Street photography in San Francisco February 21, 2006 8:49 PM Subscribe
Where can I find pictures of street photography in San Francisco on the internet that aren't cliched and touristy? posted by azuma to media & arts (13 comments total)
What are "pictures of street photography"? posted by jjg at 8:56 PM on February 21, 2006
For historic street photography of San Fran, try Joseph Selle.
Contemporary? I got nothing... posted by Chrischris at 8:57 PM on February 21, 2006
i'd just search flickr with different tags for SF... you'd have to srot through a fair amount of touristy stuff, but i'd be willing to be you would:
1) find what you want
2) possibly be able to use it legally through a creative commons license posted by whatitis at 8:58 PM on February 21, 2006
Ask here or craigslist and see if someone will be willing to wander around and take photos for you. *shrug* If I lived in SF, I'd do it. posted by drstein at 9:16 PM on February 21, 2006
You shoud search Magnum for "San Francisco" (you'll probably need to register for that link to work. And be aware that a couple pages in there's a picture of a naked, tattooed woman kissing a tattooed pig.) There's some of Susan Meiselas' "Streetscape" project, Carl de Keyzer's coverage of Fleet Week, and at least one cool picture by Josef Koudelka. Poke around there, and I'm sure you'll find some more. The agency was founded, in part, by one of the fathers of modern street photography, Henri Cartier-Bresson. Looks like he's got at least one shot from San Francisco, though it's far from his best.
Maybe iN-PUBLIC has something, too, but it's hard to search. posted by msbrauer at 6:03 AM on February 22, 2006
Are you looking for contemprary stuff or historic? There are several sources of historic street photography:
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posted by jjg at 8:56 PM on February 21, 2006