our personal style, But Nikita   has created a very consistent style in his compositions and post processing that make his work very recognizable.  Be sure to check out his photos and you’ll see for yourself. I need to mention that Nikita  had some Internet connection problems that affected the audio quality of the last half of the recording.  We did our best to clean it up. But don’t let that get in your way, and have a listen to my conversation with Nikita Stupin. A Selection of Nikita’s photos Nikita’s links Website Facebook Instagram

The subject of our episode today is what I call the three P’s. Project, Passion, and Persistence. It’s really The hero of our story is Andy Hann, a creative director with Sony Studios in the Los Angeles area. Andy decided one day that he wanted to create a photo project about the people who frequent Hollywood Boulevard. If you’ve never been there it’s probably one of the quirkiest places in America with people dressed as movie super heros, famous people like Marylin Monroe and Michael Jackson as a way to make money to feed drug habits or just survive. This is a place that most of us would find as an interesting place to shoot for a few hours. But Andy saw it differently. He kept coming back…for over 3 years. And it’s not a pretty place because most of the regulars on the boulevard are homeless due to mental illness, drug addiction or both. Over time he became passionate about the people themselves and began to use his own time and money to help the homeless. It wasn’t always easy because Andy had to deal with his own bouts of self doubt and the imposter syndrome. Although he is a skilled designer, Andy wasn’t an experienced photographer. But he used the the project as a way to become familiar with the exposure and working in a variety of lighting conditions. At firstAt first and he wasn’t even an experience photographer And he didn’t even have a fancy camera…just a basic Digital Rebel, with 3 prime lenses. Despite bing a new photographer Andy persisted and finally after three years decided it was time to create a finished product which is his book Welcome to Hollywood. He tried to get it published and came close a couple times. But when that didn’t pan out he chose to publish it himself. The result is is a collection of intimate up close and personal images that together tell his story of people most of us pass by…often in a hurry. He shows the human side of this weird and gritty uniquely American place. Andy is one hell of a storyteller both visually and verbally. So I encourage you to hear the stories directly from the photographer himself by listening to my conversation with Andy Hann. A selection of photos from Welcome to Hollywood Andy’s Links Download a copy of Andy’s book Welcome to Hollywood Andy’s Instagram Andy’s Facebook

Our guest today is Kerry Faulkner, an Australian journalist / photojournalist and educator based in the city of Perth.  Her work has been published in The Walkley Magazine, The Australian Travel and Indulgence, Scoop Magazines, R.M. Williams Outback Magazine, The Sunday Times and too many others to list here.  Needless to say she’s quite busy. Kerry tells us that in today’s market journalists not only have to be skilled writers, they also must be good photographers and sometimes videographers.  It reminded me of the reporter Edison Carter in the 1980s satirical dystopian science fiction television series  Max Headroom .  But we won’t go there. Kerry is a very fine photojournalist who uses those skills to create some very compelling street images. I really enjoyed our conversation because she turned the tables and began to interview me.  I guess she can’t help herself. So have a listen to our conversation with journalist Kerry Faulkner.   Kerry’s Links Kerry’s Website Facebook Twitter Instagram LinkedIn A Selection of Kerry’s Photos

© Copyright – Harvey Stein Our guest today is Harvey Stein. He currently teaches at the International Center of Photography, (ICP) in New York and teaches a series of photography workshops around the world. His work is been exhibited around the world and is the recipient of numerous awards. Also he’s been published in dozens of magazines like the New Yorker, Time Magazine, life Magazine, Esqire, The New York Times and too many others to list here. Publishing a monograph of your street photos is the promised land for many photographers. To date Harvey has been there 8 times with the publication of his latest book Mexico Between Life and Death. Harvey has visited Mexico 14 times since 1993 and continues to be mystified by it. His new book consists of 176 pages containing 158 images all of them coming from his many visits to the country over the years. The book tells an amazing story of a culture that is so close to us physically but also quite different. I was fortunate to have an opportunity to speak with Harvey again about his new book which we have for you in this episode. So kickback grab a beverage and have a listen to Harvey Stein tell us all about his new book Mexico Between Life and Death. Harvey’s links Order on Amazon Publisher – Kehrer Verlag Book Info on Harvey’s Website Harvey’s Website Harvey’s Instagram A Selection of images from the book © Copyright – Harvey Stein © Copyright – Harvey Stein © Copyright – Harvey Stein © Copyright – Harvey Stein © Copyright – Harvey Stein © Copyright – Harvey Stein © Copyright – Harvey Stein

