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Greetings, Hive friends!
One day I heard a photographer, a very good one, say that he couldn't really see the point of walking around with a camera, taking pictures of people he didn't know. Obviously, what makes little sense to one person can be essential to another. With that in mind, I believe we're not simply wandering around taking random pictures of people in the street.
Street photography isn't just about photographing people who happen to walk in front of our cameras. It's about observing them, discovering small gestures, glances, expressions, and situations that tell us something about life.
You don't need to know someone to take a good street portrait. We use other people's faces and stories to convey a message to those who view our work. We have to look beyond a face, try to discover what's behind it, and understand what we want to communicate through that image.
Every person we encounter in the street has a story we don't know. Sometimes that story reveals itself through a posture or a glance. Other times, we simply have to interpret what we see without knowing the context.
I believe that's where much of the beauty of street photography lies: finding something worth telling through people, places, and situations that, for many, are simply part of the everyday scenery.
I hope you enjoy today's photos. I'll be reading your comments.
Saludos amigos hivers.
Un d铆a escuch茅 a un fot贸grafo, uno muy bueno, decir que no le encontraba mucho sentido a salir con una c谩mara por la calle a fotografiar personas que no conoc铆a. Obviamente, lo que no tiene sentido para alguien puede ser esencial para otros. Partiendo de esto, creo que no simplemente vamos fotografiando personas a lo loco por la calle.
La fotograf铆a callejera no consiste simplemente en fotografiar personas que pasan frente a nuestra c谩mara. Consiste en observarlas, descubrir peque帽os gestos, miradas, expresiones y situaciones que cuentan algo sobre la vida.
No necesitas conocer a una persona para hacer un buen retrato callejero. Utilizamos rostros e historias ajenas para transmitir un mensaje a quienes ven nuestro trabajo. Hay que mirar m谩s all谩 de un rostro, intentar descubrir lo que hay detr谩s y entender qu茅 queremos comunicar con esa imagen.
Cada persona que encontramos por la calle tiene una historia que desconocemos. A veces se revela por s铆 sola a trav茅s de una postura o una mirada. Otras veces, sencillamente, nos toca interpretar lo que vemos sin conocer el contexto.
Creo que ah铆 est谩 buena parte del encanto de la fotograf铆a callejera: encontrar algo que contar en personas, lugares y situaciones que, para muchos, simplemente forman parte del paisaje cotidiano.
Espero les gusten las fotos de hoy. Los leo.
"All photos were taken by me 
Technical data: Nikon camera: Nikon D700 Nikon lens: 50mm f1.4 p-ais; 105mm f2.5 p-ais; 55 f1.2; 35mm f1.8 G Translated by Deepl free version.7