Chapter 1What Is Street Photography?
(facing page) Dancers. Fujifilm X100T 23mm ISO 1250 F/4.5 1/250 Sec.
The photographer will walk the streets mile after mile, day after day, chasing the light, looking for stories. Most frames will be uninteresting. The light is perfect at times, but the subject lacks interest. Other times, the story is there, but the gesture was missed by a fraction of a second. And then there are those rare moments when preparation and serendipity meet. There is nothing special about the light, but the moment moves you because it speaks to your heart. You just captured humanity in its pure form, and you are reminded that ...
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