— The GritStreet Tradition — Here’s an informative little video on the style of documentary street photography that I employ; a handheld, low light, no flash, no crop “straight” form of street photography which includes involvement and interaction with the…
Month: June 2014
Featured Photographer: Mary Ellen Mark
Documentary Photographer Mary Ellen Mark In this video internationally renowned photographer, Mary Ellen Mark discusses her work and career. Mark is an American photographer known for her photojournalism, portraiture, and advertising photography. Mark’s photo essays and portraits have appeared in…
Not All Heroin is Created Equal – Close Call Heroin Overdose
Not all heroin is created equal. The larger bag on the left is almost pure white, while the smaller bag on the right is a sort of buckskin brown. The bag with the brown heroin, is the purer bag of…
Street Photography, Politics, and Social Change During the 1960s
GritStreet photography has a long tradition that stretches all the way back to Jacob Riis, who worked during the 1890s, and comes to full form during the 1960s. Today, street photography has tended to steer away from its more political…
My Gear Bag: Eads Bridge Photo Shoot, St. Louis
I’m very much looking forward to my photo journey down to St. Louis this Friday! My main subject on this trip will be the Eads Bridge. During my last visit to St. Louis a few weeks back, I took several digital captures…
Reducing Drug-Related Harms
As a result of working this heroin project, I’ve become very involved with harm reduction. I do my best to keep clean syringes, as well as basic medical supplies while out in the streets photographing. While we all hope that…