Ethics of street photography
Heres a short article by the BBC interviewing Eric Kim a very well known modern day street photographer.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/0/21532400
One question and answer i particularly found interesting in the article was the first one:
" What would you say you aim to capture in your street photography?
My aim is to uncover the joys and also the pains of human existence in society. Having studied sociology at UCLA as an undergraduate, I am interested in studying people and how society creates certain pressures and expectations of them.
As a photographer, I see myself as a sociologist, with a camera as my research tool to observe and record the people and world around me. "
Although this is obviously an article which is supposed to be regarding the Ethical concepts surrounding street photography in particular, i just think the last line of Eric Kims answer is something which is relatable to my own reasoning for why i like capturing documentary photography; "with a camera as my research tool to observe and record the people and world around me."
Heres a video i found on Youtube posted by Eric Kim. In this video he can see seen discussing the ethics of street photography.
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