10 steps for STREET photography
Craig Reilly is a London-based street photographer and workshop leader. He started shooting on the streets in 2015 and has honed his skills by covering many hundreds of kilometres across London and other European cities.
Craig co-founded the Street Photography International Collective (SPi) and curates its Instagram account (streetphotographyinternational), which has 1 million followers and over 6 million images in its pool of work. craigreillyphotography.com
Street photography right now seems to be the in-vogue genre for newcomers and experienced photographers around the world. People of all ages are posting their work on social media, entering competitions, attending workshops, festivals and exhibitions, and the sheer volume of photos I see just in Street Photography International’s #SPiCollective pool of images (4.5 million) reiterates its enormous popularity.
Some of the reasons for this are because of its accessibility (you don’t need an invite or backstage pass to attend), the lack of equipment required (any one camera is enough), lack of expense (walk to your nearest town), and it’s a great way to keep your eye in if you work in other genres.
Even though it’s called street photography, it doesn’t have to be taken on a street – it can be a photo of anything happening in a public place. There are also so many definitions of street photography; each one unique to the photographer shooting. I see it as trying to capture or create art from an
