STREET PHOTOGRAPHY
by
RUUD LEEUW
My focus in photography, and in general interests, shifts and wanders.. A few years ago, around 2012 I became more interested in photography's 'greats' and found myself more frequently visiting photo exhibitions and buying photobooks.
Photographers such as Walker Evans, Dorothea Lange, Robert Frank, John Margolies, Arnold Newman, Anton Corbijn, Steve McCurry, Werner Bischof, Annie Leibovitz, Marc Riboud, etc., took my interest. Photobooks were bought and in subsequent years I started actively collecting 'art' photobooks.
I found myself less interested in portraits and landscapes and gradually my interest was steered to photojournalism and streetphotography. Or maybe the term 'humanist photographer' is best applied here.
In the last two years streetphotography began to take up a large portion of my travel photography. In 2016 I bought a Fujifilm X100T camera for dedicated 'streetphotography'. Soon replaced by a Panasonic Lumix G (DMC-GX80) and in 2020 I bought a secondhand Leica Q (and compare it with the Pana).
Perhaps the title of 'Humanist Photography' (wikipedia) is more appropriate to my work.
The images were/are shared on my travel pages, Blog and Flickr & Facebook accounts.
In Sep.2016 I started a B&W streetphotography page, followed in August 2020 by colour work on that subject.
Again followed by Photographers & musicians (street) in March 2021.
"There is nothing in the world that does not have a decisive moment" -Henri Cartier-Bresson
"Seeing is the paradise of the soul"
-Pietro Spanno, eye doctor, elected Pope in 1276
"The basic belief in art, is the basic belief in the goodness of mankind" -Vladimir Nabakov
"The photographer is an armed version of the solitary walker reconnoitering, stalking, cruising the urban inferno, the voyeuristic stroller who discovers the city as a landscape of voluptuous extremes. Adept of the joys of watching, connoisseur of empathy, the flâneur finds the world picturesque." -Susan Sontag, 1977
In Sep.2021 I bought a Leica M-P (Typ 240) to experience Leica rangefinder photography.
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STREET PHOTOGRAPHY (B&W) | STREETS IN COLOUR | EARLY YEARS | PHOTOGRAPHERS & MUSICIANS
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SEPTEMBER
LICHTENVOORDE DAHLIA PARADE
PANASONIC FZ1000 II | 11SEP2022
For more on this event see MyBlog 2022Q3
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AUGUST
MAASTRICHT
PANASONIC FZ1000 II | 23AUG2022
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JULY
Elst (GE)
Panasonic FZ1000 II | 31Jul2022
AMSTERDAM | #OnReading
PANASONIC FZ1000 II | 26JUL2022
HOORN
PANASONIC FZ1000II | 14JUL22
AMSTERDAM
Bookmarket on fridays on Het Spui. Made some good purchases
on 3 different stalls.
IPHONE 11 | 01JUL2022
You noticed the V-sign?
This is Oudemanhuispoort, located between Oudezijds Achterburgwal and Kloveniersburgwal, next to Faculteit der Geesteswetenschappen (University of Amsterdam). Very highly recommended, stalls open at noon.
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ELBURG
CANON EOS R6 +EF24-105L | 02JUN22
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GLASGOW MURALS
The artist 'Smug' has been at work here too, this time to create a series of murals at the home of Tennent’s lager.
PANASONIC FZ1000 II | GLASGOW, MAY 2022
See my [TRAVELOGUE]
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BLOEMENCORSO BOLLENSTREEK 2022
CANON EOS R6 (+EF 16-35/L) | LISSE, 23APR22
[More images on MyBlog_2022Q2]
CARS ON WATER
CANON S120 | AMSTERDAM, 13APR2022
KEUKENHOF
LEICA M10 (+SUMMICRON 35MM/F2) | LISSE, 12APR22
PANASONIC FZ1000 II |
LISSE, 12APR22
DOKKUM, FRIESLAND
LEICA M10 (+SUMMICRON 35MM/F2) | 07APR22
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IL CARNEVALE 2022, VENEZIA
CANON EOS R6 w/ CANON 24-105/f4 L II
CANON EOS R6 w/ CANON 24-105/f4 L II
CANON EOS R6 w/ CANON 24-105/f4 L II
FOR MORE SEE IL CARNEVALE FEB.2022
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SPRINGTIME
PANASONIC GX80 | HILVERSUM, 11MAR22
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#CITIESWITHUKRAINE
CANON EOS R6 | HAARLEMMERMEER, 12MAR22
SLAVA UKRAINI!
Demonstration at the Dam War Memorial (@Amsterdam) in support of Ukraine, in protest against Russian invasion
Protest against Putin's war | Slava Ukraini!
