Eight Street Photographers explain their work

[@filmic1]

Thank you, DW, for a great documentary. Street photography is so raw.

[@DWHistoryandCulture]

😊

My problem with street photography is that we are saturated with US pictures and especially New York. There's more streets in the world, I want to see those streets. Bangkok, Melbourne, Edinburgh, Berlin, Marseille, Kyoto...., so much more to see.

[@ElCid_86]

Let’s go! ✈️ 📸

[@jzf128]

True and becoming all the same.

[@erikavelazquez1835]

I disagree. I have been participating in street photography community and the pictures are from everywhere. Yes, NY is the mega, but you see from pictures from Japan, Singapore, Ireland, Spain, Korea, Germany, etc.

[@michaellutherdavies]

I take street in my village with a population of 500 👍

[@thefireguy8564]

I am with you on this. Though Its not the photographers I am fed up with, it’s more the focus on New York. I want to hear from artist from around the world.

[@SeanGallagherPhotographer]

Great documentary, DW 👏 My personal favourite is Alex Webb. I attended one of his workshops as an intern at Magnum 20 years ago. Learning about his approach to street photography was truly eye opening. Look forward to more of these docs about photography!

[@DWHistoryandCulture]

Thank you! 🥰

[@googo151]

Limited my a$$! Vivian was a genius and still blows away any and all street photographer today.

[@luluphoto]

yes, that coment was so wrong..bet they wouldn't have said if VM was male.

[@Siyi-t4d]

She is my belief in street photography of all time!

[@michaelherskovitz4203]

Thanks - this is a wonderful documentary and I can relate to many of the views that the street photographers expressed. I appreciate their honesty and openness about what got them interested and motivated to be on the streets.

[@DWHistoryandCulture]

Thanks you so much for your feedback!

[@drjalee55]

This is one great piece of work. I love the content and quality of artist.

[@MoiseLevi]

Great documentary, been doing that "Street Photography" for the past 20 years ... Pack light (small gears with one lens) and enjoy the long walks

[@abritandhisbikeinpoland6802]

"Everything's been done, but not by me" summed up this whole film!

[@miriamzajfman4305]

That is beautiful form of art " Capturing and immortalizing Life ! "

[@TommyNordpole]

Beautiful hobby we have! Fantastic Episode! Well done!

[@MrDastardly]

So wonderful watching this film. I love street photography. Myself and my Leica cameras have so much fun on the streets of Europe and Asia. 👏👏👏

[@DWHistoryandCulture]

We're glad you enjoyed it! 🥰

[@tonymurphy9112]

I really enjoyed “Fill the frame “ thanks more like that please

[@pankajroy21]

I love Street photography from India

[@AngeloBetrulas]

Absolutely wonderful documentary...Thank you!

[@DWHistoryandCulture]

We're glad you liked it 🥰

[@anils.rkumar6551]

The best street Photography Video on U tube

[@DWHistoryandCulture]

🙏

[@bambaam7186]

very insightful and charismatic video. thank you very much DW. you are my favorite news source but now are slowly becoming a source of cultural inspiration.

[@DWHistoryandCulture]

hey @bambaam7186, we're glad to hear this and that you liked our video! 🥰 Greetings from Berlin.

[@SilatShooter]

Great Documentary! Very Interesting! Thumbs Up!

[@DWHistoryandCulture]

🥰

[@maximusaugustus6823]

DW is gold, I love this network.

[@demiqshots]

26:58 "What the fuck is this? Anyone can do this!" My thought's when I first seen street photography, then I went out and found it to be hard to find good moments and that they come very rarely, then it clicked in my head that it isn't all that easy to be good at it. That's why I appreciate it and love it so much!

[@AI-Hallucination]

Ok mate

[@mikeg8335]

An interesting production. Fascinating to hear the different perspectives on the art, diverse styles of work and to see that not all are brandishing $14,000 Leicas. Amusing to see the dialogue illustrated with footage of grossly under/over exposed and fogged strips of film (well beyond the bounds of intentional high or low-key).

