Street Life

By Mark Davidson and John St

Society & Culture Arts Visual Arts

What's Street Life about?

Street Life is a street photography podcast hosted by John St and Mark Davidson. Each fortnight, John and Mark speak to talented, world-class street photographers - from traditional and established doyens of the industry to innovative and emerging trailblazers - about their work and love for street photography.

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Street Life episodes:

05.16.2024
Francesca Chiacchio (aka Francesca Who)
Francesca Chiacchio is an award-winning Italian street photographer based in Naples, Italy.Her work has been exhibited in various photography exhibitions worldwide and has been featured in numerous international magazines.Francesca is a member of the street photography collective "Through the Lands"...
05.02.2024
Is social media killing the art of photography? (Featuring Knox Bertie)
In this episode, John and Mark are joined by Sydney-based photographer Knox Bertie to discuss the question: are there too many photographs these days and is the volume of images stripping meaning from photography?
04.04.2024
David Cossini
David Cossini is an award-winning photographer and film-maker based in Newcastle, Australia. David specialises in long-form documentary projects and portraiture, and has won numerous awards for his work including the HeadOn Portrait Award, the Art Handler’s Award in the 2023 National...
03.14.2024
Paulie B
Paul Baldonado, more commonly known as Paulie B, is a New York-based artist and street photographer.He also runs a hugely successful You Tube channel, which not only highlights his own great work but the work of other photographers in the...
02.29.2024
Robin Schimko (aka The Real Sir Robin)
The Real Sir Robin is a German-born street photographer who also runs a popular photography YouTube channel.He is known for shooting both film and digital and travels the world taking photos and teaching workshops.Follow Robin:WebsiteInstagram
02.15.2024
Shooting Solo vs Shooting with Mates (plus Jay Regular)
In this episode, John and Mark discuss whether photographing on your own versus shooting with a group of mates yields better results.Plus, Jay Regular chats about his latest project and photo zine, Commute.Follow Jay:WebsiteInstagram
02.02.2024
Reuben Radding
Reuben Radding is a New York City-based street photographer known for his work capturing the people and streets of NYC. His photography is characterised by a focus on human character and emotion, mostly in black and white. Reuben describes his...
12.14.2023
Matt Hall (aka The 13th Second)
Matt Hall is a photographer originally from Cambridge in the UK, who currently resides in Margate. Matt is known for his minimalistic style of street photography and uses abstraction and single human figures to find magic in the mundane. Matt’s work has...
11.16.2023
Photo Talk: Protests, Photobooks and Posteriors
In this episode, John and Mark discuss photographing protests, the pitfalls and benefits of film photography, getting into fights with photojournalists and their favourite photobooks.Photobooks mentioned in this podcast:'Seacoal' by Chris Killip'American Geography' by Matt Black'Women Street Photographers', edited...
11.02.2023
Stephen Dupont
Stephen Dupont is an Australian photographer based in New South Wales.Stephen is one of Australia’s most acclaimed photojournalists, whose work focuses largely on the human condition, war and climate.In 2007, he was the recipient of the W. Eugene Smith Grant...
10.19.2023
Jonny Dub
Jonny Dub is an award-winning street photographer originally from Manchester in the UK, who is now based in Tokyo.He is a member of the Tokyo Street Photography Club and last year self-published his first zene, titled Kaiko.Jonny is known for...
10.05.2023
Jeff Karp
Jeffrey Karp is a photographer based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Jeff’s street photography has a fine art look to it, with a focus on minimalist compositions, straight lines and heavy black shadows. In 2020, he co-founded the photography collective Stolen...
09.21.2023
Martin Parr
Martin Parr is one of the greatest living photographers on the planet.He has worked prolifically since the 70s and has published more than 100 photobooks, which is a testament to his work ethic.Martin is a member and former president of...
09.07.2023
Joshua K Jackson
Joshua K Jackson is a British photographer based in London. After years working in a corporate desk job, Josh decided to quit in 2017 and focus on his real passion: creating photographs.Josh’s work focuses primarily on the inner-city...
08.24.2023
Chris Harrison
Chris Harrison is a Brighton-based street photographer and graphic designer. Chris spent four years at art college studying graphic design and photography, often bunking off to spend extra time in the dark room printing up his work. After art college...
08.10.2023
Phil Penman
