Street photography is a powerful tool for understanding urban life, documenting reality, reshaping it, revealing hidden facets, and inspiring change. It also helps in a deeper understanding of urban culture by documenting the socio-economic changes affecting urban life, in addition to highlighting the cultural identity of the place by depicting architecture, markets and social events. Finally, street photography inspires people to improve, renew and evolve.
This type of art is characterized by the presence of inspirers and specialists focused on depicting the life of people and cities. And although many of us, as ordinary people, may perceive these photos as random, in reality they require courage and the ability to capture important moments. These images can express a range of emotions and details associated with the place and people's lives.
Alan Schaller: Streets in the mind
In this clip, Alan Schaller, one of the specialists in this field, walks around and briefly explains what he can capture and what he thinks about by practicing this kind of art
The godfather of street photography : Henri Cartier-Bresson
"Taking a picture is a harmony of mind, eye and heart ” It's a lifestyle. ”
Henri Cartier-Bresson was born in Chanteloup, Seine-et-Marne, in 1908, and grew up with a great passion for painting early on, especially surrealism. In the year 1932, after spending a year in Ivory Coast, he discovered the Leica Camera, his favorite camera then, and his lifelong passion for photography began. He held his first exhibition at the Julien Levy Gallery in New York in 1933. Then he made films with Jean Renoir.
SPAIN. Madrid. 1933.
CHINA. Beijing
FRANCE. The Var department. Hyères. 1932.
GREAT BRITAIN. England. London. Hyde Park in the grey drizzle. 1937.
A photographer of modern and fashionable times
Helena Georgiou is an award-winning photographer, who began her artistic career by studying interior design, architectural history and photography. She later completed academic studies in archaeology and history, deepening her understanding of Culture, time and space, elements that brilliantly enrich her photographic works.
The depiction of Helena is based on storytelling. Through a characteristic combination of artistic sensitivity and technical accuracy, she embodies the essence of humanity, highlighting what is extraordinary in the ordinary. Her work spans street photography, portraiture, conceptual and landscape portraits, and documentary projects, all united by an emotional depth that resonates with viewers.