CANON EOS R6
| AMSTERDAM, 27FEB22
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LITTLE CHAIR
iPHONE 11 | 01FEB22
COVID PROTEST
iPHONE 11 | 29JAN22
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First visit abroad 2022, even if only just across the border
LEICA Q2 | LEUVEN (BE), 19JAN22
iPHONE 11 | LEUVEN (BE), 19JAN22
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CROSSING THE STREET
PANASONIC FZ1000 II |
HAARLEM, 09JAN2022 |
Lockdown during Covid pandemic
CANON S120 | 12JAN22
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Merry Christmas, face the pandemic with a smile!
First result with the new Panasonic FZ1000 II | 18Dec21 |
GENOA, ITALY
Sony RX10 IV | Oct.2021
Sony RX10 IV | Oct.2021
Leica M-P (Typ240) | Oct.2021 (#OnReading)
My Genoa travelogue
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"Street photography, also sometimes called candid photography, is photography conducted for art or enquiry that features unmediated chance encounters and random incidents within public places. Although there is a difference between street and candid photography, it is usually subtle with most street photography being candid in nature and some candid photography being classifiable as street photography.
Street photography does not necessitate the presence of a street or even the urban environment. Though people usually feature directly, street photography might be absent of people and can be of an object or environment where the image projects a decidedly human character in facsimile or aesthetic.
The photographer is an armed version of the solitary walker reconnoitering, stalking, cruising the urban inferno, the voyeuristic stroller who discovers the city as a landscape of voluptuous extremes. Adept of the joys of watching, connoisseur of empathy, the flâneur finds the world "picturesque. -Susan Sontag, 1977
The street photographer can be seen as an extension of the flâneur, an observer of the streets (who was often a writer or artist).
Framing and timing can be key aspects of the craft with the aim of some street photography being to create images at a decisive or poignant moment." ¬Source: Wikipedia.
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DORDRECHT (ZUID HOLLAND, NL)
Leica M-P Typ240 | Oct. 2021
Leica M-P Typ240 | Oct. 2021
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A summer's day in HEUSDEN (Noord Brabant,NL)
iPhone 11 | 28Jul21
"The best camera in the world is the one that's with you." |
Pirates on leave (in Covid days)
Cool 'guys'
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Canon EOS R | Naarden-Vesting, 24Jul21
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Inspired by William Eggleston
Samsung Galaxy S8 | 14Jul21
Matching colours
Nikon P950 | Helmond, NL
(07Jul21)
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Colourful
Sony RX10M4 | Nieuw-Vennep, june 2021
ANTIQUES MARKET
Crowned!
You wouldn't think SARS-CoV-19 measures were still in place..
SONY RX10M4 | HAARLEM june 2021
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SUMMER COUNTRY ESTATE VELSERBEEK (24MAR21)
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SUMMER COUNTRY ESTATE BEECKESTIJN
Keeping 1.5m distance, doing a dance (I think  )
Spring is in the air, nice to feel the increasing warmth of the sun
Quiet contemplation
These summer country estates are a good place to loose the crowds and go for a walk in these Covid-19 lockdown days.
Well preserved and an oasis of peace and quiet in the busy Randstad area.
At the lunchroom ('brasserie') we rounded the walk off with coffees and sweets. Nice! |
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SPRING IS IN THE AIR!
Sunny, but being Feb.21st quite chilly.
Nikon P950 Coolpix
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School project, biology - due to Corona lockdown there's online schooling, projects go on video.
Leica Q2 (Feb.2021)
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WINTER IN HOLLAND, FEB.2021
After the heavy snowfall we had a week of severe frost, creating 3 perfect days for iceskating. That ended 15Feb21.
A new generation was made enthusiastic for ice skating.
Nikon Coolpix P950
CUTTING THE WILLOWS
EOS 6D2, 24-105/F4 MK.2
ZAANSE SCHANS - 09FEB21
Albert Heijn museum, started in 1887.
DIRK (Dirk van de Broek, 1948) does not have a museum, afaik.
Sony RX10M4
More photos of my Zaanse Schans visit on Flickr.com
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CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS 2020 UNDER COVID-19 PANDEMIC LOCKDOWN
Christmas 2020 in pandemic lockdown
Social distancing 1.5m while in queue for 'Oliebollen & Appelflappen'.
The Lone Rider
Leica Q (30Dec)
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THE DAYS BEFORE CHRISTMAS, DURING CORONA LOCKDOWN (29NOV20)
'Probeer Drukte Te Vermijden' (EN: 'Try To Avoid Crowds')
Inspired by Edward Hopper's NIGHTHAWKS-
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Amsterdam, Oosterpark (-23Oct20)
Amsterdam:
conversation in Corona (Covid-19) times..
Amsterdam, Dappermarkt (23Oct20)
Amsterdam, Javaplein (all the above were taken with my Nikon P950, 23Oct20)
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Vijzelstraat, Amsterdam (07Aug20) - Leica Q (Typ116)
Bakery 'De Laatste Kruimel', Amsterdam (07Aug20) - Leica Q (Typ116)
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INDIA 2009
Scene beside the road, driving past while en route Jaipur to Agra
[My INDIA 2009 REPORT]
JAISALMER
EOS 40D | JANUARY 2008 |
Created: 08-Aug-2020
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