Kieron Long is a documentary photographer and Leica Ambassador from Kuching, Malaysia located on the island of Borneo.Born in Hong Kong, educated in the UK, Kieron has spent the past 4-years documenting the life and culture of the people of Borneo. He currently works with only a Leica Q2 Monochrom. By using only a single body and lens Kieron has mastered the capabilities of this specialized camera which drew the attention of Leica Malaysia to invite him to be and ambassador for the brand.Long before Kieron became an ambassador Kieron was a regular contributor to the highly competitive LFI Gallery which has earned him countless LFI Master Shots and Picture of the Week awards. This is nothing to sneeze at. Kieron pursues his project as a historian seeking to document the culture of his region before it disappears as young people leave their fishing villages to pursue modern lives in the city. He makes these photographs to honor the people he meets.His primary influences are Sebastião Salgado and Aurelio Amendola.A selection of Kieron’s photosKieron’s linksKieron’s WebsiteInstagramFacebookKieron’s LFI Gallery

Miami Street Photography Festival Submission Deadline ExtendedBefore we get to today’s show I wanted to let you know that the Miami Street Photography Festival (MSPF) will be live and in person this year at the History Miami Museum December 2 and 3. This is the premiere street photography event of the year, so we’re very happy that it’s back after the COVID interruption.Also, they have extended the deadline for contest submissions through Sunday, October 23 2022 (Midnight EDT). So there’s still time to submit your favorite single street photos or series. Use this link to visit their website. Use the links under Contest in the top menu to reach the submission forms. There’s one form for each contest, Single Photos, International Series and Miami Series. Now on with the showEditors’ Note: This show from our archives originally aired in October 2018. It’s one of our very favorite conversations that talks about the payoff of being persistent and passionate about a project over the long-haul. That’s why the subject 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 photographerAnd 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 HollywoodAndy’s LinksAndy’s InstagramAndy’s FacebookDoing the Most – Andy’s article in the June 22019 issue of Street Photography Magazine

Karl Dedolph is a prolific street and documentary photographer from Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is a true student of the craft consuming about 2-hours of YouTube tutorials each day plus a regular workshop attendee. He’s trained with the likes of Bruce Gilden, Matt Stuart, Valerie Jardin and Brian Lloyd Duckett. He’s also been a fan of surfing since hearing his first Beach Boys album as a child. Karl regularly attends the US Open of Surfing in Huntington Beach, California as a fan. But this year he decided to cover the even from behind the scenes, not as a sports photographer but from the perspective of an experienced street shooter. So Karl asked us to help him option press credential for the event and offered to publish his article in Street Photography Magazine. That article in the October 2022 issue which you can find here beginning October 9. Obtaining press credentials for a major sporting event like this was much harder than expected due to multiple entries involved. He was forced to jump through hoops by the event’s owner IMG, the World Surfing League and major sponsor Vans, Getty Images, and Make Waves Media. After much wrangling and phone calls Karl did secure access to press area but he was restricted to a small area where the participants enter and leave the competition area. But he made it work by focusing his shooting on the participants and fans as they interacted outside the competition area. As Karl said he usually shoots on the street as a hunter, but this event forced him to fish for his shots. And he did this in very difficult lighting conditions like Southern California sun at high noon. It seems that world-class surfing competitions don’t take place at the golden hour. Anyway have a listen to Karl’s story about his street-style experience covering the US Open of Surfing. A selection of Karl’s street photos shot during the US Open of Surfing event When Karl wasn’t working the event he walked the streets of Huntington Beach in search of some compelling street photos. Here are a few from that week.Links from the showKarl’s website Karl’s Facebook Karl’s Salt Fever Article in Street Photography Magazine June 2019 Karl’s Street Photography Magazine podcast interview December 2019

