Oh very interesting.. i shall read it in length but for me who wants to venture in that genre i know very little of the ethics. thanks for sharing this!
".....And in Toronto I took a photograph of an old Asian man on a bike, who instinctively karate chopped me in the back of the neck. Fortunately he was a senior citizen and I reckon he probably hurt his hand more than the back of my neck....."
@northy That's probably what will happen to me when I start my street shots. :)
Eric Kim was one of my earliest influences that got me into street photography. I stopped following him when he was taking groups out on the street using flash to shoot people up close. Personally I think that's a step too far, alone or in groups. But, to each their own :) I have huge regard for a SP'er called Thomas Leuthard, who has 2 or 3 free ebooks available, as well as videos. Thanks for sharing this Paul :)
@russianblue never happened to me... not once... altho' the first thing i thought of when i read that bit is this gentleman... his disposition is not always the most sociable :) http://365project.org/northy/365/2012-06-05
@steampowered Interesting read. I like the notion of photographer as sociologist doing an experiment, as well as his injunction to take an ordinary person and make an extraordinary photo. As a viewer, those are my favorite photos. There is a dark side to street photography and that's when it's used for nefarious reasons. We've had instances where a "street" photographer was taking shots up women's dresses, taking shots of what their shiny shoes reflected, taking shots of kids at public games. So there is a reason some people might be wary of having their photo taken by a stranger. I was at a children's baseball game last year, we could see the glint from a camera (photos not allowed at sanctioned games) investigation revealed a known child molester taking pics of the kids from his car. I'm just pointing this out because if someone takes umbrage at you for taking their photo just remember, they do not know who you are or what your motives are. Sorry for the ramble, I am retired therapist whose specialty was treating survivors of sexual abuse and you'd be surprised how often photography is grossly misused.
Interesting article. Thanks for posting. I've only ever been grumped at once or twice and then quickly discussed what I was doing, and the situation resolved themselves. It's a form of photography I really enjoy but am a little timid with it..and it raises my heart rate something terrible :)
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@northy That's probably what will happen to me when I start my street shots. :)
http://365project.org/northy/365/2012-06-05
Because that's just the kind of person I am :-)