On getting close when it comes to Street Photography

There are many articles on the web dealing with this topic. I don't want to add any special tips or techniques just because others have already spoken and I have done so in the past.

Sunglasses woman - Mexico City, 2021

I made this photo two days ago. There wouldn't be much to say, but something I want to share with you.

In the imperative to fill the frame with the necessary elements, but it is not a street portrait as many street photographers do who perhaps use flash and propose visual contact and the creation of something that was not before provoking a reaction.

My shot, on the other hand, is a real candid photo. I photographed close to the subject and yet she didn't notice anything. I am not interested to propose street portraits as a street photographer.

i want to be invisible and capturing reality. Close or far that is not the point.

In this photograph i achieved to fill the frame with what is important and cut out everything else, but there is also a part of context, so this not just about her. look at the couple in the right side of the frame.

Yes, I made this photo in 2021. With anything this means.

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