Street Photography - The Classics

This is a very brief tour of a few classic street photographers showing some of my favorite images. Study each image carefully. It's quite a learning experience to pick up the nuances from photographer to photographer. Each has an amazing style of their own honed from years of experience, trial and error and practice.


Elliott Erwitt (b. 1928)

Jacques Henri Lartigue (1894–1986)

Roger Mayne (b. 1929)

Bill Brandt (1904–1983)

Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908–2004)

Helen Levitt (1913–2009)

Walker Evans (1903–1975)

Weegee (1899–1968)

Lisette Model (1901–1983)

Robert Frank (b. 1924)

Joel Meyerowitz (b. 1938)

Harry Callahan (1912–1999)

Jeff Mermelstein (b. 1957)

Bruce Gilden (b. 1946)

Nick Turpin (b. 1969)

Image source: http://www.wikipedia.org

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