The 5 Greatest Challenges of Street Photography

Street photography has become extremely popular, and this is good because it pushes us to create more meaningful work. But this is a difficult genre to work in (in terms of control and direction), and so you’ll likely find yourself grappling with some tricky challenges and struggles if you’re starting to walk down this road. I hope my list of challenges will encourage you to keep your passion for street photography alive — the list is not meant to scare people, but to make them conscious about the small prices you must pay for the fulfilling experiences that street photography provides when it is pursued with passion.

You’ll Feel The Need to Always Have a Camera With You

Street photography invites us to be prepared for any scene that comes our way. For some odd reason, DSLR cameras are considered to be the most professional piece of gear, and they are our first “best” option to start out in photography in a more serious way.

Before building our own aesthetic criteria — and way before even thinking about creating a solid style or personal voice — we experiment with common subjects (domestic items like doors and windows, lovely details that delight via macro-photography, flowers, etc.) This experimentation is a normal stage in the process of becoming a serious and committed photographer. This stage is useful…