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17 Street Photos for Inspiration

Rob Wood (Admin) 2-3 minutes 7/15/2024

Street photography provides all of us photography tragics with a regular opportunity to pull out the camera (or phone) and grab a shot that takes our fancy. It's good to remember though how many great opportunities are all around us when out in the city.

This collection of street photography shots is meant as a reminder of exactly. Use it as a bit of inspiration to shoot what's around you more often and remember that you don't need to lower your standards for that!

If you want some solid shot ideas for your next sojourn, as well as the exact settings and setup to maximize your results, then don't forget our Urban Photography Drills will give you exactly that. Take a look at them all here.

road in city during sunset
Photo by Nout Gons
brown panel door near roll up gate
Photo by Steve Johnson
person walking on the road
Photo by Ricky Esquivel

I especially like how all of the lines on the above shot lead straight to the subject, drawing the viewer's eye to the center of interest with strong leading lines.

person walking on sidewalk
Photo by Tiana
red motor scooter near wall
Photo by Cátia Matos
assorted color umbrellas
Photo by Engin Akyurt
wide road with street lights
Photo by Alex Fu
man in black suit walking in front of blue wooden door
Photo by Jesus Alejandro Moron Guadarrama
man in tunnel
Photo by Jan Kroon
woman wearing black tube dress painting
Photo by AG Z
orange and white shoes
Photo by Aidan Roof

Above is another great example of drawing the viewers' eye to a center of interest, this time with the use of colour.

unrecognizable person with umbrella on crosswalk
Photo by Sami Anas
silhouette of person with umbrella on street
Photo by Philip Warp

Don't forget our downloadable Urban Photography Drills to give you photo projects to get your own strong street images like these ones. Take a look here.

a grayscale photo of a person sitting on the gutter at the street
Photo by The Humantra
aerial view of a cat walking on the street
Photo by Emre Ateşoğlu
people walking on a seaside promenade in rain
Photo by Emir Bozkurt
unrecognizable people walking along arched passage at sunrise
Photo by Maria Orlova

Hopefully, that little collection gives you a bit of inspiration to get out and start trying for your own compelling street photography shots.

In the meantime, here are some further resources to continue down the rabbit hole of street photography: