Street Life

Send us a textDon Stevie is a London-based “Street photographer”. His initial journey started when he had camera as a child which he used purely for fun. His photography came more to the fore in 2009 when he bought a little M8 digital camera. Interestingly, Steve doesn’t see himself as a photographer and merely carries his camera to shoot and capture the things he sees while out walking inner city London.His work is predominantly in colour, with a smattering of BNW images, that shows a keen eye for composition and a level of intricacy that has you going back to his images over and over again. He’s not shy in getting close to his subjects and is rather fond of using a flash to create movement and mystery within the images he creates. In 2021, Steve exhibited at the Brick Lane Gallery and has been published in f8 magazine.Follow Don Stevie:InstagramFollow us on Instagram and leave us a review!

Send us a textMelissa O’Shaughnessy was born and raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where she studied journalism and art history. She took up photography after working as a book editor. She now lives and works in New York City. Melissa’s work is full of colour, texture, movement. Her images capture a sense of calmness from the chaos that surrounds her on the streets.Her work is included in Bystander: A History of Street Photography, and most recently Reclaim the Street: Street Photography Moment, and has been featured in an extensive number of local and international exhibitions. In 2020, she published her first monograph, Perfect Strangers: New York City Street Photographs.  She is a member of UP Photographers, a non-profit collective of 26 photographers from around the global Follow Melissa:Instagram WebsiteFollow us on Instagram and leave us a review!

Send us a textIn this episode, John and Mark discuss whether AI is a genuine threat to photography and whether AI-generated images should exist in a separate space.  Follow us on Instagram and leave us a review!

Send us a textNina Papiorek is a multi-award-winning black and white photographer from Germany specialising in street, fine art and landscape photography.Nina’s beautifully toned monochromes show us vistas full of texture, geometry and scale. Many of her images use the element of a lonely anonymous person or figure seemingly overwhelmed by the landscape, architecture and environment that engulfs and surrounds them.Nina also joined the Soul of Street team pouring her heart, soul and time into producing the highly regarded SoS magazine.Follow Nina:InstagramWebsiteFollow us on Instagram and leave us a review!

Send us a textNina Welch-Kling is a German-born photographer now based in New York City. Nina has a background in fine art, and her photography focuses on capturing moments of everyday life on the streets.Nina’s latest work is Duologues, a book of photographic diptychs that combine to create a visual dialogue between the two images. Nina’s work has been included in multiple international photography exhibitions and she has been a finalist in many international awards, including as LensCulture.Follow Nina:Instagram WebsiteFollow us on Instagram and leave us a review!

Send us a textSamuel Lintaro Hopf is a photographer, filmmaker and popular YouTuber based in Germany.Samuel has worked as an ambassador for Ricoh GR cameras and filmed a “GR Project” series of videos where he travelled the world connecting with other GR street shooters.Samuel also runs workshops and has had his work published in magazine such as Eyeshot, Photographie and Soul Of Street.In this episode Samuel discusses, among other things:How we began shooting street photography in Hamburg How he splits his time between photography and making videosWhether street photography still excites himThe challenges of making street photos while living in the country How shooting on the street has changed post pandemicGermany cracking down on street photography Discusses his project with Alex Munoz and their road trip around JapanWorking with the Void Tokyo collective and Tatsuo SuzukiFollow Samuel:Instagram WebsiteFollow us on Instagram and leave us a review!

Send us a textJosh Edgoose is a photographer based in London whose work focuses on colourful and candid moments on the street, often captured with humour and wit.Josh recently published ‘Brilliant Parade’, a monograph of his work spanning five years, and is also the co-creator of street and documentary photography magazine Framelines.Josh’s work has featured in British and international exhibitions and when he’s not taking photos in his hometown of London, he’s creating photography videos for YouTube with his mate Shane Taylor.In this episode Josh discusses, among other things:How having a child changed his photographyHow he got back into photography after previously studying it at schoolHow he honed his distinctive lookHow he’s become his own commissioning editor with photo projectsHow he got into YouTube with Shane TaylorGetting trolled on YouTubeWhy he loves buying and selling gearHow Framelines magazine comes togetherFollow Josh:Instagram WebsiteFollow us on Instagram and leave us a review!

Matt Stuart, a UK-based street photographer and author, shares insights into his creative journey and new book, Reclaim the Street. He discusses the challenges and joys of capturing spontaneous moments, revealing he averages one great shot a month. Matt emphasizes the importance of local photography and project-based learning in workshops, while also criticizing elements of toxic masculinity in the photography community. He reflects on mentorship, the influence of social media, and shares amusing anecdotes about his experiences, including a humorous take on superpowers for street photography.

Send us a textOn today's episode, John and Mark debate the relevance of street photography competitions and ask whether they are a waste of time entering. Follow us on Instagram and leave us a review!

Send us a textIn this episode, John and Mark speak with fine art street photographer Mark Fearnley, who is based in London.Mark’s experimental photography draws heavily on negative space, shadows, strong lines and silhouettes and always includes a human element. His passion for photography has led him down the teaching path, and currently runs workshops in the UK,  Europe and Asia.In this episode we discuss, among other things:How he came to photography through paintingWhy he doesn’t consider himself a street photographerThe difficulty with selling street photography printsMastering the fine art street selfie – and his shoe hackWhy we waits for the perfect sceneHow he can nail a city in two daysFollow Mark:Instagram WebsiteFollow us on Instagram and leave us a review!