Street photographers

We list the most famous street photographers for inspiration. Look at the subject matter, locations and how photography masters use them to tell a story.

Remembering a photographer whose works contain a stillness, tenderness, and grace at odds with the rush of New York.

Photographer Ho Fan has been shooting black and white street photography since the 1950s. At the time, he was living in the poor, rundown Central

New York City during the 1980s was an entirely different kind of city than it is today. In his collection of work, street photographer Richard Sandler

“We all have to walk through the shadow in order to find the light.” One photographer’s search for balance and expression in his personal work made on the streets of an English city.

A retrospective of Ed van der Elsken at the Jeu de Paume in Paris examines his embrace of youth culture and his travels around the world.

The work of Vivian Maier reminds us of how close to the edge we are.

If you love street photography than you will want to study these famous street photographers who influenced the genre as we know it today.

Russian street photographer Grisha Besko is most well known for documenting all of the best everyday looks of people living in Moscow. His photos discern the "urban" style of muscovite outfits as he does his best to reveal the main differences that distinguish it from the regular Western look we might be so used to seeing.