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I love good street photography and there seems to be growing interest amongst the photographic community in general as evidenced with the Photography Now project and Format chosen the genre as a theme this year.
One of the problems I find though is that if you try searching for street photography either in Flickr, on Google or elsewhere on the web you get thousands of results, and very very few of them have any merit or fit the genre.
As a result, I've started a Flickr group called NorthernStreetPhotography with the aim to showcase and encourage a certain style of street photography within the region.
I limited the definition and the region partly to set the group apart from the multitude of group dedicated to Street Photography already on Flickr, but also because 'the North' is nice area of commonality to tie shots together and because this certain style of street photography is the one that excites me most.
I've also set up a twitter feed, @NorthernStreet where I Tweet about street photography generally (not just in the North of England) and other photography related points of interest.
Neither of these are in any way commercial, I'm just trying to use social networking to create a bit of a buzz and community around street photography in the North.
Full details are on the 'About This Group' page but in brief, for the purpose of the group, Street Photography is not simply any photograph taken on the street but is specifically:
The group is open to any one who wants to join, while photos are moderated before being added to the pool. There are already some great shots added by other street togs, but I'd really like to see a lot more and from right around the region.
Have a look and let me know what you think. If you want to post images to the pool, please read the requirements first to either make sure shots you already have fit or if you feel inspired to go out and shoot that you're shooting with the definition in mind.
One of the problems I find though is that if you try searching for street photography either in Flickr, on Google or elsewhere on the web you get thousands of results, and very very few of them have any merit or fit the genre.
As a result, I've started a Flickr group called NorthernStreetPhotography with the aim to showcase and encourage a certain style of street photography within the region.
I limited the definition and the region partly to set the group apart from the multitude of group dedicated to Street Photography already on Flickr, but also because 'the North' is nice area of commonality to tie shots together and because this certain style of street photography is the one that excites me most.
I've also set up a twitter feed, @NorthernStreet where I Tweet about street photography generally (not just in the North of England) and other photography related points of interest.
Neither of these are in any way commercial, I'm just trying to use social networking to create a bit of a buzz and community around street photography in the North.
Full details are on the 'About This Group' page but in brief, for the purpose of the group, Street Photography is not simply any photograph taken on the street but is specifically:
In other words, street portraits or plain candids won't fit, there has to be some relationship between the person/people and the environment which is intrinsic to making the photograph 'work'.
The group is open to any one who wants to join, while photos are moderated before being added to the pool. There are already some great shots added by other street togs, but I'd really like to see a lot more and from right around the region.
Have a look and let me know what you think. If you want to post images to the pool, please read the requirements first to either make sure shots you already have fit or if you feel inspired to go out and shoot that you're shooting with the definition in mind.
