Call me stupid, but I’ve never been able to really understand what street photography means. Is it random pictures of strangers? Urban pictures? People living their daily lives? What defines a good photo in that category? For example, a good wildlife photo is one that shows an up close view of an animal in it’s environment, a good landscape photo brings out the beauty of a landscape with an attempt to make it look grand and dramatic. What sort of general criteria is there for street photography since it’s all the hype now
For me that’s capturing special moments, interactions or views in urban environments to tell a story through the photo.
It can be, but it needs to have a story, something special in the interaction or the environment, I don’t consider that guys taking photos of young women in the street without consent just because “they are beautiful” is street photography (but weirdly that’s one of the most popular photo style on social medias…)