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These perfectly timed street photos give new meaning to “decisive moment”

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I believe everyone who’s even remotely interested in street photography is familiar with the concept of the decisive moment. Henri Cartier-Bresson is best known for it, but some modern-day photographers are also flawless in capturing the perfect moment.

One of these photographers is Anthimos Ntagkas. His street photos are filled with unexpected juxtapositions that create intriguing, captivating, and often humorous stories. His work gives a new meaning to the “decisive moment,” so I reached out to learn more about it and share his splendid photos with DIYP readers.

How YouTubers ruined street photography

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YouTube has become intertwined with almost every topic you want to learn about, and photography is no exception. And while it’s had a positive impact in some aspects, it affected others negatively.

In his latest video, Evan Ranft discusses how YouTube has changed street photography – and why it has changed it for the worse. He reflects on Kai Wong and DigitalRev and their influence on street photographers, including himself.

Photographer takes images ten years apart of Toronto from exact same spot

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A Toronto photographer took photos ten years apart to show just how much the city had changed in that time. Taken on his phone, the images are all taken from the exact same location and point of view. It’s fascinating to see the differences. Some are obvious, others are almost unrecognisable.

Spanish photographer Guido Gutierrez Ruiz has a passion for urban planning and architecture. After scrolling through his old Instagram photos, he thought it would be interesting to go back and revisit some of the locations he’d shot all those years ago in 2013.

How to find light for street portraits anytime, anywhere

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If you enjoy taking casual photo walks without carrying lots of gear, you may sometimes find it challenging to find good light for street portraits. In this video from Adorama, Pye Jirsa of SLR Lounge takes you for a walk and lets you find good light and compositions with him. He shares some useful tips for finding light anywhere, anytime, and they will help you raise your street portraits to a new level.

Viewbug Gigs lets you get paid for your photos of strangers

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Photo community and a contest platform Viewbug has launched a new service that helps you make money by photographing strangers. It’s called Viewbug Gigs, and it lets you upload your photos of people you take in the street, at events, at the beach, or any other place. The concept requires you to share your Viewbug profile with these people and have them buy photos of themselves that you took. The concept sounds cool, but it does have certain drawbacks, and we’ll go through them in this article.

Photographer captures hilarious stray cats of Tokyo streets

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Cats are loved very much in Japan and it’s believed that they bring good luck. And when you take their photos in the funniest of moments, they bring tons of giggles, too.

Japanese photographer Masayuki Oki loves cats too, and I perfectly understand him. He turned this love into photography, taking photos of stray cats in the streets of Tokyo. He captures their comedic, playful moments, ending up with a series of hilarious photos. We chatted with him a bit about his work and of course – we bring you plenty of his funny cat photos to make your day better.

Hilarious TikTok trend mocks street photographers and how they approach people

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Perhaps you’ve noticed the recent trend on TikTok and Instagram, with street photographers approaching people, complimenting their style, and asking for a photo. I suddenly started seeing a gazillion Reels and TikTok videos like this, and there’s now a trend that mocks it… And it’s absolutely hilarious. I found a couple of videos to share, and I hope they will make this Monday a little better for you as they did for me.

These photos show the street life of 19th century London – in color

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Colorization of old images is a topic of discussion among historians, photographers, and retouchers. Some love it, some hate it, but it seems to me that no person is indifferent about it.

If you ask me, I love colorized photos when they’re done with great skill and historic accuracy. And Tom Marshall of PhotograFix (previously) certainly has it both. The topic of his latest project is the street life of 19th century London – a set of photos taken in the mid-1870s. Tom carefully colorized them, giving them a new dimension and making them look as if scenes from Charles Dickens novels came to life.

7 tips for taking your street photography from beginner to confident status

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Street photography can be understandably a little intimidating for beginners. You don’t want to be the photographer that goes up to people and sticks a lens in their faces, but equally, you don’t want to always be using a massively long lens on the other side of the street, FBI style.

In this video, photographer Gary Gough gives some excellent tips to help you begin exploring street photography. For me, it’s a genre I’ve typically shied away from as it embodies a couple of elements that I really find difficult. Namely, patience, having less control over the outcome, and photographing strangers. But it’s time to be brave! Here are Gary’s tips.

Use these five techniques to become a street photography pro

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Street photography, in my opinion, is one of the most challenging genres to master. Other than knowing light and composition and knowing your gear inside and out, you need to be alert and fast enough to capture the perfect moment. Still, while I find the latter pair of skills pretty hard, my urge to get into street photography is getting stronger.

If you’re anything like me, Pat Kay has a perfect video for you. This street photographer shares five techniques and tips that will help you conquer street photography and improve at it immensely.

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