Center of attention: 3 street photos from the last days
Street Photography is not just one. There are no fixed rules other than those that reflect the intention of the moment to solve the visual equation the moment a scene presents itself in front of you.Let's see three examples together.
Safe Travels - Mexico City, 2021
Certainly a crude image. Of what some would dismiss as unethical. Bind to superstructures like those vademecums on the internet. But according to whom should I not see this moment?
What we see is certainly a harsh but real scene of what can sometimes be found even in the center of a city but let's go beyond that. This is not a photo for its own sake and is a very pure street photograph. The billboard says Safe Travels and becomes the caption of the scene. Inside the shop we see shoes and out of the shop we see the man barefoot. Here the relationship is made respecting one of the main reasons of street photography: to relate what is not in reality. And that only through the photographer's eye and the chosen composition is created a content and therefore a story.
Street Life - Mexico City, 2021
Sometimes Street Photography does not have to present who knows what content and simply goes to present a scene in public space that stands out for its atmosphere and therefore the mere aesthetic aspect.
In my opinion, the scene is pleasing to the eye and shows a document of what is a typical street in the historic center. A more landscape approach that I have always considered almost a sub-genre: street life.
In the combination of the elements present on the scene, the rhythm and dynamism, a certain energy that can be made evident within the image, these photographs have in my opinion their own dignity and therefore a raison d'être.
Domino - Mexico City, 2021
Here clearly it is the lighting situation that asked me to take the shot. When faced with high-contrast scenes of light and shadow, the content is pushed towards the scenic effect. These are photographs that follow a trail of light documentation that are part of the portfolio of almost all photographers. Nothing extraordinary, indeed. But they have a lot of potential to be liked by more people, even those who don't know much about photography.
