
82 Lessons From the Masters of Street Photography

There are two things that make a great photograph: content (what's in the frame) and form (how it is composed). You need a perfect marriage of these two elements to make a compelling image.
Eric Kim • 82 Lessons From the Masters of Street Photography
tried to capture with my camera, for others to see.” - Helen Levitt
Eric Kim • 82 Lessons From the Masters of Street Photography
put together unrelated things into a frame, which create a sense of juxtaposition, contrast, and context.
Eric Kim • 82 Lessons From the Masters of Street Photography
It’s quite possible that my work represents a search for beauty in the most prosaic and ordinary places.
Eric Kim • 82 Lessons From the Masters of Street Photography
Great art challenges the thinking, pre-conceived notions, beliefs, and concepts of the viewer. Great art challenges viewers to think and feel in a different way.
Eric Kim • 82 Lessons From the Masters of Street Photography
The more you drown out the voices of others, the more you can hear your own voice.
Eric Kim • 82 Lessons From the Masters of Street Photography
There is no “objectivity” in photography. As a photographer, you are a filter of reality. You decide what to include in the frame, and what not to include in the frame.
Eric Kim • 82 Lessons From the Masters of Street Photography
“lie with reality,”
Eric Kim • 82 Lessons From the Masters of Street Photography
“If you shoot film, you’re a photographer. If you shoot digital, you’re an editor.” - Charlie Kirk