LeighAnn Edmonds is a freelance documentary photographer in Birmingham, Alabama. Her work focuses on the rural regions of the American South, the people, their culture and the land that has often passed down through generations. Her conviction to break away from mainstream photography led to her retirement as a professional wedding and family portrait photographer, allowing her to focus on her personal work and photography projects. She primarily shoots 35mm black & white film with a 1955 vintage NIKON S2 rangefinder and her first camera, a Nikon N80 SLR. LeighAnn penned an article for S ..read more

We’re doing something a little different this week. Instead of our usual monthly newsletter we decided to publish our interview with Brian Lloyd Duckett in our podcast feed. That’s because Brian is the featured photographer in the March 2023 issue of Street Photography Magazine and we wanted to share our very lively conversation with everyone. You can listen to our conversation with Brian here (or iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, Amazon, Stitcher and most other podcast directories) then SPM subscribers can read more about him and see his work in the March feature article which is scheduled to p ..read more

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Editor’s Note: Nancy Kaye will be the featured photographer of the month in the July 2023 issue of Street Photography Magazine. Be sure to see that issue for an in-depth look at Nancy’s work. After I finish an interview I write down two or three things I learned from our guest. That’s why the title of this episode is “It’s about the story.” Nancy Kaye is a photojournalist and educator from Los Angeles. During her career she has been based in New York City and London, shooting for The Washington Post, The New York Times, and Associated Press. During our conversation Nancy said something that ..read more

Carlos P. Beltran is an award-winning documentary filmmaker, producer and photo journalist originally from Caracas, Venezuela. Recently Carlos completed a 12-year documentary project, It Suddenly Occurred to Me, serves as an experimental biography that explores the life and work of Yarida Silva, a woman who found peace and redemption writing from within some of the worst prisons in Latin America. The book, documentary and photography exhibit are a collaboration between writer Yadira Silva and Carlos that offers an intimate view of a troubled, yet hopeful life. In today’s episode Beltran tell ..read more

Matt has worked as a creative nearly his entire professional career. He started as a visual designer but by the end of his 20-year tenure in that field his focus and expertise had shifted toward language and narrative. It’s no surprise that he ended up in the creative industry in that his parents were both artists and continue to create to this dav. Though from a family of modest means Matt was always supplied with instruction and professional level art supplies. His father was both a painter and a writer, but Matt’s early interests were, like his mother, entirely visual. She is an accomplis ..read more

Brooklyn based photographer, Amy Touchette, explores themes of social connectedness through street portraiture. Amy trained at the International Center of Photography and began her artistic career as a writer and painter, earning a BA in Literature and Studio Art and an MA in Literature. She is represented by ClampArt in New York City and Little Big Galerie in Paris, France.  Amy’s second monograph, Personal Ties: Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, was published in January 2022 by Schilt Publishing (Amsterdam) and garnered a Critical Mass 2021 Top 50. Her first monograph, Shoot the Arrow: A Portrait ..read more

Kieron Long is a documentary photographer and Leica Ambassador from Kuching, Malaysia located on the island of Borneo. Born in Hong Kong, educated in the UK, Kieron has spent the past 4-years documenting the life and culture of the people of Borneo. He currently works with only a Leica Q2 Monochrom. By using only a single body and lens Kieron has mastered the capabilities of this specialized camera which drew the attention of Leica Malaysia to invite him to be and ambassador for the brand. Long before Kieron became an ambassador Kieron was a regular contributor to the highly competitive LFI ..read more

Miami Street Photography Festival Submission Deadline Extended Before we get to today’s show I wanted to let you know that the Miami Street Photography Festival (MSPF) will be live and in person this year at the History Miami Museum December 2 and 3. This is the premiere street photography event of the year, so we’re very happy that it’s back after the COVID interruption. Also, they have extended the deadline for contest submissions through Sunday, October 23 2022 (Midnight EDT). So there’s still time to submit your favorite single street photos or series. Use this link to visit their website ..read more

We call ourselves street photographers, but let’s face it most of us don’t practice just one form of photography. If this applies to you, then you have the opportunity to add interest to some of your other work by incorporating your street photography style in other genres. Of course this doesn’t apply to everything but it can add an interesting twist areas where you least expect it. In this episode of I’m joined by guest co-host Debby Cole, a street photographer, speaker, author and visual storyteller from Austin, Texas. Together we discuss how we and others have applied a street-like, spon ..read more