[@sailslikeagirl3154]

Got a lot of pleasure from watching this, thanks for making the film

[@ultrasonicradiation]

I hope street photography will become more widely recognised and practiced. It is one of the greatest and hardest forms of photography and art, and it has unlimited creative potential.

[@alcedo_kf]

I do street photography in UK. It can be quite the challenge due to the suspicious nature of British people. There are security cameras literally everywhere in the cities. I'm followed often by security guards. But for this art, which I love, I persevere and try to keep 'focused'.

[@ronniesimpson3665]

@alcedo_kf Yes I agree

[@ratgirl13]

This film is a good pairing with Everybody Street-enjoyed this one.🍎

[@DWHistoryandCulture]

Thanks! 🥰

[@valentintoncoglaz115]

Nice documentary from DW! 😍

[@happyweirdolife7221]

Just wow DW great doc,

[@DebiSenGupta]

This was really enjoyable … please make more content like this.

[@DWHistoryandCulture]

🥰

[@Bruno_Ismael_Alves]

Love your channel ❤ 🙌 keep going 💪🙂

[@theblackmanarmedwithacamera]

I LOVE THIS VIDEO BUT BUMMED THAT THIS ISN'T A NEW VIDEO - I'VE SEEN IT A LITTLE WHILE AGO!! PLEASE PUT THIS ON DVD FORMAT THO!🤘🏾🤘🏾🤘🏾🤘🏾

[@healerondemand3464]

@@WORDONTHESTREETphoto wow. That’s not cool

[@nic343]

what a beautiful film - very inspiring ❤

[@DWHistoryandCulture]

Thank you 🥰

[@therealMrJoey]

Great interviews with some very talented people.

[@8KHDRVideoBySittipong]

Very nice video. Very good information and excellent photographers too.

[@mariemclaughlan5404]

Wonderful documentary.

[@AndreaVyoralkova]

Thanks for this video. Longform content is still alive

[@DWHistoryandCulture]

It is! Glad you liked it 😊

[@fistfulloflenses]

great video,street photography can be quite a challenge these days, but worth the endeavor

[@pedrocamposnl]

You bet! Specially here in Amsterdam where people are violent

[@PhishedOff]

Yes, I was wondering how you get away with videoing people without them getting mad at you and don’t you have to get a model waiver for each person that is in the photo? I know that also differs by country. This was fascinating thank you

[@trustmeimareporter]

Very enjoyable documentary.

[@DWHistoryandCulture]

Glad to hear this 😍

[@supermix0]

Love this doc!📸

[@phrasalsyntax]

Thanks DW for making excellent documentaries but this particular one has a problem with the background music: sometimes it's too loud and rocky and it distracts from the theme and characters.

[@DWHistoryandCulture]

That is a pity, other users have mentioned this too! We're sorry you weren't able to enjoy it properly, nevertheless thank you for your feedback! 😊

[@JohnDoe-wq7cp]

Awesome documentary

[@DWHistoryandCulture]

We love to hear that 💕 Thanks for watching 😊

[@mariemclaughlan5404]

Truly amazing.

[@DWHistoryandCulture]

We're glad you liked it 🥰

[@photographyalert]

so well said about everything. loved this

[@stela_camera_girl]

Lovely documentary.

[@DWHistoryandCulture]

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[@stela_camera_girl]

@@DWHistoryandCulture I did ☺subscribed.

[@TUBEWALKER100]

This was great, thank you.

[@sigurdrille9693]

Thank you, just what I needed….🙂

[@DWHistoryandCulture]

Relieved! 🥰

[@Ashraf0182]

📷 Street photography is an oversimplified term. In the age of social media, it is often misunderstood and misused by new and TikTok photographers.

[@AleksGranados]

Wonderfull!

[@streetremind]

Capture irreplaceable moments.

