Stefan Sahlander Photography Tampere, Finland

It was May 2004 when I first heard the term street photography , although for years I had enjoyed other photographers works that could fall into this genre. Street photography differs from other forms of photography in the way that it relies more on capturing special moments in people s daily lives, usually in urban surroundings, rather than planning a subject in advance. The idea is to capture a situation that will never happen exactly the same way again and perhaps wasn t noticed by anyone when it happened. Technique, light, and composition might help make a photo more gripping, but the most important thing is to freeze a moment that for some reason or another is stimulating to the viewer. This is a collection of street photos taken between 1988 and 2007. I hope that you will find these photos thought-provoking and that they will make you smile and reflect over the small wonders in your daily life that usually go unnoticed. Hopefully this will also encourage you to go out and photograph situations which could be seen as short stories which are continuously happening around you, wherever you are.

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Tommi Pirnes - Finnish Photographer

I m interested in the truth in photography, as in my mind the soul of photography lies in it s strong link to reality. And it is specifically this link that grants photography it s special place and power among other visual arts. This is also the reason why I m using a mechanical film camera and I do my own printing. Now in the days of Photoshop, people are sometimes having a hard time believing what they are seeing. About his influences he says: I have learned from the best. William Klein, Koudelka, Cartier-Bresson and Boubat to name a few, have tought me everything I know through their photographs - and it seems that I have photography in my blood. Both sides of my family have had amateur photographers. Some already at the turn of the 20th century. When he was asked to describe himself as a photographer, he replied: Well, I see myself as a nature photographer, only my subjects happen to be human beings...

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Yuri Arcurs Home of the world s top selling microstock photographer

Feb 3, 2012 ... After a long and difficult selection process we have a list of diverse candidates including more than 100 people from Dubai, the Philippines, ...

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