>>4353864i hate how street photography turned into a sport
>uses autofocus>THATS NOT STREET>uses burst mode>THATS NOT STREET>uses exposure preview>THATS NOT STREET>uses a telephoto>THATS NOT STREET>stages the exact same scene with the consent of the participants>THATS NOT STREETMy point? Street photography is not an art. It is a sport.
There are rules, laid down with the premise of imitating garry winogrand and bruce gilden, as imitating them requires disrespecting the people around you as if they are cattle and then running away like a bitch, I mean, the most bravery. You are scored by distance to subject (closer is better), simultaneous movement (if you are both walking, extra points), and how close to head on the shot was (if say, one eye is not visible you get docked tons of points. you missed the bucket). Certain subjects like hobos and minorities are score multipliers.
There is standardized equipment to make it sporting - a manual exposure rangefinder, and a manual focus lens 21mm-35mm. If you're shooting with autofocus, auto exposure, it's not street. If it's an SLR focusing and framing are too precise. It's not street. Where's the challenge? This isn't "art", it's a sport. You have an unfair advantage. Buy a leica NOW.
There are standardized arenas just like golf is played on certain kinds of courses or it's "not golf" and receives some other related term - concrete jungles. Quaint village? That's NOT STREET! You are rigging the game in your favor, or playing on easy mode - if you're not running for your life, it's not street. You're not following the same rules as the other members of the competitive street photography community.
Everyone who follows these rules producing shit that looks the exact same. But that's because it's a sport. Every homie dunking a basket also does the same shit. It's not art, except in the most metaphorical terms, ie: "getting good at a sport is an art".
tldr: just add it to the olympics already
