Street Photography by Matt Stuart

Posted by Alex in Arts & Crafts, Pictures on January 5, 2008 at 7:59 pm


London photographer Matt Stuart specializes in "Street Photography," his brand of taking photo at the right time from the right angle. He wrote on his website:

I can’t hide behind lights and technology, I am reliant on a small camera, patience and a lot of optimism. But what I get in return is the chance to make an honest picture which people know immediately is a genuine moment and which hopefully burrows deep into their memories.

This fantastic shot of man "imitating" the gestures of the cherubs was taken in SOHO.

Link [Flash]


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10 comments to "Street Photography by Matt Stuart"

  1. eric
    January 5th, 2008 at 9:28 pm

    I see what he's doing there. But unfortunately the whole site is flash. You would think an artist would have better taste.

  2. Pudifoot
    January 6th, 2008 at 1:03 am

    eric: have you met any artists? many of them are quite tastless

  3. Christophe
    January 6th, 2008 at 1:49 am

    the attention to the everyday details is amazing.
    quite nice.

  4. Johnny Cat
    January 6th, 2008 at 3:28 am

    Hey Eric, as Andy Warhol said, "Art is what you can get away with", and this is art that gets away with using a Flash mech, cause you know what? It's totally worth it.

    Stuart truly has a keen eye, a quick snap and delicious taste. Many of these would make outstanding wall pieces in my house.

  5. Alex
    January 6th, 2008 at 6:02 am

    I agree that Flash website is difficult to navigate, impossible to deep link, and inaccessible to blind people.

    But Matt Stuart's neat photographs more than make up for it.

  6. travelina
    January 6th, 2008 at 11:07 am

    Outstanding! There are some pretty memorable street photos among the winners of the recent National Geographic photography contest too:
    http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/photo-contest/people.html

  7. Robbie
    January 6th, 2008 at 4:16 pm

    Sounds a lot like Cartier-Breson, but his stuff isn't quite as impressive.

  8. Robbie
    January 6th, 2008 at 4:17 pm

    Stuart's stuff that is...

  9. Kaka
    January 7th, 2008 at 2:50 am

    CANDID photography of people should be ILLEGAL.

    If not illegal, then there should be a law where if a photographer wants to use images of strangers they photographed, that they must first register the photograph with the authorities at a cost of around $1000 a photo, about the case that the person in the photo did not know that the photo was taken and that the photographer did not obtain permission. Then the photographer must be forced to make the attempt to find the person and try to obtain permission.

    In the future world, we will have technology to track people in photos such as these with the software being developed for Google that will do searches of unidentified objects and persons in photographs.

    I HATE random candid photos of unwitting people on the street or anywhere in the world, whether it be in London or in the African plains.

    It's sick, perverse, and shameful, a cheap way to gain something out of someone's existence. It's a load of bollox.

  10. Alex
    January 8th, 2008 at 2:44 am

    I think the concept behind the legality of candid photography, as long as they're taken in public areas, is that there is no expectation of privacy in public places.


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