STREET PHOTOGRAPHY
by
RUUD LEEUW
My focus in photography, and in general interests, shifts and wanders.. A few years ago, around 2012 I became more interested in photography's 'greats' and found myself more frequently visiting photo exhibitions and buying photobooks.
Photographers such as Walker Evans, Dorothea Lange, Robert Frank, John Margolies, Arnold Newman, Anton Corbijn, Steve McCurry, Werner Bischof, Annie Leibovitz, Marc Riboud, etc., took my interest. Photobooks were bought and in subsequent years I started actively collecting 'art' photobooks.
I found myself less interested in portraits and landscapes and gradually my interest was steered to photojournalism and streetphotography. Or maybe the term 'humanist photographer' is best applied here.
In the last two years streetphotography began to take up a large portion of my travel photography. In 2016 I bought a Fujifilm X100T camera for dedicated 'streetphotography'. Soon replaced by a Panasonic Lumix G (DMC-GX80) and in 2020 I bought a secondhand Leica Q (and compare it with the Pana).
Perhaps the title of 'Humanist Photography' (wikipedia) is more appropriate to my work.
The images were/are shared on my travel pages, Blog and Flickr & Facebook accounts.
In Sep.2016 I started a B&W streetphotography page, followed in August 2020 by colour work on that subject.
Again followed by Photographers & musicians (street) in March 2021.
"There is nothing in the world that does not have a decisive moment" -Henri Cartier-Bresson
"Seeing is the paradise of the soul"
-Pietro Spanno, eye doctor, elected Pope in 1276
"The basic belief in art, is the basic belief in the goodness of mankind" -Vladimir Nabokov
"The photographer is an armed version of the solitary walker reconnoitering, stalking, cruising the urban inferno, the voyeuristic stroller who discovers the city as a landscape of voluptuous extremes. Adept of the joys of watching, connoisseur of empathy, the flâneur finds the world picturesque." -Susan Sontag, 1977
In Sep.2021 I bought a Leica M-P (Typ 240) to experience Leica rangefinder photography. By 2023 my Leica equipment had grown to a Leica Q2 Reporter and a Leica M10-P (w/ 1958 Summicron 50 & 1968 35). But I kept using my Canon R6 and Panasonic FZ1000.II too.
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FOR MY SUBJECTS IN STREETPHOTOGRAPHY USE THE INDEX PAGE OR BELOW LINKS
STREET PHOTOGRAPHY (B&W) | STREETS IN COLOUR PAGE ONE + TWO | |
EARLY YEARS |
| PHOTOGRAPHERS & MUSICIANS |
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MARCH 2024
HALVASTEN CARNIVAL PARADE @ANGERLO | DUTCH CULTURE TRADITION
Tired of the war(s): Ukraine & Gaza
Huge amount of floats and people in carnival costumes; a joyful event!
Partially obscured by smoke effects..
SONY A7 IV +FE 4/24-105 G OSS | ANGERLO 03MAR24
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FEBRUARY 2024
BOOKSTORES & GRAFFITI
I love good graffiti and large bookstores (Broekhuis also has a large secondhand section)
These are in the
Stadsgravenstraat, Enschede
LEICA Q2 w/ SUMMICRON 28/1.7 | 17FEB2024
CARNIVAL KICK OFF PARADE @VELP
A wave and eye contact
What a nice wave!
Distribution of sweets for the kids
Expecting handouts, sweets coming their way
That look, priceless!
Not too enthusiastic (loud fanfare nearby)
CANON R6 w/ 24-105/F4 l | VELP, 11FEB24
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DECEMBER
WALKABOUT @ZUTPHEN & RISING TIDE OF RIVER IJSSEL
Bookshop 'Boek en Buro' @Zutphen
Marching along the flooded banks
PANASONIC FZ2000.II | ZUTPHEN 28DEC23
CHRISTMAS FAIR & MARKET
Oliebollen!
The fair featured old Dutch traditions such as 'zaklopen'
LEICA Q2 | DIEREN, 16DEC23
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NOVEMBER
SINTERKLAAS INTOCHT, 18NOV2023
Behind the marching band we made our way to the small port, to welcome the arrival of Sinterklaas.
Children watch in anticipation from this day they can expect (small) presents culminating in Boxing Day 05Dec23
The smudges are not because it's washed away by the rain, but rather the political correctness these days..
