Hama Rikyu Roen
An oasis in the bustling city centre. Skyscrapers vanish into the sky. Hama Rikyu Roen (the famous Tokyo park) is a delight. Surrounded by the never-ending urgency of the city, it’s a safe haven from the economic powerhouse that is Tokyo. What we like about these photos is the obvious contrast – the modern versus the natural. ...
Fokko Muller: last warning
It’s been a while since we shared any community shots (the last one was courtesy of Tim Allen). Today we’ve got a fantastic photo from photographer Fokko Muller. For those who’ve forgotten Fokko, he runs a street photography website with a monthly selection from his Flickr community pool – a month ago he featured our A Tender Kiss photo. ...
Strolling Down Ginza Street
Yesterday we posed the question whether this photo could be considered street photography. Today we’ve got some more conventional street photography from Tokyo. We visited Ginza Street, (the Tokyo equivalent of Fifth Avenue / Oxford Street), before the beautiful Hama Rikyu Roen. The following photos are what you expect from a skyscraper-heavy city like Tokyo – vast mounds ...
Can This Temple Be Street Photography?
Can we call this street photography? Technically it is. It was taken in Nikko, a Japanese mountain retreat around two hours north of Tokyo. It’s a beautiful place and if you’re ever visiting the country, a must see. It’s a World Heritage Site and just from this shot it’s evident why. Yet, despite the fact ...
Street Photography Around The World – 29th May 2011
Copyright: Marco Fiori 2011 Another week goes by so we’re back on the street photography link-hunting trail. Rich from Reikan Photography gets his lucky hands on a new FujiFilm X100. He gives it a run around and posts his thoughts as well as some decent photos. Fokko Muller shares this great capture. Erik Kim posts ...
American Suburb X: A History of Street Photography
Fashion Show, Hotel Pierre, NYC, c. 1946 Here at Faces of London we’re big fans of photography and culture website, American Suburb X. In fact, we’d go as far as saying that without it we’d never found the topic that’s led us on such a fantastic journey. For the uninitiated the website’s a collection of theoretical essays and articles that ...
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