Pushchair on the Beach by Deborah Parkin

pushchair on the beach, originally uploaded by Deborah Parkin.

NYC bridges 6x6 (revised) by Area Bridges

NYC bridges 6x6 (revised), originally uploaded by Area Bridges.

Unlimited Grain: Urban

I've been lucky enough to have two of my Barbican photos included in a new book celebrating urban photography on film. It's been put together by Frans Peter Verheyen, and is available to buy now from Blurb.

Them and Me by Dietmar Halbauer

Them and Me, originally uploaded by Dietmar Halbauer.

back... by an unwritten life

back..., originally uploaded by an unwritten life.

== by the_lawson42

==, originally uploaded by the_lawson42.

K is for Kelson

Having spent my childhood years repeatedly listening to Paul Simon's 'Graceland' on car journeys, I'm a firm believer that you can't go far wrong with some African flavoured pop music when the sun's out...

Untitled by Bart_?-°

Untitled, originally uploaded by Bart_?-°.

Vera by Cornaile

vera, originally uploaded by cornaile.

your part of town against mine by er_code_blue

your part of town against mine, originally uploaded by er_code_blue.

Street Photography

I went to the Format Festival up in Derby last month and saw more great street photography in one day than I'd seen in all my previous years. The more I saw, the more I realised that I know bugger all about it. I think it intrigues me because it's hard to do well (as I know from some terrible attempts), it's not a simple question of learning techniques or technical ability. Cheesy as it sounds, it seems to be more about an attitude or an approach. I think it's also fairly demanding on the viewer to some extent, you need to put in some effort to understand what makes the shots so rewarding and what makes them work. Often, seemingly random photos reveal solid underlying composition and beautiful moments of chance.

In an idle moment I recently came across a well-known group on Flickr called Hardcore Street Photography which has some superb examples of contemporary street photography. It also has a thriving community, with very active and unsparing criticism which is generally quite hard to find on Flickr. Helpfully, they list a whole host of photography resources, which I'm now going to shamelessly repost. I'm still working my way through them myself, but there's masses of inspiring and informative work.

LVP Magazine

2point8

sevensevennine

Garry Winogrand

Street Reverb Magazine

Rings, Santa Monica by Timothy Berg

Rings, Santa Monica, originally uploaded by timothy berg.

Skull Man by ●●●sdzn

skull man , originally uploaded by ●●●sdzn.

ro052010-001-copy3 by Lorenza_F

ro052010-001-copy3, originally uploaded by Lorenza_F.