We call ourselves street photographers, but let’s face it most of us don’t practice just one form of photography. If this applies to you, then you have the opportunity to add interest to some of your other work by incorporating your street photography style in other genres. Of course this doesn’t apply to everything but it can add an interesting twist areas where you least expect it. In this episode of I’m joined by guest co-host Debby Cole, a street photographer, speaker, author and visual storyteller from Austin, Texas. Together we discuss how we and others have applied a street-like, spontaneous style to other forms of photography like events, travel, weddings and even urban landscape. So have a listen and please share your experiences and examples by sending them to editor@streetphotographymagazine.com. We’ll post some of your responses in our newsletter.Some examples of “street photography moments” found in other placesEventsAs photographers we are often asked to record the people and activities at various events, or we’re just here as participants (like weddings). These can be parties, parades, concerts…you name it. Just because you’re not on “the street” with your camera doesn’t mean that you can’t still pay attention to a moment that captures your attention and interest. These are often the photos that stand out. ©Deborah Cole©Robert Virga. Robert is a very prolific street photography in the New York City area. He made this photo while shooting behind the scenes of a county fair in upstate New York. Robert says he applies the same style no matter what he shoots. See our interview with him in the October 2021 issue of Street Photography Magazine.©Robert Patterson 2022. This is one of mine that I made while photographing the events around a local steeple chase race in Charlottesville, Virginia. The humor of the guy holding his date’s purse while waiting for her in a restroom line made me stop. @Robert Patterson 2019. My job this evening was to photograph the awards ceremony for a long-time corporate client. When you listen to the podcast, you’ll hear me tell Debby about the details behind the event and why I did this. When I saw this guy walk in with his cool hat and distinctive beard I switched into street photography mode and made several frames. This isn’t what the client paid me to do, but they loved it. I didn’t think much of it that day, because I do this all the time. I shot a similar event for them in DC a few weeks later they asked me to do the same thing.TravelThis one is probably not a stretch for street photographers, but it’s worth a discussion. Most people when traveling to new places travelers are caught up trying to capture the perfect postcard shot of famous landmarks or landscapes. But a street photographer with an eye for “the moment” can spot them in the interactions and reactions to the sights by their fellow travelers ©Deborah Cole©Deborah Cole 2022©Bob Patterson 2022 While visiting Jerónimos Monastery in Belem, Portugal recently, this humorous scene pulled my attention away from the amazing architecture. Like everyone else with a camera that day I made many photographs of the building. But it’s this single image of human reactions that bubbled to the top (for me anyway). Street-like moments are everywhere…even in church.Without PeopleEven with no people present a photo can still be about them. Sometimes it’s a gesture made by a plant or inanimate a humanlike expression on an animal’s face or something that results from human presence. These can capture the street photographer’s attention inspiring them to capture the moment.©Deborah Cole©Deborah Cole©Robert Patterson 2018. I was in Miami to cover the Miami Street Photography festival when I spotted these chairs in the courtyard of the history museum. I have a thing for empty chars because they make me thing of loved ones who are no longer with us. I tried to make an image of the chairs all week, but there was alway someone sitting in them. Finally, on the last day I had my chance. This is just a small example of where you can apply your street photography style in places other than “the street.” Wherever you are, keep your street photography antennae up to capture moments that are meaningful to you.Debby’s LinksDeborah Cole Photography WebsiteDeborah Cole Connections WebsiteFacebookInstagram

Ted Nelson is well known in the Mid-Atlantic street photography community for his founding and leadership of the Fredricksburgh Street Photography Collective.  He created the group from scratch with a simple Instagram post reach out to other like-minded photographers in his area.  In a few short years the group has grown from a handful of people chatting in a coffee shop to dozens of local members who meet regularly at a local art cafe.  The group also hosts  a very popular annual shootout event in the fall. And yes, he has a family and day job that requires him to travel worldwide. I had the pleasure of spending a day shooting the streets with Ted and other members of the collective in my town of Charlottesville Virginia last year and again last fall after judging their annual shootout.  Not only was it fun seeing my little town throught the eyes of others, but I enjoyed watching how Ted and some of the other work the streets.Ted may come across on the podast as humble, but on the streets he’s fearless.  He’s one of those people who never met a stranger.  He’ll approach anyone with a friendly, relaxed, confident approach that immediately disarms everyone he meets.  It was a true epiphany for me.A selection of Ted’s street photosLinks from the showTed’s InstagramFredricksburg Street Photography Collective WebsiteFredricksburg Street Photography InstagramFXBG Annual Shootoff Event September 22, 2022Curbita Art Cafe – Collective Meeting Place