[@ChrisW.Fuji_Canon]

wonderful docu

[@jeffboxill1278]

“Eggleston’s really important for color photography. He is really the person who started looking at color and taking it seriously, and making a wonderful body of material about seeing the world in color.” The amount of disrespect that Ernst Haas receives, just so photographers like Eggleston or Meyerowitz can be propped up, is beyond irratting to me. Haas predates both of them when it came to making serious color photography. But nobody, and I mean nobody ever talks about him or his work. It’s beyond ridiculous to me.

[@garymc8956]

Excellent!

[@Fuji888Man]

Very informative summary of formative photographers. Unfortunately, the music in the background is sometimes very distracting and doesn't really contribute to the content!

[@DWHistoryandCulture]

Thank you for your feedback, other users have mentioned this too! We're sorry you weren't able to enjoy it properly, nevertheless thank you for watching 😊

[@richardsimms251]

Great video

[@luisenriquefritz738]

Documental MUY INTERESANTE - Solo pedir a Uds 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 Poner subtítulos en ESPAÑOL 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🎵🎶🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱 Gracias

[@DWHistoryandCulture]

Hey, desgraciadamente no tenemos subtítulos en español, pero KZbin ofrece una función en la que los subtítulos se traducen automáticamente al español. Puedes hacerlo en los ajustes del vídeo. Muchos saludos ✌

[@figo007tv]

Gordon Parks 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

[@Blkshark]

Correction lady ! The most important photographer was Gordon Parks. Let's not cut out the most important part of this pie. :(

[@DWHistoryandCulture]

Thank you for sharing this

[@teresacms79]

thanks

[@NoahStephens]

Love men and women were featured here. Would have also loved to see people who didn’t come from upper middle-class backgrounds. There are many wonderful street photographers who do not have a doorman.

[@fassie79]

Street photography has become so ubiquitous that much of it feels repetitive-just another random person walking or engaging in some ordinary activity. It’s the kind of photography everyone seems to be doing, and frankly, I find it uninspiring. I struggle to understand why this genre is so celebrated. Some photographers even use expensive film Leica cameras to emulate the aesthetic of 1950s New York City, but this approach doesn’t add much depth for me. In comparison, I find other forms of art, like urban sketching, far more personal and compelling as a way to depict the world. Capturing a moment with a camera might be easy, but creating a drawing or painting requires skill and offers a unique perspective that street photography often lacks. Having said that, I LOVE photography, just not the kind of "poke a camera into somebody's face and call it art".

[@mattricci2981]

So what you’re saying is portraits aren’t skillful and anyone can do it it’s real easy to just drop 5-10k on camera and lenses and think the camera does all the work ever think of the backgrounds on street photography it’s a way to expand you’re portfolio and get new clients they like the free shot they will message you for a paid shoot

[@andreasgrabinski2286]

In Portugal, except Lisbon, people stay relaxed, also in Spain, but be ready for an argument in Italy!

[@green856w]

People need to watch Sir Don McCullin at work - not in a theatre of war. There are documentaries on KZbin showing him at work in streets. He is interested in people. Talks with them (not to them). Thanks them. And oh yes, he smiles. I get the impression that some of the commentators on here would crack their faces open if the tried to smile.

[@danielbielecki9399]

EXCELLENT1

[@Kweku_Smart]

I started street photography here in Germany like 6 months ago and I'm really sad some of the comments here prompt me to check the law regarding streetphotography here in Germany and is really bad. The law is clear you can't take pictures people that can be clearly seen unless people in festival, protest, groups and the rest. You can't also share the image and the rest.... Now started deleting all the beautiful pictures i have taken. Now i have to take photos of people if there not really in focus or their back or you ask for permission. I mean how 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@svetlanamuroh2757]

I love street photography myself. But every time when i am taking a photo of people i feel that i am stealing without their permission

[@yuleistanley]

Sure street photography document the time, people and culture and is really valuable, but the invasive way of photo taking maybe difficlut outside NYC, like in Germany where I am in.

[@Rafa.R.R.G.G.]

