The best Street Photography series on YouTube
There is a series that is the best you can watch on YouTube if you look for inspiration and entertainment.
Yes, currently WALKIE TALKIE on the channel of Paulie B is in my opinion the best you can find on the internet if you are a street photographer. It is useful in my opinion also to identify the real good street photography and making a distion with the mainstream street photography pumped up so much by festivals and awards.
Don't believe me? Watch all the episodes and then come back here and comment.
Several years ago I read Cheryl Dunn's Everybody Street documentary film at the Antiguo Colegio San Ildefonso University here in Mexico City. On that occasion, I argued that the film had the undoubted merit of presenting not just one way of understanding street photography. Rather that documentary carried on the idea that street photographers exist and that experience is, in fact, what defines us, going beyond visions and approaches. I too support this thinking more of a way of being and understanding photography, but without binding it in stakes and rules. While not wanting to downplay the importance of that film in any way, I now say that the Paulie B series shifts the spotlight to lesser-known but contemporary photographers. The series is absolutely dynamic and really offers a kaleidoscope of approaches and ideas on how to photograph and experience the street photography.
Most of the photographers featured in the series shoot with film cameras. While this is a fact on Paulie B's part there is no closure on digital photographers. The series is so good that it would be great if Paulie B at some point thought of making it into a feature film. For my part I can only applaud and in fact I'm here to make a post on my blog. On YouTube street photography doesn't have many really good channels. Too many pointless POV videos that are boring to me. Another good channel is Samuel Streetlife. You can consider also my channel, THE STREET PHOTOGRAPHY CHANNEL that in 2023 will play an important role for the street photography on YouTube.