After each interview,  I like to make a list of things I learned from our guest.  These are lessons that apply to me personally which may mean nothing to everyone else.  This is why I rarely share them.I learned a lot  from my very lively conversation with New York photographer, Gerard Exupery.   But if I were to choose one lesson  it is to use photos I make of others to tell my own life story when I’m ready.  Gerard did  that beautifully in his new book Women Hold up Half the Sky. He demonstrates that there’s gold in his archives and I’ll bet there’s some in yours too.Gerard has been photographing life on the streets of his hometown New York City for over 40 years. But it wasn’t until just a few years ago that he began to show his work to others.  We can thank the street photography community on Flickr for brining Gerard out of his shell and his ex sister-in-law for giving  him the inspiration and motivation to make this book. Women Hold up Half the Sky isn’t really a biography, but more of a self portrait that tells his personal story through photographs made throughput his life of women in his life.  These women are family members,  lovers, friends and strangers on the streets.  The carefully curated sequence  spans the life of women from an  infant in the park to the last breaths of someone very close to him.   His prose pulls everything together in a very efficient style that tells the stories of critical moments of his life.  These are very personal short stories that you can’t stop reading once you begin.  Combined with his photos this stories that are funny, sad, sometimes tense and bittersweet.  I read and review lots of photobooks, many of which are self-published lik Gerard’s.  Most of them contain lots of very good photographs, but very few allowing  the reader inside the head and heart of the author the way Gerard does. This one is special. A selection of photos from Women Hold up Half the SkyWoman Madison Avenue 1975 She stoops to conquer.Walking up Madison Avenue she said “Hello.” I said “Hi.” Back to her. Then “May I take your picture?” 1976Subway Tableaux 19792 Women on Delancey Street-2 August 2017Linda in the living room 1983Gerard’s LiksGerard’s WebsiteWomen Hold Up Half the Sky

Harvey Stein specializes in long term projects. He believes in accumulating work on a variety of themes over the course of several years and then piecing them together to create a project. His long term projects generally culminate in a photobook. Some themes he’s published books on are twins, death and life in Mexico, movement on Italian streets, Harlem street portraits, and the list goes on. His newest book is called Coney Island People: 50 Years, 1970–2020 and you can preorder it here. In this episode of the podcast, we talked about Harvey’s 50 years shooting Coney Island and the resulting photo book, how to stay organized when you have projects that take years or even decades to complete, and how to keep finding points of interest when you go back to the same places time and time again. If you are working on a project or planning one, Harvey’s words will no doubt give you some good food for thought as you build your body of work. In addition to being a photographer and author, Harvey is also a teacher, lecturer, and curator so you can be sure there is much to learn from him. And not only is he knowledgeable, he’s a down-to-earth guy who is easy to talk (and listen) to. We know you’re going to enjoy this interview.Street Photography Magazine subscribers be sure to see Virginia Hines’ article about Harvey’s 50 Years shooting Coney Island here the article about Harvey’s new book.A Few of Harvey’s Coney Island PhotosAll Photos ©Harvey SteinAll Photos ©Harvey SteinAll Photos ©Harvey Stein Copyright © 2011 Harvey Stein Links form the ShowHarvey’s New Book – Coney Island People 50 YearsHarvey’s WebsiteWe’ll be publishing more images from Harvey’s new photo book along with an amazing essay by Virginia Hines in this month’s issue of Street Photography Magazine. Keep an eye out for it this Sunday!

