Street Photography In MY City Is Not Possible

You’re right, but I think that you can switch your boring situation in an opportunity: why don’t realize a project taking pictures of people inside the car, waiting for the green light? I guess you can find a lot of interesting people and situations… Just an idea 🙂

You can go out at night and do long exposures

juor i understand your scenario but i think that wherever there are streets there can be SP. IMO pictures don’t have to feature people.

juor, i get what you’re saying. the way i would go about it is to maybe take a minimalist approach. remember street photography is about capturing people interacting with their environment. granted it won’t be a “busy” image like something taken in LA but you can play with contrast or some other element for example. I’d work on something with morning/afternoon rushes. how people are interacting with their daily routine. maybe try that. Best! 

Are there strip malls or shopping centers? Places where people congregate. I often feel places with no one in the streets are designed to be impersonal. And when folks do leave their homes and cars they rush in and out to take care of their errands. Perhaps you can catch them in this rush and make an impersonal space personal?

this just gives you drive to save some cash and go on vacation C:

Googling the core of your town shows sidewalks, etc…with people.  Look deeper

Hi, 

Alessio is right on the button. Street photography is not just about images of people on streets. It can be almost any image that documents the urban condition. You need to move your thinking away from the traditional ideas of what street photography represents and see people in cars as an opportunity to try something completely different.  You could be on a winner there. Opportunities abound and you have one in the palm of your hand that is called for want of a better word, a camera.

street photography is not just about human, you can create great images from the street of cars, shades, trees and others forms of the city.

I often like to think of my street photography as more of observational photography. Even in the most boring and challenging places, sometimes there are some interesting things happening that might be missed, and I don’t photograph people much honestly. I find it somewhat intrusive sometimes and it makes me feel awkward, a shopping plaza might be an ideal spot to try to get some shots if people are what you’re seeking. Good Luck!  

Hi juor

I’ve never really like the label “street photography”; it’s a lazy term that means little. I label myself as an urban and documentary photographer. It gives me a lot of latitude. 

I’m working on two long term projects called “Roadside Attractions” and another one called “Stripmall” 

With a car oriented environment, the documentary/urban aspect is limitless!

Look at Daido, Meyerowitz, Eggleston, Robert Adams and Jesper Fabricus (currently digging this photographer from Denmark) for inspiration. Streets, but not necessarily people

Good Luck!