Street photography can be made anywhere at anytime, in the public or private realm. It can consist of single images, a series of images, or whole projects. If you really want to find out what street photography is, turn your camera on, take a look around you, and start taking pictures of whatever grabs your attention and what you think is important.
Honestly, the least important thing when doing street photography is the camera. You and your vision and your personality are the most important things. Find a camera that you can operate simply and set your camera in a way that takes your mind off it, and keeps it on the world around you.
Fujifilm X100V. Why? Because having a fixed 35mm lens improves my composition out on the streets and makes me a better photographer. Because it operates like the analogue cameras I learned on. And because its discreet and plain and simple.
There are so many fruitful places to do street photography in London, and it all depends on what type of photographs you want to take and what is meaningful to you. If you want tourists and landmarks, try the South Bank. If you’re interested in politics and power, explore Westminster. For vibrant culture head to Camden, Soho, and Shoreditch. And for sure, the City of London is a must!
Do two things: 1) go out as much as possible with your camera and practice! 2) Look at as much work by other street photographers as you can, past and present.
Up to you! Just make sure you know what you’re looking for. If you’re shooting black and white you can try to see the world that way and search for contrast, texture, shape, form, and patterns. If you’re shooting colour, then heighten your sensitivity to colour!
Whatever is meaningful to you! You can’t know in advance what is going to catch your eye, so just be ready to take the picture. You’ll know it when you see it!