The Must-Have Street Photography Book – Chapter 2
If Cartier-Bresson’s The Decisive Moment represents a refined and structured approach to street photography, The Americans by Robert Frank, published in 1958, is its raw, rebellious counterpart. With its grainy, unpolished aesthetic and unconventional framing, this book shattered the conventions of contemporary photography and rewrote the rules of visual storytelling.
The Must-Have Street Photography Book – Chapter 1
When talking about street photography, the first name that comes to mind is Henri Cartier-Bresson, and the first book that should be in any photographer’s collection is undoubtedly Images à la Sauvette. Or rather, The Decisive Moment, as it was renamed for the English edition. But behind this masterpiece lies a fascinating story of editorial choices, linguistic interpretations, and little-known anecdotes.
The Masters of Street Photography – Chapter 2
Here we are with the second chapter of “The Masters of Street Photography”.
Street photography is more than just a photographic genre, it’s a visual language that captures fragments of everyday life, transforming ordinary moments into extraordinary images.
Daido Moriyama
Daido Moriyama is one of Japan’s most iconic and revolutionary photographers, a master who has reshaped the language of photography with his raw, immediate, and profoundly existential style. Born in 1938 in Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture, his work is an unfiltered exploration of contemporary society’s contradictions and tensions.
Hiroji Kubota
Hiroji Kubota is one of the most refined and influential photographers of Magnum Photos, known for his extraordinary ability to depict Asia with an intimate and profound perspective. Born in Japan in 1939, Kubota dedicated his career to documenting cultures, societies, and historical transformations, offering the world an authentic and poetic vision of the East.
Nikos Economopoulos
Nikos Economopoulos is one of the most fascinating and unconventional photographers of the Magnum agency. Born in Greece in 1953, he began his career in journalism before dedicating himself to documentary photography. His vision was refined along the streets of the Balkans, Turkey, and other Mediterranean regions, where he captured images of great intensity, laden with symbolism and a profound sense of humanity.
Kai Hornung
His award-winning work has been published internationally, including by National Geographic and Condé Nast.