Phil Penman is a British-born, New York-based photographer who has been documenting the ever-changing scene of New York City's streets for over 25 years.He is known for his atmospheric black and white photographs of the city, capturing its energy and...
07.27.2023
Don Stevie
Don Stevie is a London-based “Street photographer”. His initial journey started when he had camera as a child which he used purely for fun. His photography came more to the fore in 2009 when he bought a little M8 digital...
07.13.2023
Melissa O'Shaughnessy
Melissa O’Shaughnessy was born and raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where she studied journalism and art history. She took up photography after working as a book editor. She now lives and works in New York City. Melissa’s work is full of...
06.15.2023
Will AI kill street photography?
In this episode, John and Mark discuss whether AI is a genuine threat to photography and whether AI-generated images should exist in a separate space.
06.01.2023
Nina Papiorek
Nina Papiorek is a multi-award-winning black and white photographer from Germany specialising in street, fine art and landscape photography.Nina’s beautifully toned monochromes show us vistas full of texture, geometry and scale. Many of her images use the element of a...
05.18.2023
Nina Welch-Kling
Nina Welch-Kling is a German-born photographer now based in New York City. Nina has a background in fine art, and her photography focuses on capturing moments of everyday life on the streets.Nina’s latest work is Duologues, a book of photographic...
05.04.2023
Samuel Lintaro Hopf (Samuel Streetlife)
Samuel Lintaro Hopf is a photographer, filmmaker and popular YouTuber based in Germany.Samuel has worked as an ambassador for Ricoh GR cameras and filmed a “GR Project” series of videos where he travelled the world connecting with other GR street...
04.21.2023
Josh Edgoose (aka Spicy Meatball)
Josh Edgoose is a photographer based in London whose work focuses on colourful and candid moments on the street, often captured with humour and wit.Josh recently published ‘Brilliant Parade’, a monograph of his work spanning five years, and is also...
04.06.2023
Matt Stuart
Matt Stuart is UK-based photographer.Matt's books include "All That Life Can Afford' and 'Think Like a Street Photographer'.Stuart is a member of the UP street photography collective and was a nominee member of Magnum Photos.In this episode Matt discusses, among...
03.23.2023
Are Photography Competitions Worth Entering?
On today's episode, John and Mark debate the relevance of street photography competitions and ask whether they are a waste of time entering.
03.09.2023
Mark Fearnley
In this episode, John and Mark speak with fine art street photographer Mark Fearnley, who is based in London.Mark’s experimental photography draws heavily on negative space, shadows, strong lines and silhouettes and always includes a human element. His passion for...
02.09.2023
Joel Pulliam
In this episode, John and Mark speak with Tokyo-based photographer Joel Pulliam. Joel is a photographer originally from Washington DC before moving to Tokyo, Japan.Joel is a member of the prestigious VoidTokyo Street Photography Collective and has featured in numerous...
01.19.2023
Craig Whitehead (aka Six Street Under)
In this episode, John and Mark speak with Cambridge (United Kingdom) based photographer Craig Whitehead aka @SixStreetUnder. Craig’s work is candid, beautifully coloured and finished off with top shelf composition. Craig discusses, amongst other things:Fuji vs Sony. Which camera would...
01.18.2023
2023: A Year of Change, New Horizons and Photography Goals
On today's episode, John and Mark discuss the year ahead, Mark's recent travels and reflect on 2022. Photographers mentioned in this episode:-Anita Davidson - @andana.streetOhad Aviv - @aviv_ohadGino Ricardo - @Fleeting_Pictures Perry - @StreetsAustraliaCraig Whitehead - @sixstreetunderShout out thanksAnna -...
12.22.2022
Morten Andresen (aka Morten Clicks)
Morten Andresen (aka Morten Clicks) is a steer photographer based in Oslo, NowayIn this episode Morten discusses, among other things:How his need to create led him from cartoons to photographyShooting on the streets of OlsoThe therapeutic benefits of street photographyWhy...
12.15.2022
Sean Tucker
Sean Tucker is UK-based photographer, filmmaker, author and speaker.To some, Sean is best known for his light and shadow street photography and his hugely popular YouTube channel where he looks at the philosophical side of photography.Sean has also recently released...
12.08.2022
Jesse Marlow
Jesse Marlow is a multi-award-winning street photographer based in Melbourne, Australia.His photographs are held in the National Gallery of Victoria and Australia’s Parliament House and his work has been exhibited the world over. His photography has been published in multiple...
12.01.2022
Oscar Wollsten
In this episode, John and Mark speak with Helsinki-based street photographer Oscar Wollsten.Oscar discusses, among other things:The title of street photographer and whether it is helpfulIs your work / style a reflection of yourself or more of a creative endeavour?Does...
