Laurence Bouchard is a Tokyo based street photographer. Originally from the UK, Laurence moved to Tokyo in 2009 and this sealed his interest in photography forever as he navigated (and attempted to understand) this exciting, vibrant and eccentric new culture. Initially he was using just his iPhone for photography which led to Apple selecting him to represent Tokyo for their iPhone 7 campaign in 2017. After the iPhone 7 campaign Laurence invested in a Sony digital camera and now continues...

Kevin "KL" Leon Martin is a multi-talented individual who has made a name for himself in the indie film and photography industry. With a background in professional basketball, freelance photography, and filmmaking, Kevin Martin has become known for his comedic writing, clear visions, and ability to create both indie and mainstream content that is darkly funny, slapstick, and thought-provoking. He is set to release his first analog book, "A Dangerously High Perspective," Vol 1, which...

Noah Penner is a Niagara based, film loving street photographer who like many others took up photography during the pandemic. If you are a fan of street and landscape photography along with the warmth and style that only film provides have a look at his Instagram linked below and see the progression of this promising young photographer. Instagram: Knowa (@knowasphotos) • Instagram photos and videos New episodes are released on Fridays. We would like to thank our sponsors for this...

Like many other photographers, Gaetan Cormier was introduced to photography at a very young age. He remembers using his mother's Kodak Instamatic. It was magical for him! In the early 90s, Gaetan got his hands on his first camera, the Pentax K1000. At a time when the Internet was not yet a thing, he enrolled in a home photography course offered by the Seattle Filmworks Photography School, which provided him with the necessary tools to learn the basics of photography. Around 2005, he...

Anton Kartavykh was born in Ukraine (when it was still part of the Soviet Union) and moved to Germany with his parents when he was nine. He grew up in both worlds, which makes up part of his vision of the world today and try's to reflect some of this in his work. At approximately 25 years of age, he accidentally fell in love with analog photography and found great inspiration in the work of the masters like Henri Cartier-Bresson, Garry Winogrand, Martin Parr and many others. Over the...

Magnus Göransson grew up in the south of Sweden on the countryside and later went on to pursue studies in acting, filmmaking and literature while attending university. Today, Magnus is an actor and a photographer who has a passion for classic theater and timeless photography. As a street photographer, he prefers black & white with a focus on the human condition. He considers the street scene and the theater stage to be one in the same. To see more of Magnus' work, you can click on the...

Francisco Escobar is a multi-disciplinary artist working as a photographer, cinematographer and art director since the late 1990s. Francisco has lived, worked and studied in Russia, Germany, Czech Republic, Ireland and of course, his native home of New York. He was classically trained in his crafts at Pratt Institute and Hofstra University. Francisco holds a deep appreciation for street photography due to its raw and fleeting nature that demands the artist be present in the moment. To see...

Jonny Dub is an award winning photographer from Manchester UK, now based in Tokyo. His photographic journey began amid the bustling streets of Tokyo, where he skillfully captures the intersection of tradition and modernity. Jonny's evocative work has garnered acclaim, establishing him as a prominent figure to watch out for in the realm of contemporary street photography. To see more of Jonny's work, you can click on the links below. Instagram 1: Jonny Dub (@jonnydub) • Instagram photos...

Steve Walker was born and raised in the north-east of England but has lived in Liverpool in the north-west for more than a decade, where he works as a journalist, photographer and semi-full-time grandfather. He studied photography at college in the 1980s, using black and white film, then started shooting street photography in his fifties. Steve’s work centers around people, either candidly or in abstract, aiming to capture dynamic but everyday scenes to portray the art in the ordinary lives...

Sophie Rogowska was born in Warsaw, Poland and grew up in Ottawa, Canada. She is currently based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Sophie took up photography during the COVID-19 lockdowns with a borrowed camera and a library book. Reflecting its pandemic origins, her work is centered around moments of human connection, togetherness and joy. Sophie has done projects in Eastern Europe, Central and South America and was rewarded with an honourable mention in the 2023 Paris International Street...

Abdelatif Ouarzi has always appreciated visual arts, for as long as he can remember. He started photographing around 5 years ago. He first focused on landscapes and empty streets. Human presence was okay for him at that time, but it was just a minor detail. Then he got interested in street photography and started considering people with a whole new point of view. He also enjoys working with children in his neighborhood as it provides him a lot of joy. One thing he knows now is that he wants...

In this episode, I have the great pleasure to speak with Paulo Moreira who was born and raised in Porto (the city of Port Wine), in Portugal. There, he studied foreign languages and literature. He also studied photography at a professional level, becoming a certified photography teacher. Paulo´s work is about street photography, strictly in black and white, all about geometry and the moment. His images are rooted in the classical philosophy of the most iconic representatives of the genre,...

In this episode I have the great pleasure to speak with Ryan Orebaugh who was born in Columbus, Ohio and moved around a lot as a kid eventually landing in Savannah, Georgia to study advertising and branding at the Savannah College of Art and Design. At SCAD he picked up photography from his freshman roommate and has never looked back! Ryan’s work focuses on the art of seeing the interesting in the mundane or as Trill Magazine put it, “photos capturing the simplicity of Everyday American...

In this episode, I have the great pleasure to speak with the lovely Arpita Garud who is based in India. To see Arpita's work, please visit her Instagram account at... Arpita "wafa" Garud (@crazy__nomad) • Instagram photos and videos Listen in on the conversation and if you like what you hear, please take a moment to follow and rate the show highly so that I may continue to bring you more content on a regular basis. Arpita started her journey as a street photographer in 2019. She owns a...

In this episode, I have the great pleasure to speak with the very talented Yulius Santoso who was born and raised in Surabaya, Indonesia. He has previously lived and worked in Japan, China, Malaysia, and Singapore. He is currently based in Sydney, Australia. Yulius runs a consulting business and also teaches at The University of New South Wales. Like many photographers, Yulius initially took up photography with his iPhone.  It was the desire to capture the essence of daily life and to...

In this episode, I have the opportunity to speak with the very talented and prolific Samsul Alam Al Majidi, a street photographer from Dhaka, Bangladesh now residing in Stockholm, Sweden. To see Samsul's work, please visit his Instagram account at... ⁠⁠Samsul Alam Al-Majidi (@visualtale) • Instagram photos and videos Listen in on the conversation and if you like what you hear, please take a moment to follow and rate the show highly so that I may continue to bring you more content on a...

In this episode, I am having a fantastic conversation with Steve Hooker, a street photographer out of the United Kingdom. Steve would like to think he has been a street photographer for the last seven years, except that would not be true. The signs were there from his late teens when he received his first film SLR camera. Steve disliked family and friends posing or smiling when he pointed the camera at them. Steve liked to capture them going about their daily business and pretend his was...

In this episode, I am chatting with the delightful Claire Vergara, a very talented street photographer from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. To see Claire's work, please visit... Clarisse Vergara Photography | Twitter, Instagram, Facebook | Linktree Listen in on our chat and if you like what you hear, please take a moment to follow and rate the show highly so that I may continue to bring you more content on a regular basis. Thank you so much, Keep walking and keep clicking!

Well, I did it! Recorded the intro episode to The Street Photography Show podcast. This is going to be a lot of fun!