Raw Naked Street Photography Ratings – London

Introduction We’ve decided to kick off our Raw Naked World Street Photography Ratings, introduced here, by reviewing London, UK. There are number of reasons for our picking the great lady as our premiere victim. First of all, it makes sense to start what is fundamentally an index-based rating system by picking the top draw. We…

On Color – Joel Meyerowitz

M and I have both written about color versus black and white photography, and others have voiced their own, sometimes dissenting views. I wanted to add another viewpoint to the discussion, this time from New York photographer Joel Meyerowitz, who wrote, in Joel Meyerowitz Retrospective: It’s easy to make a simple comparison about – for…

Days of Art #56: Two Street Shooters

This is just a quick pointer and a shout out to 2 street photographers I think you might like, both of whom use artistry and humor to document life. The is first is Matt Stuart, who has perfected the art of humor in his photography. Matt does commercial work, but it’s his street work —…

Everybody Street

Director Cheryl Dunn was commissioned by the Seaport Museum New York to make a documentary about New York City street photographers. The result was Everybody Street, which was produced by ALLDAYEVERYDAY, and which premiered at the museum in conjunction with the exhibit “Alfred Stieglitz New York” The video was released in segments by The New…

Mono Versus Colour

My lovely husband Bill and I often have this debate, the conundrum of the apparent prestige that black and white photography has over colour. Both Bill and I have written extensively about this subject here, being that we, as you may well be aware by now are fairly prolific photographers. Although we have been known…

Photo Gear of the Day: Osiris & Co.

I’ve always been of the belief that cameras should be strapped to your wrist, not dangling from your neck. That belief was reinforced when I was 19, when a guy tried to snatch my old Minolta and run. It was attached to my wrist, and he left with only a Minolta-sized lump on his forehead.…