This is a special edition of the podcast all about the upcoming Miami Street Photography Festival coming soon in December. I’m writing this on Friday, September 14 as hurricane Florence is just making landfall in North Carolina. Earlier this week it looked like we were going to be overtaken by insanely heavy rain here in Central Virginia, so we scrambled to finish the magazine early…just in case we didn’t have any power to publish on Saturday. Fortunately for us, the storm turned south and so far are we have is rain. Of course that’s not such good news to our friends in South Carolina. Please keep them in your thoughts as the deal with the outcome of the storm. Each month we send notice to our list with details about the latest issue. That email contains links directly to the magazine on the website. If you subscribe to it via our iOS or Android app don’t use those links, just open the app on your device and you’re good to go. Juan Reyes and Veronica Valle of the Miami Street Photography Festival The Miami Street Photography Festival will be held again this year from December 6 through the 9th. The highlight of the show is the annual contest where the winners will be announced the final night. The deadline for submissions is October 1 which is only 2 weeks away. If you plan to enter, the time to do it is now. Also, I will be at the festival this year giving a presentation about Publishing Your Work. If you will be at the festival there please come by. Otherwise I’ll be around all week, be sure to stop and say hello. Festival founders Veronica Valle and Juan Reyes are super busy getting things ready for this year’s festival. That’s why I was really happy to get some time with them earlier this week to talk about the festival and what’s going on this year. They do an amazing job putting it together each year and it keeps getting better. So have a listen to Veronica and Juan tell their story. Links Discussed in the Show Miami Street Photography Festival Website MSPF Singles Contest Entry MSPF International Series Contest Entry MSPF Miami Sereis Contest Entry Veronica Valle Instagram Juan Reyes Instagram Juan Reyes Blog MSPF Workshops A Selection of Photos from the Festival Photo by Barbara Peacock Photo by Niki Gleoudi Photo by Chris Suspect Photo by Stella Johnson Photo by Jon Kral Photo by Nick Turpin

