Confrontations and photographer’s approach

Guys, I am loving the new street photography series on YouTube, but I have a question for myself and for you

While I consider Michelle Groskopf a talent and a good portrait photographer, I am not sure I like what I see here. There is something of her approach I don’t feel positive. There is a difference between using a flash and even getting close with a small lens and I can see how to use a long lenses, using a in your face approach is not something I feel comfortable to see.

We can photograph virtually anything in public but there are ways to do that. And I don’t think to point a long lens and flash a subject without asking permission is something cool. I am sorry, you know me: I always tend to defend the photographer and the freedom to photograph, but at this point I don’t know. If I photograph with a lens like that I would ask permission. You know also that I am not a photographer advertsing the idea to ask permission for the most of photos on the street, I am essentially a photographer loving candid moments, but…portraits? Portraits where you can see nose hair and other skin irregularities, because you get close and that is the focus of the photograph, i repeat…I don’t know.

Commets are welcome here.