Chicago Street Portrait Photography This gentleman was always open to having his photo taken. I wonder where he is today. A photograph gives a fleeting moment an extended life.
Author: C. Jines
Internationally published social documentary photographer and author.
Beyond Transient Trends: Working on a Long-Term Street Photography Project
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Street photography should be about capturing the human experience in an urban setting. Today, it seems things have somehow been reversed; the urban environment is now the subject of the photo, with the human serving as little more than a…
Chicago Street Photography – Sabo – Almighty Ambrose, 63 St
When you spend years shooting street photography in the same area, you get to know people on a personal level. That’s why I prefer long-form street photography projects over a drive-by snapshot approach. Sabo was a guy I got to…
Chicago Street Photography: Alley Boys – Down On The Corner
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