Topic • Street Photography

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The best camera for street photography

What is the best camera for street photography? What do you recommend? Questions I get asked many times. In the last years I have been changing cameras a lot always in the search for the ideal camera.
In retrospect I can say gear swapping did not help me becoming a better photographer. Let me share some insights of this journey.

Street Photography Berlin Martin U Waltz

Street Photography: Shoot! Better a fast shot than none

I mess up most of my street photography shots: Too far away, background cluttered, subjects not well aligned, subject matter not interesting enough or simply technically flawed. Murphy’s law of street photography: “If you can mess up a street shot, chances are you will.”

Business as usual. It can be deeply frustrating to edit through a sea of failed shots. Yes, pretty much all street photographers are going through the same “95-99% failure rate experience” over and again.

street photography Germany, photographer: Martin U Waltz, Berlin Germany

Street Photography in Germany: Photographers and Collectives

Street Photography in Germany: Who is out there? Who are the movers and shakers in the German street photography scene?
Meet 33 German street photographers and 9 street photography collectives and initiatives and learn about their work and their projects.