Phnom Penh is a great city for colourful photography, it’s big, dirty and in your face. Street photography is a pleasure. The people are generally friendly and rarely object to having their picture taken.

Street photography is an approach to photography rather than a location, although the streets are the usual place where it happens.

”When I saw the photograph of Munkacsi of the black kids running in a wave I couldn’t believe such a thing could be caught with the camera. I said damn it, I took my camera and went out into the street.” Henri Cartier-Bresson

Alternatively, it is referred to as no rules photography. The plethora of equipment (tripods, lenses, filters, lights etc) associated with ”serious” photography is left at home, or better still in the camera store. It’s just too heavy and bulky to cart around, takes way too long to set up and by the time it is set up the moment is gone.

Street photography is shooting from the hip.

Likewise, the rules of photography, the f stops, the shutter speeds, the rule of thirds etc are left…

Minimalist  Street  Photographer Selaru Ovidiu is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of these images.  To see Selaru’s body of work, click on any photograph.                   All images © Selaru Ovidiu     See also: Abstract Portfolio By Selaru Ovidiu         Edge of…

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