Why I love Street Photography

I enjoy most genres of photography and over the last 30 years I have experimented with portrait, landscape, macro, fashion, action and many other categories and enjoyed them all. Despite owning and using cameras for 30 years I still feel like I am learning every day and I have nearly 20,000 photos in my Lightroom library.

Whilst I enjoy all most types of photography the one I enjoy the most is street photography. I find it forces me to think on my feet and try to find a moment that will make a great picture in real-time. Below is a small sample of the images I have taken over the years.

This first photo was taken in my home town of Burnley, in the UK. It was taken with my Fuji X100s held at waist height, and like most of the shots below I had the camera set to manual focus at a pre-set distance for my subject.

The next shot below was captured in the same way, with the camera at waist height. I'm not sure I would have got such a natural photo (though I may have got something else) had I asked for permissions.

This shot was at a local May Day market where this book seller was sampling his own wares while he awaited interested customers. Again, waist high shot; It takes some practise to master but the results are worth the effort.

This next shot was taken at the same market where this couple were having some fun in the sun. The subjects red hair matched the ice lolly almost perfectly.

Next, one of the workers at the market taking a well deserved rest with his companion on such a hot day.

Now for one a little different. This was match-day at Burnley Football Club where my daughter was buying a raffle ticket for the match from Rocky (not the boxer). This time the camera was held to my eye as both of them weren't aware of me.

This photo was taken in the quaint village of Haworth in West Yorkshire. The gentleman's t-shirt probably tells an interesting story and I doubt I couldn't have gotten such a relaxed photo in any other way.

Finally, this lovely fellow works in and around Burnley market. In this instance I had spoken to him first and asked for permission knowing I would be rewarded with such a lovely smile. I gave him the details of my website so he could download a copy for himself.

If you enjoyed this post then please like, comment and resteem. I will be posting more photos from my collection in the coming weeks.