10 Street Photographers EVERY Photographer MUST Know

Street photography combines the improvisational act of capturing life as hit happens combined with the nostalgia and visual aesthetic that's like no other style of photography. I haven't done one of these kinds of videos in a while so I thought it would be fun to do an overview of who I feel the essentials are for me.

Henri Cartier-Bresson, W. Eugene Smith, Robert Frank and Saul Leiter are all probably names you know. But how about Charles Nègre, Kamoinge, Ted Cronner, Louis Farurer?

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Ted Forbes
The Art of Photography
2830 S. Hulen, Studio 133
Fort Worth, TX 76109
US of A

[szz]

I'm glad it's not another gear review of stuff I can't afford. More of this type of content please.

[JayMacroPhotos]

I like these types of videos when you talk about artists. I know it probably doesn’t get as many views as gear reviews but you do such a good job at sharing knowledge. Thanks!

[johnshiever]

More like this! Inspires me to just get out there instead of having GAS over the newest piece of technology. The new tech will not necessarily improve my images.

[ndFoto]

Welcome back.... Glad to see photographers and photographs being discussed again.. 👏

[Hans_Landa_S.S]

I didn't know about Charles Négre. MY GOD, i love that work. And to think he did it as a way to gather material for his paintings.

[sbai]

Thanks Ted, not just for this video but also for introducing me to even more influential photographers. This is the kind of video that got me interested in your channel six years ago.
Cheers from Australia
Steve

[thenickbw]

Hey Ted, fellow fort worth'er here hoping your having a good rainy evening. Your channel has been the introduction to many photographic styles and photographers that have since become huge inspirations for me over the years. I haven't seen Ted Cronners work before and WOW! Thank you for all the great content and discussions here.

[thomasnuckols]

Mr Forbes, I love these videos. Going 'old school' AOP is definitely appreciated!

[MichaelSmith-zwfu]

was really hoping to see some Fan Ho, but I love the mention of Gordon Parks

[dhaug]

That's a great, and inspiring list of street photographers. We can learn so much from them... If there was an eleventh pick, I'd certainly include Vivian Maier.

[jamesurzykowski]

I love when you do photo history videos! Like you say there are so many good street photographers out there. All the more reason to do a continuation of this video.

[daretoseeit]

Moriyama & Vivian Mayer remain my favorites, though I love all those you mentioned.... Thanks a lot this beautiful list.
Greetings from Morocco 🇲🇦

I really like this video because many of the images you show bust the myth that street photography is just randomly snapping and hoping something turns out. Most of these images were either carefully composed and waiting for someone to enter or the person is well aware they are being photographed, if not always posed in the image.

[xavierhudon-macdonald]

Street photography is definitely the essence of photography itself, as it embodies the one crucial element of photography, observation.

The controversy around Martin Parr’s colour work and his admission to Magnum could have been an interesting subject to discuss in this video-essay as his work has inspired the fashion photography scene a lot in the past decade.

Street photography and observation is great practice for pretty much all genres of photography and other art forms. William Klein, who also lived in NYC as a pioneering street photographer, became a well known Vogue photographer. Vogue and Klein collaborated for over a decade in the mid-twentieth century.

[panagiotistsiverdis]

I really love your channel! It talks about artist and about the love of photography! You are focusing on what 's important! It's so refreshing to hear about artists in a medium such as youtube where the algorithm pushes everyone to create content about gear - gear - gear.

[llchan]

I don't have 10, but I really admire Henry Cartier-Bresson, Fan Ho, & Helen Levitt. Especially Fan Ho because I grew up in Hong Kong. I like some of Robert Frank's work considering his place in photographic history. Not sure if you count Walker Evans as a street photographer but I like Evans too. By the way, some photos that you showed in La Strada were amazing. I wish I could get a hold of a copy.

[root]

Can I just say thanks for all the time you've put into teaching us about the history of photography and technique in general. Not enough channels do this. Thank you sir, bless your heart. 🙏

[tilerman]

The Gary Winogrand image at 13.51 is amazing, one of my all time favourite pictures. Beautiful.

[MiladJP]

I highly approve this list and would like to include 20 ppl more :D Ah the good old days with some education and history lessons from Ted :)

[skwaab]

Cartier-Bresson was the first photographer I saw works of that made me feel that photography is a form of artwork, absolutely stunning.