WTF with Can I take a picture of you?
Alex Coghe Alex Coghe

WTF with Can I take a picture of you?

This blog tries to stay out of the controversy and wants to focus on the positive, but in any case I am interested in proposing a true culture of street photography. And therefore taking a clear position on certain aspects is part of this objective.

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Lagunilla: the Fashion district in Mexico City
Alex Coghe Alex Coghe

Lagunilla: the Fashion district in Mexico City

A stone's throw from Tepito you will find the Lagunilla that counts with 3 markets: that of antiques, one of clothing and another of books. Where there is clothing there are also many street food places, even if I found them very expensive. What if I told you that Lagunilla looks a lot like the Fashion District in DTLA?

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Lens on a human landscape captured in Oaxaca
Alex Coghe Alex Coghe

Lens on a human landscape captured in Oaxaca

One of the most frequent complaints about contemporary photography is that we’re flooded with a constant stream of images, most of which don’t deserve our attention. The very nature of how we "feed" with images has in fact changed, with most people no longer even seeing photos in front of a computer screen but in the much smaller one of a mobile phone.

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The street, my office
Alex Coghe Alex Coghe

The street, my office

I think back to when I worked for the government and had an office. Today my office is the street.

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Canon EOS: to understand the Picture Style for JPG shooters
Alex Coghe Alex Coghe

Canon EOS: to understand the Picture Style for JPG shooters

Many photographers who use the Canon EOS system do not intend to switch to other cameras because of the colors and aesthetics that Canon ensures. After almost a year using Canon I can say that compared to other camera manufacturers I can affirm that Canon gives a more natural result, obviously, however, taking into account some precautions and here I speak directly to JPG shooters.

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The fundamentals to be a good Street Photographer
Alex Coghe Alex Coghe

The fundamentals to be a good Street Photographer

I consider street photographers to be completely different photographers from other photographers. A great photographer can be a total failure as a street photographer. And this is because things change completely on the street. Starting from the rules themselves for staying on the street. For this reason I have drawn this pie chart.

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