Tag: photography
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Instagram Accounts That Focus on Visual Repetitions
As you might know I have a thing for repetitions and similarities. Therefore I like to follow other Instagram accounts that focus on patterns of our visual culture. Here are a few.
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From Street Photography to Street Paintings, New Work by Ilya Shtutsa
You might know Russian photographer Ilya Shtutsa for his playful street photographs mostly from Saint Petersburg, with layered compositions and humour. A while ago he started to post paintings on Facebook and they immediately intrigued me. The photographic elements in the paintings are very interesting and it makes me look at Ilya’s photography in a…
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The Bald Joke Photography Chain
For some StreetRepeat themes I get surprised with the amount of variations I find or receive from others. I usually feature extra images in the stories on Instagram but as they disappear after 24 hours, I’ll post them here as well. Enjoy!
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Winner of the Istanbul Street Photography Festival Shares the Story Behind this Haunting Image
For this festival I was part of the jury. Over the weekend we went through more than 2000 images and had to narrow it down to a certain amount of finalists. This image was one of the photos that stood out and I’m happy to see it winning the first place in the Singles Category.…
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What I Like in a Photo: a Selection of the Winners and Finalists from the Miami Street Photography Festival
The Miami Street Photography Festival has announced its winners earlier this month. I also took a look at the finalist images and I’ve made a selection here with some words about why I like these pictures.
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When I Followed Up on a Street Photo
A while ago I wrote an article about making contact with subjects and asking for permission at times. I’ve had a lovely experience this week following up on a street photo after I had a brief encounter with someone I’ve photographed, and I’d like to share it with you. It’s the 42nd week of my…
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‘7th Floor’ by Cosmin Gârleșteanu, in Bucharest
Cosmin: “Every time he shoots, the photographer chooses what to hide away from reality into his frame, creating a new reality…the one from his photographs. But what happens when reality decides to hide away from him? When she limits the possibilities? When she only leaves the same backgrounds on a 500 meter radius? When…
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How Street Photographers Are Raising Money For One of Northern Italy’s Hospitals
100streetphotographsforpesaro is an initiative by photographer Alessandro Rocchi and the municipality of Pesaro in Northern Italy. Photographers can donate a print for 100 euro, raising money for the Marche Nord hospital in Pesaro.
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Quarantine Wachtlist for Photography-related Videos
As most of us are probably at our homes a lot these days, I’d like to share some photography-related videos with you. It’s tempting to constantly follow all the updates about the new coronavirus, though it can also bring you down. Apart from being well-informed and respecting advice and regulations about social distancing / staying…
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On Quitting Photography: In Conversation With Peter de Krom
Meet Peter de Krom, a Dutch documentary photographer who decided it was time for a change and is undertaking a new profession redeveloping German bunkers from the Second World War. In his work, De Krom observes human behaviours and social groupings objectively and from afar, in a way that recalls a biologist’s view of the…