Por favor, este documental doblado al castellano!🙏

[@DWHistoryandCulture]

Hey, desgraciadamente no tenemos la opción de doblarlo al español, pero KZbin ofrece una función en la que los subtítulos se traducen automáticamente al español. Puedes hacerlo en los ajustes del vídeo. Muchos saludos 😊

[@knotingspecific]

Remind me of Helen Levitt and Vivien Maier

[@cocochnell2085]

you can put a camera literally into people’s faces and then you are an artist and this intrusive behavior is fine, because it’s art, just like that?? Wow, just wow. I wasn’t aware of this and I’m so glad I live in Germany. This is absurd.

[@nick_dessypris]

The video is fantastic and thank you. I only have one question which with your experience you know the answer: What about GDPR? Is it Ok to shoot and show people walking in public places? Isn't it personal data? Theoretically speaking, shooting people without their written consent is not legal. How do you deal with this? Thanks.

[@bambaam7186]

you should study the laws of the place where you are shooting. in most of the places in the world you are allowed to shoot pictures and video in PUBLIC places. now that is considering the fact that you take pictures for private usage. for commercial purposes you should again study the law. just another perspective: when being in public you recorded all the time by cameras on the buildings and private cameras (private security).

[@mattwu7884]

I think it's lot harder to do that these days. It's so easy to offend people if you point your camera on them.

[@robertmeredith5905]

@@mattwu7884 I try to sit quietly on a bench with my camera visible, not pointed at anyone, for about 30 minutes. Pedestrians seem to relax and accept the camera. Then it becomes easier for them to allow themselves to be photographed.

[@arkon6084]

It is a good hobby when you retired or if you are sufficiently rich, what is the main job to earn money for living? In addition nowadays some people are non friendly when their pictures are taken.

[@green856w]

Try talking to people. Explain what you're doing. Most humans are born with the necessary features required for communication; the problems arise when they do not learn and practice communication skills.

[@MisAnkic]

Did Fuji sponsor this 😅

[@DWHistoryandCulture]

Haha! Nope, no sponsoring 😉

[@nunoandradebluesdrive]

dopamine release of the cool photo hunting results.

[@ffll8427]

Don't try this in Germany though ...

[@miriamzajfman4305]

Why ???

[@ffll8427]

@@miriamzajfman4305 we have a set of laws that makes it risky to capture/publish pictures of strangers without their consent. usually, photography for arts sake is still safe but it depends on the case-by-case decision of judges because the "right to their own picture" of a person has to be weighed against the freedom of art. due to that and the general preference to privacy, many people also react very negatively (read:aggressively) when they notice you photograph them. Street Photography in Germany is a mess.

[@miriamzajfman4305]

@@ffll8427 Oh now I see

[@IIIYarIII]

I do candid street photography in Germany - frontal and with the faces shown - and so does a fairly large group of people that I know. Nothing really bad has ever happened, the people react nice, some of them even feel flattered and laugh when being photographed. The freedom of art exists and street photography has been accepted as an art form by the courts. We should slowly start to let go of this "this is not allowed in Germany" narrative - it hinders all of us. You CAN do candid street photography in Germany.

[@ffll8427]

@@IIIYarIII I tried it once, was threatened to be beaten up by a guy with a burly dog. No thank you.

[@krzysztofwielikaniec2812]

👍👍

[@nelsonted1]

Is there a no music way bro see this?

[@geoffwatson]

Can someone explain why you can use these photographs (even make money from) without individuals permission?

[@johnvr1]

Funny how you can’t make money with street photography, but you can make money studying it, curating it and displaying it.

[@DWHistoryandCulture]

The art world and its flaws 🤔

[@Maxeerock]

>open street photography video >its new york again

[@DWHistoryandCulture]

Hard to get around it 😎

[@jimbob2861]

I see two, maybe three of these photographers as having talent, and being artistic, the others simply have a strange compulsion that they need to satisfy.

[@slomorenga]

I find it extremely disrespectful and problematic when people fotograph my childeren without my permission as seen in 35:52. Please stop doing that.

