Street photography is incredible. However, it is not easy to define the boundaries of street photography. Skilled street photographers are respected much beyond their peers and professions. For example, everyone acknowledges names like Henri Cartier-Bresson.
Street photography is a very public form of art with many players from diverse starting backgrounds. Street photography is also one of the most trending career choices.
Books being the most fantastic treasure house of knowledge, you can learn a lot about street photography from books.
Here is a list of street photography books you can take inspiration from.
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Mastering Street Photography by Brian Lloyd-Duckett
Brian Lloyd Duckett’s years of expertise and own powerful flair make this the perfect blend of “how-to” and inspirational visual spectacle in Ammonite’s Mastering… series.
Duckett’s years of experience and his commendable workshop teaching reflect on this work, as he appears to know the solution to every imaginable query.
With the style and appearance of a coffee table book, this is a thoughtful primer to street photography that will lead anybody from novices to connoisseurs taking to the streets.
Life in 50mm by Tanya Nagar
Life in 50mm is one among the list of street photography books that you must have in your collection. Most street photographers sometimes appear to be a bit too deserving.
Still, Tanya Nagar (of The Photographer’s Podcast) brings together a diverse variety of intriguing photographers working now, picks some fantastic examples, and discusses the narrative behind them.
The book’s journey takes it from Fukushima to Taksim Square to Mardi Gras. Better still, by focusing on the 50mm prime (Cartier Bresson’s favorite and typically the cheapest to buy), the book has a distinctive spin that makes you want to get up and start snapping almost as much as it makes you want to flip the gorgeously printed page.
Bystander: A History of Street Photography by Colin Westerbeck& Joel Meyerowitz
This is a magnificent book (and one you don’t want to drop on your feet), and many consider it the definitive study on the topic.
In practice, there is no doubt about the caliber and diversity of the photographers represented (from the unknowns of the nineteenth century to Stieglitz, Arbus, Winograd, and the whole 20th-century street photographers).
This present version is a reworking, published more than two decades after the original run in 1994. Its main shortcoming is a slight predisposition toward nostalgia, which Meyerowitz uses to circle the genre in his tastes.
Daido Moriyama: How I Take Photos by Takeshi Moriyama
With its slick, colorful cover, this appears like a new book, but it is an English translation of a book that Moriyama wrote for his Japanese readers a decade earlier.
The book is a casual but fascinating look at a region and era that may be unfamiliar to many readers. Still, it is adored by photographers — Japan in the latter part of the twentieth century.
The format, composed of an extensive interview, may not be for everyone. Still, it is an enjoyable read, and Moriyama’s technique has the advantage of being modest and approachable, making the coalition a fantastic present (or possibly a self-gift) for someone boosting their confidence.
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