I’m finally settling in from our epic move to beautiful Central Virginia. A few times I was beginning to feel like Moses, but things are beginning to get back to normal. Except for the hurricane of course. That’s something I never had to think about in the great white north. September Issue of SPM scheduled to publish on Saturday, September 15 Last month we switched up our publishing schedule to the 15th of each month. It seems to have been well received by everyone. This month our very own Ashley Hunsberger wrote a vey cool article about her experience shooting with an old film camera (purchased at a garage sale) on the streets of New York. She is a gifted story teller, so don’t miss it. However, with Hurricane Florence heading our way, we may publish a little early or late. How’s that for being specific? But if it turns south it could smash right int Ashley’s place in Florida…which would the publication schedule back…not to mention Ashley. And if it makes landfall up here and stalls (which they are predicting) we could be in for trouble. And I thought I was moving to milder weather. Miami Street Photography Festival contest entry deadline October 1 Just a quick reminder that the deadline to enter the annual Miami Street Photography Festival contest is Saturday, October 1. It’s one of the major competitions of the year so, if you’re on the fence it’s time to go for it. There are three separate contests: Singles Contest, International Series Contest and Miami Photo Series . I will be there this year and plan to give a presentation / Q&A about publishing your work. If you will be in Miami that week be sure to look me up. I’d love to meet as many members of the SPM community as possible. The festival itself will be held December 6-9, 2018 at HistoryMiami Museum in Miami, Florida. I can’t think of a better time to be in Miami. Randall Roberts I first met our guest, Randall Roberts, in July of 2016 when SPM sponsored a photo walk at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. Randall drove up from Western Pennsylvania join a motley group of locals to help document convention activities around the edges. It was a crazy day of non-stop street opportunities that I hope we can repeat again soon. In fact I have an idea cooking as I write this. Randall is an avid street photographer from a very small town in western Pennsylvania. But he doesn’t let the fact that his talent has very little street life keep him from being active in street photography. He makes the time to go where the action is and he is created a compelling ongoing project that forces him to push the envelope of his street portrait skills. His of “you don’t ask, you don’t get” attitude enabled him to pick up the phone and obtain press credentials for a large outdoor music festival in Ohio. As a result he was able to photograph backstage and in the “pit” in front of the stage and have one of his Instagram photos hared by country singer Cowboy Troy to millions of his followers. Randall says it’s not hard, just go out and do it. To learn more listen to the podcast with my conversation with Randall Roberts. A selection of Randall’s street photos Girl by the Fountain   Cowboy Troy In Concert Randall’s Links Facebook 5000 Portrait Project Photojournalist Blog Instagram @5000portraits Looking at Appalachia Roger May’s Site (who was kind enough to include one of Randall’s photos in this project) About Randall I am a simple man who loves taking photographs and spending time with my wife, sons, daughter in law, granddaughter and our cats (especially Oscar). I am fortunate to be able to spend a good amount of time on my personal project “The 5000 Portrait Project”, traveling around SW Pennsylvania and occasionally far-off strange and wonderful places (like Ohio and West Virginia) doing street photography. I live in a small town a bit south of Pittsburgh named Charleroi in what we call the Mon Valley, My current interests include Portrait Photography, Street Photography, Concert photography and any opportunity I can find to get my cats to pose and let me take a photo of them. My Interest in photography began when I was 11 my mother gave me a old hand me down 126 film camera to play with and my love for photography was born. Whenever I could, I would buy a roll of film take photos of my family and friends and then rush it to the local Pharmacy to have it developed. Always anxious to see my pictures and share them with my family and friends. Over the years I would have many cameras but i will always be grateful to my mother not just for that first camera she gave me but more importantly for the years of encouragement she gave me and for giving me a love of photography.

It’s been a few weeks since our last podcast and that’s because my schedule has been absolutely crazy. Or preparing to move out of state and just a few weeks and I didn’t realize how disruptive this whole process would be. But once we settle into our new home thing should really settle down and will be able to get back on a regular schedule. By the way we typically publish the podcast twice a month and I plan to get back to that after my move. So thank you for your patience. Street Photography Community Facebook Group In case you didn’t know we have a new Facebook group that’s really picking up steam. The fastest way to get there is go to talkstreetphotography.com. It’s a closed group so you need to join. Just go to the group and click the blue Join button. New Magazine Publishing Schedule Speaking of publishing, this month we change the publishing schedule for the magazine to the 15th of each month. Previously published on the third Friday of every month which was pretty confusing for many people. By making it the 15th of every month should make it easier to remember when it comes out. Promote Your Workshops, Training and Festivals If you’ve been reading Street Photography Magazine for a while you have probably noticed that we don’t have advertisements. However we are starting a new program where anyone can create promotions for photography related workshops, trainings and festivals that appear on the magazine sidebar and within the body of articles and posts. It’s super easy to use…like creating a simple blog post…and gives you instant visibility to our readers. Each promotion you had will be seen by over 15,000 people per month. Plus you receive weekly reports about how many readers have seen your ad and clicked on the link. As a special introduction were giving you a free one-week trial. The cost is only $49 per month which allows you to create as many promotion posts as you like. Here’s how to give it a try. Our Guest Scott Law Our guest today is Scott lLaw he is retired from the U.S. Army as well as a former commercial photographer and he operates a very active and interesting photography blog that has attracted many readers from around the world. Scott is an avid Street Photography Magazine he lives in a very small town in Utah, he travels regularly into the city to document life on the streets. He is also a seasoned world traveler who loves to photograph street life wherever he goes. A Selection of Scott’s Photos This is the photo that Scott discussed during the podcast that got him interested in street photography. He took it many years ago Venice in St. Marks Square.   Old Town, Hoi An, Vietnam