Can street photography lead you anywhere in this day and age?
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>Most who earn a living with photography do wedding/studio/instashit and other commercial stuff.
>Street is the least commercial genre of photography and is even losing/has lost its place in the art community.
>Appreciation for street photography is limited to a very small clique. The general public is mostly unaware or they simply don't give a shit.
>You are putting yourself open to people's abuse, mugging, spending times in some of the worst places a photog can be.
>It's controversial and many people, even inside the photography community, hates it. There's always debate about its ethics and they actually have good arguments.
>Newest member/shortlisted people on magnum have mostly been documentary/conceptual photographers. And magnum is supposed to be the most prestigious place a street photographer can aspire to be.
>You'll probably never develop your own style and even if you do, it's very likely shit.
I feel like popular street photographers always pull a carrot and stick scheme where they leech workshop money from broke ass people and make them think one day they will make it big. In reality, the only way to get there is to have big connections.
