Street Photography is more than creating images, is about slow down and appreciate the things around us. I work in a multinational company where slow down is simple impossible; my day start with something urgent and end with something more urgent. What I like the most when I shoot in the streets is that I don’t have pressure, I take my time to interact with people, I disconnect from social media and last but not least I use mi imagination to create photos that would never be possible, sometimes is about seeing the right place and wait until something interesting happen. Here an example a kid playing Cricket in Panama? I only saw this one time in 8 years living in this country….

Shooting street photography is challenging, you have to be aware of the environment and form the people . In some locations you have to take more risk than in others, but what I have learn is that you need to tackle your fears, go and shoot, the worst thing that have happened to me is angry people that asked me to erase the photo. I learned that to take better photos you need to be closer to the subject and that exact moment is when you put yourself at risk.
The hardest part of shooting in the streets is to be brave, its that exact moment in which you know that you need to shoot but you feel that you are crossing a barrier that put you at risk. For example the next photo is form a native person in Panama (a Kuna). It is not easy to be in front and shot, its not easy to do that with a prime lent (no zoom) in this case a 17mm lent form my Olympus camera. But guess what? She don’t even saw me…

One thing that I always have in my mind, is that a shoot that is missed is a shot that will never return, this happens in street photography as your task is to find the right moment or as Henri Cartier Bresson explains is to find “the decisive moment”.
Panama City, by torobravophotography
Hope you have enjoyed this, leave your comments with your own thoughts.
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Instagram accounts: torobravophotography for BNW or jair_100 for photos in color.
Your ideology and creativity is the most attractive thing about your photography.The idea of being in touch and in sync with your immediate surrounding is something of an envy.Masterpieces are made from true inspirations and that is what you bring out.
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Pepa! Thanks a lot for your comment, I am very honor to read it, I am trying to express myself with my camera!
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It is a beautiful way of expression…Moved me to want to buy a camera too cuz I love taking pictures.
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Great! If you need a recommendation, I can help you!
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That would be amazing as photography excites me bro.Please do.
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All depends on what are you interested to shoot, your budget and if you are ok wit a ra or you prefer something lighter… let me know this and I can recommend you something.
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Am mostly into nature shots and cars or moving targets;what is ra?could I get something good in the range of 600-1000$?
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I have the Olympus OMD EM10 Mark II, is fantastic as is small and super fast, they already launched the version III (mark III). The other option if you want an even smaller camera but with a even better quality, try the Ricoh GRIII you can get it for 900usd, or try the previous version that is awasom at 500usd.
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Awesome bro .Your recommendation is amazing.Must check these out.Wish I had pics of them but all the same I am grateful.
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I’m recommending you small cameras as is the trend and is always easy to carry them, vs a DSLR which is more heavier.
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That is something to note bro.Like in a camera bag,right?
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The olympus yes a small bag, of the Ricoh you can ou it in the front pocket of your jeans, check some videos in YouTube.
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Am sure going to check them out.Let me get off work first and will give a feedback of what I think.Used to think Nikon were the better brands…
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Ok, I will be waiting your response. Che k also the Fujifilm x100f, I saw it today and is amazing
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Cool bro.Be on it and get back to you.Busy and packed weekend this was….My friends say the CANON is a masterpiece…Your opinion on the same please?
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Ha de ser un problema de la región, la lengua, nuestras culturas y su origen común, la idiosincrasia, pero de momento pensé en La Habana al observar estas improntas… Felicidades!!!
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Gracias! Que tengas un excelente dia
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