Street photography is a hugely popular genre and is one of the most entered categories of the Sony World Photography Awards’ Open competition. For those of you who want to learn more about the genre, Magnum Photos has launched its first online photography education course, “The Art of Street Photography".
Seven world-class photographers - Bruce Gilden, Martin Parr, Susan Meiselas, Richard Kalvar, Carolyn Drake, Peter van Agtmael and Mark Power - plus industry leaders, have contributed their unique insights, knowledge and experience to the course.
Aimed at photographers and visual artists of all levels, and anyone interested in the culture, theory and practice of the photographic medium, this new online course is the first to be made available through a new Magnum Photos online platform, with the aim of supporting photographic learning in an engaging, widely available and affordable format.
Through a curriculum of ten in-depth, on demand video lessons, students will learn the mindset required to be a successful street photographer, understand framing, how to photograph people, discover alternative approaches, and how to create meaning from chaos through the editing process. Students will be able to watch intimate and honest interviews and on location demonstrations to help them improve their photographic practice.
The photographers' lessons are enhanced by the knowledge of industry leaders Chris Boot, Executive Director at Aperture Foundation, Pauline Vermare, Director of Cultural at Magnum Photos New York and Agnés Sire, Artistic Director at Foundation Henri Cartier Bresson. The lessons will be available with subtitles in English, Mandarin, French and Spanish.
From the pioneering Henri Cartier-Bresson’s and the notion of ‘The Decisive Moment’ to notable contemporary photographers, Magnum has a deep-rooted relationship with this historic genre, which has continued to evolve with new technologies, including mobile photography.
Students will also gain access to additional learning material through a series of ten workbooks, containing expanded interviews, tips and tricks and further reading.
Lesson Plan:
• The Street and the Decisive Moment
• Hitting the Street
• Case Study: Bruce Gilden
• Framing the Unexpected
• Case Study: Martin Parr
• Photographing People
• Case Study: Peter van Agtmael
• Alternative Approaches
• Editing: Creating Order out of Chaos
