Photo of the day: IMG_9809

Category: Street. Photograph: “IMG_9809 ” by Johnny [Shakedown] (username “Johnny [Shakedown]” on Flickr). Originally shared on the Photofocus Flickr community right here. Why I picked this image: Besides the symmetry that was used for the composition of this image, there is also a strong documentary story captured in this one image. On the one side we […]

Photo of the day: black diamond

Category: Street. Photograph: “black diamond” by Torsten Koester (username “Torsten Köster” on Flickr). Originally shared on the Photofocus Flickr community right here. Why I picked this image: There are few reasons that made me pick this image. First of all I like the symmetry with the diagonal lines crossing over the circle (kudos to the architect). […]

Photo of the day: In goat we trust…

Category: Street. Photograph: “In goat we trust…” by Sohail Karmani (username “Sohail Karmani” on Flickr). Originally shared on the Photofocus Flickr community right here. Why I picked this image: How could I have not picked this image? This image was captured by Sohail in Pakistan and shows a scene that he encountered on the street. Two […]

Photo of the day: Symmetry

Category: Street. Photograph: “Symmetry” by Alessio Orrù (username “Alessio Orrù” on Flickr). Originally shared on the Photofocus Flickr community right here. Why I picked this image: This image caught my attention because it combines nice symmetry with a human element. Judging by the shadows this image was captured on a sunny day. But due to underexposure […]

Photo of the day: The Ever Patient Friend

Category: Street. Photograph: “The Ever Patient Friend” by Jim (username “Jim” on Flickr). Originally shared on the Photofocus Flickr community right here. Why I picked this image: Street photos always need to have a human in it, right? No! Personally I’m having a fairly loose interpretation on the “rules” of street photography. And animals can be […]

Photo of the Day: P1040052

Category: Street. Photograph: “P1040052” by Wang Jeff (username “Wang Jeff” on Flickr). Originally shared on the Photofocus Flickr community right here. Why I picked this image: Modern architecture and symmetrical structures are always a good spot to look for when you want to shoot street photography. Add the human element and the architecture image is filled […]

Photo of the day: sgt pepper

Category: Street. Photograph: “sgt pepper” by dizbin (username “dizbin” on Flickr). Originally shared on the Photofocus Flickr community right here. Why I picked this image: This image is a good example of how you can plan and set up for a street photo if you found an interesting location. Here we have nice brick wall in […]

Photo of the day: The Primaries

Category: Street. Photograph: “The Primaries” by Michael Perry (username “Michael Perry” on Flickr). Originally shared on the Photofocus Flickr community right here. Why I picked this image: It is cold and winter in many parts of the world right now. And many people think that they should pause with their street photography until the spring brings […]