When I shoot on the street I often fall into the FOMO (fear of missing out) trap by continually wandering in search of the next photo. Firiends often tell me to "stop already" and watch for opportunities where I am. Each time I do this I’m rewarded with at least one good (well maybe decent) photo for the day. But the habit persists. Mark Seymour is back again to share some simple tips to make us all better street photographers. As a master trainer Mark knows how to instill good habits by turning them into simple phrases to easily keep them itop-of-mind mind when shooting in a chaotic street environment. In this episode Mark shares the "Three Fs "of street photography which have helped me to control my own FOMO habit. They are Fish, Follow and F***k. It’s simple, easy to remember and quite powerful. So have a listen to my conversation with Mark Seymour explain how he employs this simple concept in his own work. Example street photos from the showExample of FishingExample of FollowingExample of F***kExample of F***kExample of FollowingLinks from the showShoot the Street WebsiteMark’s InstagramMark’s FacebookVineet Vohra Instagram

Pia is a biologist, photographer and author.Originally from Milan of Italian and German nationality, with a PhD in ecology, she lived for years in the Amazon rainforest for her work as tropical ecologist on international projects. Pia has also lived in Italy, Germany, Venezuela, Brazil, and South Africa. Now she calls France home.She was admitted to the German Society for Photography (DGPh) in 2020. And is a member of the German Association of Journalists (DFJV), OpticNerve Collective (International) and Collectif Photon. If that’s not enough, she is the secretary of the Antibes Photo Club, France and a juror of the Fédération Française de Photographie and the Heidelberger Sommerschule der Photographie.Pia has carried a camera with her since the day her father gave her a Minolta at the age 9. She used the analog camera for scientific documentation. After landscape and macro, Pia was drawn to street and conceptual photography 2016. She keep post-production at a minimum and composes photos in camera. She shoots with the Leica Q2, Ricoh GRiii, Fuji X100F and Olympus OM5 M2.Pia is the author of numerous scientific biological studies and books on photography soft skills. Because she travel extensively, she photographs in many countries during her free time. Pia also holds street photography workshops and webinars. As someone who cares deeply about the state of our environment, she participates participates in round tables and debates about how to use art for a better world.A Selection of Pia’s Street PhotosLinks from the ShowPia’s websiteInstagramFacebook#womenartists projectPia’s SPM article about women street photographersSPM feature interview with Pia – February 2021Optic Nerve Street Photography CollectivePia’s scientific background

Carey Winfrey started taking pictures when he was about 10 years old and never stopped. Eventually, he became a journalist, a career that lasted for 45 years. Carey worked for Time Magazine and the New York Times, and even produced a couple of TV shows including “Behind the Lines” and “Assignment America.” During his time working on “Assignment America,” Carey even met and interviewed Henri Cartier-Bresson. Let’s just say it was an interesting experience that involved Carey getting yelled at for touching Cartier-Bresson’s camera. They may not have become fast friends, but Carey says his admiration for Cartier-Bresson’s work never wavered. Carey also learned an important lesson from the experience. When reviewing Cartier-Bresson’s contact sheets for the project, he had a revelation. Carey noted that Cartier-Bresson’s collection of New Jersey images looked much like his own, or those of this friends. His conclusion? The secret to capturing the “decisive moment” is that you have to shoot a lot of photos and throw out all the “indecisive moments.” But you’ll hear the full story in our interview; there’s much more to it than just this. Carey also noted that if you love the sound of the camera clicking, you’ll always find something to shoot. There’s always something to shoot. In a similar vein, he says equipment is so much less important than just having a camera with you. To quote one of his personal heros,“The camera doesn’t make a bit of difference. All of them can record what you are seeing. But you have to see.” – Ernst HaasJoin Bob and Carey as they explore these subjects and many more on the Street Photography Magazine Podcast. A Selection of Carey’s Street Photos Links from the ShowCarey on 500pxFine Art Print: “Brief Encounter”Amazon BooksCarey’s FacebookStreet Photography Community (SPM Facebook Group)