Sinterklaas and his First Helper greet the children and their parents after being welcomed by the mayor (background).
Details on this Dutch tradition ('stolen' by the Yanks for their more commercial Santa Claus) on MyBlog_2023Q4)
CANON R6 w/RF24-105L | RHEDEN
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ITALY (SEP.)
STUNNING COLOURS @VIESTE, GARGANO NP
Leica M10-P
w/ Summicron 35mm/f2 | 07Sep2023
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AUGUST
AVIODROME FLY-IN 'FIGHTERS & FRIENDS' @LELYSTAD AIRPORT
"A good picture arises of its own accord" -Sabine Weiss
PANASONIC FZ1000 III | 20AUG23
FOTOGRAFICA MARKET (OPEN AIR TRADE FAIR) @DOESBURG
An excellent opportunity for street photography I found, whilst embracing brands from the past
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Perhaps a poor imitation of Joel Meyerowitz [Wikipedia] but I enjoyed the result!
LEICA Q2 REPORTER +SUMMILUX 28/1.7 ASPH | DOESBURG 20AUG2023
HOT AIR BALLOONS FESTIVAL @GRAVE | 11AUG2023
Photographed with permission of a parent, on purpose at an angle due to sensitivity of children's online portraits.
PANASONIC FZ1000 II
DEVENTER BOOKMARKET
See also MyBlog 2023Q3
LEICA M10-P +SUMMICRON 35/2 (ASPH) | 06AUG2023
NIJMEGEN
Foto Verweij is one of my favourite camera haunts; bought a 2ndhand (1968) Summicron 35/2 for my M10-P today
and am well pleased with it. Also have a (1958) Summicron 50/2 for my M10-P, both silver. Am a happy dude!
The other dog answered to high fives in order to get some dog candy!
While eating my ice cream this pas my view.
LEICA M10-P +SUMMICRON 35/2 | 05AUG2023
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JULY
BEEKBERGEN PAARDENSPEKTAKEL (HORSE SPORTS & EQUESTRIAN COMPETITION)
SHELTER FROM THE RAIN
PINK & GREENS
SEE ALSO MyBLOG_2023JUL20
FRIES
CANON EOS R6 +24-105/L | 29JUL2023
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APRIL
FREE MARKET @KING'S DAY (KONINGSMARKT)
People can rent a stall or spread a canvas on the ground and sell their 'vintage' superfluous stuff.
Orange, the colour of the House of Orange, royalty of The Netherlands. A band is playing, people celebrate.
Browsing secondhand books. Most of these stalls are not by book lovers, how they treat their books, random & chaotic!
Restaurant & foodtrucks do brisk business.
VELP, GELDERLAND | LEICA M10-P +SUMMICRON 50/2 (II), 27APR2023
FOR MORE HISTORY DETAILS SEE MYBLOG-2023Q2
LIBERATION RIDE PASSING THROUGH TOWN
Liberation drive coming to town! | CANON EOS R6 +RF 24-105/L
Here they are, from the Keep Them Rolling (KTR) society.
For more images and details
see MyBlog-2023Q2 | RHEDEN 15APR23
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MARCH
HALFVASTEN ANGERLO 2023 | CARNIVAL PARADE (POST CORONA)
Many current affairs themes: 'starters' cannot afford the expensive houses, CO2 ruling blocks building of new
houses, controversies: IATA/UEFA corruption & Human Rights (World Cup in Qatar), Farmers against CO2 ruling,
Extinction Rebellion and other protests against Global Warming and climate effects, et cetera.
ANGERLO | CANON EOS R6, 12MAR2023
See also MyBLOG 2023Q1
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FEBRUARY
GERMANY
SPEYER (SEA LIFE AQUARIUM) | PANASONIC FZ 1000 II, 23FEB23
HEIDELBERG CASTLE | iPHONE 11, 24FEB23
THREE DAY TRIP INTO GERMANY
CARNAVAL
Carnaval 2023 kick off
CANON EOS R6 | RHEDEN, 19FEB2023
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DECEMBER
DICKENS EVENT
'Maidens for sale'
Street urchins
Mr Pickwick, I presume..?
"Look sad", a stern voice behind him commanded!
Note that baby peeking into the world from his warm blanket. It was -2 Celsius..
CANON EOS R6 + 24-105/L | DEVENTER 11DEC2022
Inside the bookstore 'Reba Boek en Muziek' on Walstraat, the well-dressed owner is having his photo taken.