11.24.2022
Prithi Dey (@Simply.Prithi)
Prithi is a London born street photographer based in Sydney. Prithi well known for her light and shadow work in and around the streets of Sydney.Prithi discusses, among other things:How she got her start shooting street photographyHow she developed her...
11.10.2022
Alex Munoz
In this episode, John and Mark speak with Alex Munoz. Alex was born and raised in the good old USA but currently resides in Japan. He focuses on portrait and street photography as well as creating content for his You...
11.03.2022
Betty Goh
Betty Goh is a street photographer based in Singapore. She has been photographing the streets in her own unique style for more than three years. Her passion is abstract street photography, focusing on the urban streets, colours, graphics, reflections, shadows,...
10.27.2022
Nico Froehlich
Nico Froehlich is an acclaimed London-based street and documentary photographer.Nico has received many accolades including the British Journal of Photograph’s Portrait of Britain award, and has been exhibited extensively in the UK and internationally.He is best known for championing and...
10.20.2022
Photo Talk: The Importance of Persistence in Street Photography
John and Mark speak candidly about the life and work of Martha Cooper, and how tenacity and persistence can pay dividends with regards to street photography.John and Mark discuss, among other things:The documentary Martha: A Picture StorySticking to your convictions...
10.13.2022
Hugh Rawson
Hugh Rawson is a street photographer and primary school teacher based in the south east of England.Hugh has been shortlisted by the British Photography Awards and his work has been published in several British photography magazines. He is also a...
09.29.2022
Daniel Dunlop (aka @the_stash)
In this episode, John and Mark speak with Canadian street photographer Daniel Dunlop (aka @the__Stash), who is based in Kitchener, Ontario. Dan is a member of @Street_Badass and @MakeMyOwnShttDaniel discusses, among other things:His street photography journeyIs there a link between...
09.28.2022
Photo Talk: How Do You Get Out of a Creative Rut?
John and Mark speak candidly about how to deal with periods of creative malaise and what do you do if your street photography is starting to feel repetitive and/or unproductive.John and Mark discuss, among other things:How attitude informs your photography...
09.15.2022
B Jane Levine
B J Levine is street photographer from New York City.Her work focuses on candid portraits of the residents of New York City.Jane’s work has been featured in the 'Women Street Photographers' photobook and she has been exhibited in international exhibitions.B...
09.08.2022
Knox Bertie
In this episode, John and Mark speak with award-winning, Sydney-based street photographer and Leica ambassador Knox Bertie.Knox discusses, among other things:Shooting film and why he hasn't made the full transition to digitalPrinting his photographs at home in his bathroomHow he...
09.02.2022
Special Episode: Gothenburg Street Photo Festival with Anna Lithander
In this special episode, John and Mark catch up with Anna Lithander, the organiser and founder of the Gothenburg Street Photo Festival.The festival is now in its second year and features a program of Swedish and international photographers. The board...
08.25.2022
Camera Talk: How I Learned to Stop Worrying About Gear and Love the Process
John and Mark speak candidly about travel, the Leica hype, how important your choice of gear is and Mark flashing people on the street with his Ricoh GR.John and Mark discuss, among other things:Shooting street in AustraliaGoing out...
08.25.2022
Tom Baumgaertel (Beware My Fuji)
In this episode, John and Mark speak with Los Angeles-based and official Fujifilm X Creator Tom Baumgaertel, aka Beware My Fuji.Tom has published a number of Zines (Atlanta and LA) and is known for his unique shooting style, using multiple...
08.25.2022
Julia Coddington
Julia Coddington is a world-renowned, award-winning street photographer from New South Wales, Australia.Julia has been a finalist in numerous international street photography competitions and her work has been exhibited globally.On top of judging street photography festival competitions, both in Australia...
08.25.2022
Gustavo Minas
In this episode, John and Mark speak with award-winning, Brazil-based street photographer Gustavo Minas.Gustavo has published a monograph of his work titled 'Maximum Shadow Minimal Light'.Gustavo discusses, among other things:How watching movies in London got him into street photographyThe challenges...
06.23.2022
Introduction - Welcome to Street Life
Street photographers John St and Mark Davidson introduce their new fortnightly podcast 'Street Life' and discuss how they got into street photography.John St on Instagram: @giantevertonianMark Davidson on Instagram: @markjdavidsonWebsite: markjdavidson.com