Street Photography

Beberapa bulan terakhir ini, gue menemukan kesempatan atau lebih tepatnya merealisir keinginan lama utk mempelajari photography. Dari beberapa buku yang telah gue baca, ternyata banyak kategori dalam bidang ini mulai dari landscape, photo jurnalism, portraits, travel dll sampai gue nemu dengan istilah "street photography".

Menurut wikipedia, street photography didefinisikan sebagai berikut :

Street photography is a type of documentary photography — without explicit social agenda — that usually features people in candid situations in public places such as streets, parks, beaches, malls, political conventions, and other settings.

sedang menurut Nitsa mendefinisikannya sebagai berikut :

Simply put street photography includes any photograph made anywhere in public places. Some people narrow it down to urban settings and some people think there must be people present in these kinds of photos. But the bottom line is that each street photographer will find their own meaning and approach therefore whatever definition they might arrive at will work just as well".

Dan dari beberapa situs yang gue kunjungi kebanyakan direpresentasikan dalam format black and white, meskipun rumusan ini tidak mutlak. Menarik juga kategori ini .... kayaknya akan gue explore lebih jauh ... mahluk yang satu ini ......