Great selection of books on offer here. I bought one photobook which I was well pleased with.
Reba Boek en Muziek - Walstraat 30, 7411 GM Deventer
T: 06-82431948 | E: info@rebaboekenmuziek.nl
'Reba Boek en Muziek' is a general antiquarian bookshop with a wide range of both antiquarian and second-hand books on many subjects; this bookshop is specialized in (leaf) music, children's books, art, design, photography, architecture, antiques, graphics / illustrated and collectible books.
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KASTEEL ROSENDAEL 'WINTERFAIR'
PANASONIC GX-80 LUMIX | 03DEC2022
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OCTOBRE
ROME 10-2022
More of this on my Travelogue ROME 2022
KASTEEL ROSENDAEL (GROUNDS)
PANASONIC FZ1000 II | 18OCT22
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SEPTEMBER
POSBANK (GELDERLAND)
#OnReading
CANON EOS R6 + RF 24-105 L |
29SEP22
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LICHTENVOORDE DAHLIA PARADE
PANASONIC FZ1000 II | 11SEP2022
For more on this event see MyBlog 2022Q3
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AUGUST
MAASTRICHT
PANASONIC FZ1000 II | 23AUG2022
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JULY
Elst (GE)
Panasonic FZ1000 II | 31Jul2022
AMSTERDAM | #OnReading
PANASONIC FZ1000 II | 26JUL2022
HOORN
PANASONIC FZ1000II | 14JUL22
AMSTERDAM
Bookmarket on fridays on Het Spui. Made some good purchases
on 3 different stalls.
IPHONE 11 | 01JUL2022
You noticed the V-sign?
This is Oudemanhuispoort, located between Oudezijds Achterburgwal and Kloveniersburgwal, next to Faculteit der Geesteswetenschappen (University of Amsterdam). Very highly recommended, stalls open at noon.
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ELBURG
CANON EOS R6 +EF24-105L | 02JUN22
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GLASGOW MURALS
The artist 'Smug' has been at work here too, this time to create a series of murals at the home of Tennent’s lager.
PANASONIC FZ1000 II | GLASGOW, MAY 2022
See my [TRAVELOGUE]
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BLOEMENCORSO BOLLENSTREEK 2022
CANON EOS R6 (+EF 16-35/L) | LISSE, 23APR22
[More images on MyBlog_2022Q2]
CARS ON WATER
CANON S120 | AMSTERDAM, 13APR2022
KEUKENHOF
LEICA M10 (+SUMMICRON 35MM/F2) | LISSE, 12APR22
PANASONIC FZ1000 II |
LISSE, 12APR22
DOKKUM, FRIESLAND
LEICA M10 (+SUMMICRON 35MM/F2) | 07APR22
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IL CARNEVALE 2022, VENEZIA
CANON EOS R6 w/ CANON 24-105/f4 L II
CANON EOS R6 w/ CANON 24-105/f4 L II
CANON EOS R6 w/ CANON 24-105/f4 L II
FOR MORE SEE IL CARNEVALE FEB.2022
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SPRINGTIME
PANASONIC GX80 | HILVERSUM, 11MAR22
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#CITIESWITHUKRAINE
CANON EOS R6 | HAARLEMMERMEER, 12MAR22
SLAVA UKRAINI!
Demonstration at the Dam War Memorial (@Amsterdam) in support of Ukraine, in protest against Russian invasion
Protest against Putin's war | Slava Ukraini!
CANON EOS R6
| AMSTERDAM, 27FEB22
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LITTLE CHAIR
iPHONE 11 | 01FEB22
COVID PROTEST
iPHONE 11 | 29JAN22
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First visit abroad 2022, even if only just across the border
LEICA Q2 | LEUVEN (BE), 19JAN22
iPHONE 11 | LEUVEN (BE), 19JAN22
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CROSSING THE STREET
PANASONIC FZ1000 II |
HAARLEM, 09JAN2022 |
Lockdown during Covid pandemic
CANON S120 | 12JAN22
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Merry Christmas, face the pandemic with a smile!
First result with the new Panasonic FZ1000 II | 18Dec21 |
GENOA, ITALY
Sony RX10 IV | Oct.2021
Sony RX10 IV | Oct.2021
Leica M-P (Typ240) | Oct.2021 (#OnReading)
My Genoa travelogue
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"Street photography, also sometimes called candid photography, is photography conducted for art or enquiry that features unmediated chance encounters and random incidents within public places. Although there is a difference between street and candid photography, it is usually subtle with most street photography being candid in nature and some candid photography being classifiable as street photography.
