The Art of Building Relationships in Street Photography

Who says that street photography has to be candid?

Boys smoking a hookah invited me to take their picture. Photo by Matthew Bamberg.

Twentieth-century photographer William Klein often interacted with subjects before snapping a shot of them.

The photographer who died in 2022 chatted with people on the street, seeking subjects he thought would role-play in front of the camera.

Subjects in street photography don’t always have to be aware that someone is taking their picture.

Making a camera-based conversation on the street can be quite entertaining to the photographer and subject.