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Which Type of Street Photographer Are You?

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What kind of street photographer are you? Chances are you’ll fit into one of these two broad categories, but perhaps trying to mix approaches will result in your best work yet – that’s what this video aims to explore.

Photographers featured:

Henri Cartier-Bresson
Garry Winogrand
Alex Webb
Gueorgui Pinkhassov

Images in the thumbnail:

Garry Winogrand
Saul Leiter

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Website: https://timjamieson.co.uk/blog

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0:00 Where do you focus?
0:24 The Two Types of Street Photography
0:52 Type 1
2:27 Type 2
4:12 The Formula