Street photography does not necessitate the presence of a street or even the urban environment. Though people usually feature directly, street photography might be absent of people and can be of an object or environment where the image projects a decidedly human character in facsimile or aesthetic.
The photographer is an armed version of the solitary walker reconnoitering, stalking, cruising the urban inferno, the voyeuristic stroller who discovers the city as a landscape of voluptuous extremes. Adept of the joys of watching, connoisseur of empathy, the flâneur finds the world "picturesque. -Susan Sontag, 1977
The street photographer can be seen as an extension of the flâneur, an observer of the streets (who was often a writer or artist).
Framing and timing can be key aspects of the craft with the aim of some street photography being to create images at a decisive or poignant moment." ¬Source: Wikipedia.
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DORDRECHT (ZUID HOLLAND, NL)
Leica M-P Typ240 | Oct. 2021
Leica M-P Typ240 | Oct. 2021
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A summer's day in HEUSDEN (Noord Brabant,NL)
iPhone 11 | 28Jul21
"The best camera in the world is the one that's with you." |
Pirates on leave (in Covid days)
Cool 'guys'
..
Canon EOS R | Naarden-Vesting, 24Jul21
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Inspired by William Eggleston
Samsung Galaxy S8 | 14Jul21
Matching colours
Nikon P950 | Helmond, NL
(07Jul21)
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Colourful
Sony RX10M4 | Nieuw-Vennep, june 2021
ANTIQUES MARKET
Crowned!
You wouldn't think SARS-CoV-19 measures were still in place..
SONY RX10M4 | HAARLEM june 2021
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SUMMER COUNTRY ESTATE VELSERBEEK (24MAR21)
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SUMMER COUNTRY ESTATE BEECKESTIJN
Keeping 1.5m distance, doing a dance (I think  )
Spring is in the air, nice to feel the increasing warmth of the sun
Quiet contemplation
These summer country estates are a good place to loose the crowds and go for a walk in these Covid-19 lockdown days.
Well preserved and an oasis of peace and quiet in the busy Randstad area.
At the lunchroom ('brasserie') we rounded the walk off with coffees and sweets. Nice! |
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SPRING IS IN THE AIR!
Sunny, but being Feb.21st quite chilly.
Nikon P950 Coolpix
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School project, biology - due to Corona lockdown there's online schooling, projects go on video.
Leica Q2 (Feb.2021)
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WINTER IN HOLLAND, FEB.2021
After the heavy snowfall we had a week of severe frost, creating 3 perfect days for iceskating. That ended 15Feb21.
A new generation was made enthusiastic for ice skating.
Nikon Coolpix P950
CUTTING THE WILLOWS
EOS 6D2, 24-105/F4 MK.2
ZAANSE SCHANS - 09FEB21
Albert Heijn museum, started in 1887.
DIRK (Dirk van de Broek, 1948) does not have a museum, afaik.
Sony RX10M4
More photos of my Zaanse Schans visit on Flickr.com
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CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS 2020 UNDER COVID-19 PANDEMIC LOCKDOWN
Christmas 2020 in pandemic lockdown
Social distancing 1.5m while in queue for 'Oliebollen & Appelflappen'.
The Lone Rider
Leica Q (30Dec)
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THE DAYS BEFORE CHRISTMAS, DURING CORONA LOCKDOWN (29NOV20)
'Probeer Drukte Te Vermijden' (EN: 'Try To Avoid Crowds')
Inspired by Edward Hopper's NIGHTHAWKS-
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Amsterdam, Oosterpark (-23Oct20)
Amsterdam:
conversation in Corona (Covid-19) times..
Amsterdam, Dappermarkt (23Oct20)
Amsterdam, Javaplein (all the above were taken with my Nikon P950, 23Oct20)
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Vijzelstraat, Amsterdam (07Aug20) - Leica Q (Typ116)
Bakery 'De Laatste Kruimel', Amsterdam (07Aug20) - Leica Q (Typ116)
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INDIA 2009
Scene beside the road, driving past while en route Jaipur to Agra
[My INDIA 2009 REPORT]
JAISALMER
EOS 40D | JANUARY 2008 |
Created: 08-Aug-2020
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