If you think street photography isn't politically correct, get out of my way
Already on this blog we had talked about the attacks on street photography. That continue. On the part of those who show they do not understand anything about street photography…
Self Portrait
In an article the alleged incorrectness in not obtaining consent with respect to photographing in the street is pointed out again. Daniel Arnold's approach is compared to Jamel Shabazz's, and this is maybe the issue that I see in Everybody Street movie, which it put in a single cauldron, labeling everything with street photography definition.
So yesterday I twitted that you see above, referring to the post. The comparation is totally wrong:
Jamel Shabazz has done a work of set portraits which are photography on the street but not Street Photography.
Street Photography cannot be done by asking the subjects for permission.
By the moment you are asking permission is not anymore a street photograph. The problem in these dark times is that you are aiming for a politically correct one that is hypocritical and comfortable. Pushed by the same mainstream media that supports the massive violations of fundamental human freedoms. Thus generating an idea that the world system is interested in making the world better and fairer, but it is all false, a gigantic fake created on a world level.
The mainstream media acts on behalf of the great world economic apparatuses. And nothing is by chance. They don't really care about health, people's freedom, respect for human beings. It is all an immense play as they are busy restricting and violating human rights in true liberty.
And yes, to photograph in a public place is part of these fundamental rights.
In an increasingly false world with fake news and fake persons we need something real. Anything seems fake and even photography is going in that direction: photojournalism responds many times to corporate logic and in line with the global narrative. And Photojournalism today is most of the time staged coverage.
Street Photography remains a freestyle expressive form, focused on candid moments, without intervention, without asking permission. We need that.
Now more than ever.
