Street Photo Camera Gear with Matt Jerrams

04/18/20 • 52 min

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Matt Jerrams sheltering in place.

I hope you’re are enjoying yourself sheltering in place. Of course not. It has been an interesting time, hasn’t it.

Because we’ve been stuck inside Matt Jerrams and I got together the other day to record an episode indulging our favorite guilty pleasure which is street photography gear. If you are a regular reader of Street Photography Magazine or listener to this podcast you probably know that we don’t talk much about gear.

But that doesn’t mean we don’t like like it. In fact, I’ve found most of us have a bad case of GAS (gear acquisition syndrome). That’s why Matt and I got together to discuss some of our favorites. I know it may seem a little Fuji-centric at the beginning. That’s because we both shoot with it regularly. But Matt is such a gear head, he’s got plenty for everyone.

Have a listen.

(Sorry for all the Fuji links. I had them in my bookmarks so I thought I’d share them)

Matt Jerrams sheltering in place.

I hope you’re are enjoying yourself sheltering in place. Of course not. It has been an interesting time, hasn’t it.

Have a listen.

(Sorry for all the Fuji links. I had them in my bookmarks so I thought I’d share them)

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Organizing a Street Photography Collective with Shlomi Amiga

I’m back from my trip to New Zealand and getting back into the swing of things. Sorry for being offline for so long. When we left the US things were relatively normal, and in New Zealand it seemed to be business as usual. Although we watched the stock market melt down on television, out on the streets of New Zealand life was normal. And on our ship (that’s right we were on a cruise) we were fat, happy and almost oblivious to the rest of the world.

Then all hell broke loose. Our cruise was suddenly cancelled and for a few days we didn’t know how we were going to get home. When we did finally get back (I’ll spare you the details) we landed in a world different from the one we left. Im still trying to get my head around it.

I’m sure you’ve had enough Coronavirus talk to fill the rest of the year, so let’s put that aside and talk street photography.

Today our guest is Shlomi Amiga. He’s a commercial photographer from Toronto Canada and very active street photographer who has just formed a new collective for Canadian street photographers. Shlomi was also the featured photographer of the month in our September 2019 issue, so be sure to check out him and his work after you finish listening to this.

If you’ve ever thought of forming a collective with like-minded photographers this is a good time to do it. If you’re like everyone else you’re stuck at home for the foreseeable future. Shlomi put his group together pretty quickly by starting an Instagram account. So have a listen to my conversation with Shlomi Amiga where he tells us how he made it happen.

Shlomi has very graciously offered to perform a few portfolio evaluations for free. If you’re interested you can contact him directly by email at [email protected] or DM him on Instagram at @callmeshlomi.

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Jens Krauer – Street Photography Insights

Like you I’m learning how to become better at the this elusive art form we call street photography. No matter how much I know or have learned there’s always more. It’s like crossing the ocean. Once you reach the horizon, what do you see? Another horizon.

So each time I interview a street photographer for the magazine, our podcast or just a regular conversation I alway try to come away with at least one lesson or insight that I can apply to my own work. I ask about things that I struggle with hoping that they are issues that may affect you to. After all we’re all on different paths up the same mountain.

Recently I had a conversation with Swiss street and documentary photographer Jens Krauer. I’ve been a fan of his work for quite some time and thanks to an introduction from writer and photographer Gina Williams I had an opportunity to meet him.

Several years ago Jens left a secure career in the corporate world to pursue his passion for street and documentary photography. To finance his personal projects he takes on paid commercial photography video production gigs.

On the street Jens is a keen observer of not only light, but the key elements in an often chaotic scene. Then zeros in to work the scene when possible.

And is extremely mindful of the photos he chooses for public display by being a ruthless curator of his own work. Rather than publishing hundreds of his images on his website and Instagram he shows only a handful of his best work. Jens says he prefers to be known for five great images rather than being famous on Instagram.

I found him to be very insightful, thoughtful and willing to share his experience. I’m sure you will too.