[@jamesprivet]

Which country are you in? Each country has different laws. Your laws and feelings don't apply in other countries. Finally you do not live in ALL countries, you live in ONE. So your feelings are irrelevant to 99% of the planet except the bubble you live in. The world is not you and does not revovle around you.

[@slomorenga]

@@jamesprivet And the world doesn't revolve around photographers who take pictures of children who can't even articulate their rejection.

[@jamesprivet]

@@slomorenga under the ECHR there is a presumption of innocence for all European countries. Nobody is assumed to be guilty of a crime and then need to prove innocence. However many in Europe like yourself have a love of fascism and total control over others. I find it exteemely disrespectful and problematic when people like you need permission for something that requires no permission. Fascism led to a dark place in 1930s Germany, why do you love fascism so much. Your feelings do not matter, only the law and even in that case under law everyone is innocent first and the state needs to prove guilt of a crime. Your feelings and thoughts being "disrespected" are not and never will be a crime. Unless you are a fascist. Please stop being a fascist, you are in very bad company.

[@jamesprivet]

@@slomorenga the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) ensures that people are innocent until proven guilty. That is supra national law that sits ABOVE national law that supersedes what you may feel to be disrespectul or problematic. People are presumed innocent in Europe even if you think they are guilty and need to prove their innocence. Fascism was removed from Europe but it seems that you want it to come back. Wise up and grow up. Your feelings do not make laws or rules and they do not matter at all. Stop being a child and show some maturity and prove that you actually grew up.

[@slomorenga]

@@jamesprivet In article 8 the ECHR ensures, that we have a right to privacy, that extends to the concept of public privacy, where people have an expectation of not being intrusively photographed even in public spaces. In article 10 it limits the photographers rights to take pictures of people in public to matters of public interest, such as protests, public events, or images involving public figures. Furthermore you should have a look at the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) or the Hague Convention, explicitly address the right of a child to their own image. Please look up article 16: Right to Privacy, this article ensures that children have the right to protection from arbitrary interference with their privacy, family, home, or correspondence. This can be interpreted to include safeguarding the unauthorized use or dissemination of images. And article 19: Protection from Abuse. This article obligates states to protect children from any form of physical or emotional harm. The misuse or unauthorized publication of a child’s image, particularly when it could harm the child's dignity or well-being, could fall under this protective scope.

[@guillermoquix]

Enjoyable, I highlight the fact that we can overcome the fear to make streetphotography. The only thing I disagree is placing the lgbt agenda which has nothing to do with the subject

[@garyives1218]

Really enjoyed vid except the background music was annoying. Actually, didn't watch the whole vid. Stopped before 13 minutes because the background music annoyed me that much.

[@DWHistoryandCulture]

That is a pity! Nevertheless, thank you for your feedback! 😊

[@darkknightwithanidea1845]

in New York I think it’s almost expected to see a St photographer but in Europe especially in eastern block countries. DON’T do it ! Trust me. You’re asking for abuse both physical & verbal. People VALUE their privacy & it’s too invasive for them to comprehend. Just enjoy the moment & write about it instead.

[@fintonmainz7845]

Don't give orders

[@lead-dog]

Really? I see a ton of street photographers here on you tube who are in most every country on the globe. Europe included.

[@green856w]

@darkknightwithanidea1845. No. I don't know you, so I have no reason to trust you. I do not believe what you're saying.

[@Pyramidalist]

All these photos showing people as main focus or items with ownership can not be done any longer ... in germany and EU its forbidden unless you have an accepted contract with the person/owner ... exeption ... it is ART ... but this is mostly a costly question answered only by courts. EUs/germanys art is going down the toilett by juristical madness and economics of juristical groups.

[@Dougy670]

@@Pyramidalist not in the UK or US though thank god for that

[@journosketch]

how to earn money doing street photography?

[@Yellowcakke]

“No such thing as street photography” Garry Winogard

[@zeitwille]

John Free would disagree

[@AI-Hallucination]

@@zeitwillehe would ask Robert Frank.……

[@kidmohair8151]

the smash and grab style. akin to pickpocketing. tellingly, the people here are mostly well-off. so...

