Sense my space

I looked at some other artists mostly photographers who take photographs of people who unaware that they been photographed. One of them is Walker Evans Subway passengers. He takes photographs with small hidden cameras on New York City underground trains (1930s), which allows him to record natural, un-posed faces of people. I think his work is very interesting as he captures peoples personalities, their moods and expressions - bored, curious dreamy, which would be not so easy to do if person would know they been photographed. "The guard is down and the mask is off," he remarked. "Even more than in lone bedrooms (where there are mirrors), people's faces are in naked repose down in the subway." The Subway series as he said is his idea of what portrait has to be: anonymous and documentary and a straightforward picture of mankind.



 
Philip-Locra di Corcia Heads
Photographs were taken on the streets of New York in 2000, also without their subjects knowledge or permission with hidden cameras and automatic flashes that were triggered as people walked past.
 The series was created in Times Square. The lighting he used is very effective and gives cinematic feel. The portraits feel like they been staged. Lighting isolates the subject, leaving the rest of image dark. People who feature in these photos are everyday people going about their daily lives. I really like this way of photography as I think these photos are very honest and reflects city life...blank expressions on peoples faces, contrast to small towns where you can see emotions, relationships, connections....

Philip-Locra di Corcia talks about Heads .

 

Vito Acconci Following Piece

Every day for one month in 1969 he followed a randomly selected stranger on the streets of New York, recording his experiences with photographs and a written account. He produces two photographs from the upper (hands over head) and lower (touching toes).


I also looked at work of Henry Cartier Bresson, Garry Winogrand, Stenley Kubrick.

Street photography
Street photography captures people and places within the public domain, street photography is un-posed, un-staged which captures, explores or questions contemporary society and the relationships between individuals and their surroundings. Images should be spontaneous with a minimal interaction between subjects and photographer.