I apologize if this has been posted before. But am I the only one who doesn't understand the appeal of street photography? I understand about capturing people in unscripted, and non posed body language but something about it seems odd to me. I mean I understand if you're on vacation or somewhere new and something about the scene just seems interesting to you. Like if you're in NY and you see a meat vendor, then I could see taking a picture. But too many times I see people posting pictures of some random person walking down the street talking on a cell phone. And talking about how Camera X is more discreet and because it has a tilt screen you can shoot from the hip.
I like to shoot portraits and pictures of my family and daughter as much as the next guy. And if I'm out at a barbecue I'll grab my camera and take pictures of my friends. But something about walking down the street, trying to hide the fact that I have a camera, and just snapping random shots of strangers just doesn't appeal to me. And after reading some stories of having confrontations with strangers as well, I could see it being potentially dangerous.
I know everyone has their own subject matter they like to shoot. Either it's people, nature, buildings, macro, landscapes, etc. And buying cameras/lenses that are better suited for their subject matter.
Surely I'm not the only one right?
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