[@barbatusimperator]

Class is a big component here and I don’t know how to talk about it

[@aquilifergroup]

So what?

[@kidmohair8151]

@@barbatusimperator yes. it is. you just need to look at the people who are the subjects and provide the commentary to see that.

[@enginlofca]

Street Photography kinda dead in much of the EU. You either can take people from behind or from 2kms away so that they are not recognizable. There is no way to capture emotion of the era and place anymore. It’s no surprise that video mostly highlights street photographers in the US or of the past.

[@noyo1444]

@@enginlofca totally disagree. Street photography is just all around….

[@jamesprivet]

If you don't publish then there is no issue

[@carlosmcse]

Thing with "street" photography is anyone can take these photos. None of these however made me feel a damn thing. Seen today, forgotten tomorrow. All this stuff has been done and much better than this decades ago.

[@1mirjamjensen]

[@theStevenPowell]

im guessing by looking at these photos anyone can be a street photographer lol

[@noyo1444]

Of course….

[@DWHistoryandCulture]

Go for it! 😊

[@ferenckocsis6775]

Tele a varos jo temak jo kepek

[@PtakiKujawiaki]

To be honest doing it in Poland Will being creapy

[@jamesprivet]

You don't think security cameras recording you everywhere you go in Poland is "creepy" at 30 pictures per second but you complain about ONE photo? There is no law against "creepy" even in Poland. Wise up and grow up.

[@nicola8307]

In Italy, walking with a camera in your hands… they look at you as you’re holding a rifle … I gave up trying😕

[@alcedo_kf]

Dont give up; maybe try for a smaller camera and one that allows you to shoot silently. Theres ways to 'blend' in to the scenery to not be too noticeable. Its tough here in UK too, for street photography.

[@carasau67]

Alex Webb. After him nothing

[@DWHistoryandCulture]

Alex Webb is great! But that's a bit dogmatic, no? 🤔

[@kwakuosei51]

Where are the street photographers of color?

[@myownprivateglasgow280]

I used to love the camera and made some great photos with various kinds, but I realize now what it is. The 'camera' is the 'chamber' and the chamber the place of death, which is what you create when you take a superfice and a surface and attempt to render Reality thereof. The very idea of 'wanting to immortalize Life' is the infant's tantrum turned up to eleven. The camera in other words is just another infantilizing tool/toy that maintains your state of 'surface development', and prevents any depth or health (as wholeness) - and thus Truth - from ever occurring. Alas! our Life is a Lie dictated to by machines that are gouged out of our very bodies. To record from the Old French is re + coeur, to return to the heart. The real camera in other words is the Self. You only need to observe the wild to know this. Clearly, you have spent too much time in the circus ;)

[@Michelle_Wellbeck]

Doing this is illegal in Germany!

[@ii_yuki7978]

no!

[@noyo1444]

It isnt

[@jamesprivet]

Police will not arrest for street photography in Germany. Cite the law in Germany that makes it illegal. Your comment is made up in your version of reality and your own feelings.

[@Dougy670]

Good but not in the US or UK

[@jamesprivet]

@Michelle_Wellbeck state the law in Germany that says it is "illegal" and then explain whether it leads to potential criminal liability or only civil. Do you know how many billions of photos are taken by Germans on the street in Germany every year on their smartphones. Billions? Are they all breaking the law by using their photo outside? Some people spout such nonsense just because they have some "feelings" hurt. In case you forgot already what I wrote above - BILLIONS of photos taken by Germans outside each year. BILLIONS. Guess what - even YOU have done it.

[@aristoioannidis7490]

Outstanding!

[@MisterArgos]

Photography isn't the same anymore. Older generation people will get it. Younger generations only see commercial Photography. It's the same as music, art and creativity doesn't exist 90% of the time. All those photoshops, presets, fake perfection is making actual art and talent a niche.