Description
Book SynopsisPresents 46 contemporary image-makers noted for their candid depictions of everyday life. This title includes essays and a global conversation between some of the leading street photographers that explore the controversial issues in the genre.
Trade Review'Brings what many thought a tired genre bang up to date. Truly international,it will become the new defining guide to street photography' - Martin Parr
'A must-have book for anyone remotely interested in the genre. In fact, it’s highly recommended for anyone remotely interested in photography' - Hot Shoe
'It will make you want to slow down, look closely and take joy from the unexpected' - The World of Interiors
'A fine survey of the modern street photography scene' - Stuff
'Extraordinary: beautiful, dramatic or just plain comical' - Mail on Sunday
'Successful street photographers recognise and capture the beauty of everyday life […] inspirational' - Digital Camera
Table of ContentsEssay 1 ‘Stare, Pry, Listen, Eavesdrop’ • 12 photographer portfolios/biographies (Agou-Gilden) • Essay 2 ‘No Ideas But in Things’ • 12 photographer portfolios/biographies (Girard-Marlow) • Essay 3 ‘Half of the World’s Population Now Lives in Cities’ • 12 photographer portfolios biographies (Mermelstein–Savelev) • Essay 4 ‘Some Truths Cannot Be Told Except as Fiction • 10 photographer portfolios/biographies (Snoek-Zuborn) • Street Photography Now: A Global Conversation
