WHAT IS STREET PHOTOGRAPHY:   Street photography is a genre of photography that captures images of day-to-day observations. The street photographer is prompted to convey hints, feelings, ideas, stories, miracles, or questions that prompt the viewer.

Two books prompted my relationship with street photography, this month:

First, Bill Bryson’s “THE BODY” – A guide for occupants. The miracle of birth of the body is such a wonderful thing.  To think that the DNA of two comes together to create a tiny image of those two is, to me, the greatest of miracles. 

Second, Ed Yong’s  “AN IMMENSE WORLD” – How we Sense the world.”    I think sight (seeing), is our (my) strongest sense. My eyes describe to my brain the environment I am in.  Then, not only does my brain record the image but it immediately prompts feelings, ideas, stories, and  questions.

This is from a very good friend – a new great granddaughter that came 1 month early. All home and doing well now – judge the size of the new born by looking at the mother’s hand – then I look at the face and  see the 80 year old great grandmother’s features in that face – A MIRICALE! Street photography at it’s best!

As soon as I snapped this photograph in Winter Park last week, my brain saw a story idea. I hope I prompted your (the viewer’s) brain to see the same story idea I saw when I saw this man stretching before his morning walk. It was an observation of the day that made me laugh.  Hope you enjoy it.

As you swing through life, have a great 2023.