It's Street Photography Day

I'm a little late getting on this, but today is Street Photography Day (Henri Cartier-Bresson's Birthday). The idea is to get out and find a photograph today, no matter what kind of photographer you are.

I have only this to offer—Lulu in the back hall / laundry room, snapped with the phone.

I'm not sure this counts. Then again, strict observance is optional. I hereby give you permission to celebrate Street Photography Day tomorrow, too, and the next day and the next day.

Mike
(Thanks to Jan Kwarnmark)

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[Ernest Theiseb]

Thank you for this photograph and permission to go out on the street with my camera. I really enjoy your postings and have for a long time. Regards, Ernest Theisen

[Herman]

Slow Motion Photo

[Manuel]

No, Mike, that doesn't count as "street photography." In order for it to qualify as such, you would have had to shoot it with a well brassed Leica M6 loaded with Tri-X, and a 35mm lens. Publishing it on a Facebook "street photography" group would have helped, but you did none of the above.
As for the picture not having actually been shot on the street or including people - I'm sorry, but Lulu doesn't fall in this category -, it would have been overcome by the use of the Leica, so it wouldn't have really been an issue at all.
Congrats on the new old house. ;)

[David Dyer-Bennet]

Move into your rural abode the day before "street photography day"? Boy is your timing messed up!

[JG]

I'm primarily a nighttime photographer and as such, started quite early today, right around 1:30 am. Although I had to dash home for my backup camera after my primary one broke, I stayed out with my canine assistant, Miss Abby, walking around our neighborhood until 4:00 am, and came home with a few decent photos, including this one (IMO, of course!):

[Roger Bradbury]

I took my camera on a nine mile round trip, to the shops today. I didn't take a photo until I was nearly home, in the alley just by my back garden fence. Then I took some photos. Maybe one or two are street photography.

[Rusty]

I'm seeing empty bookcases in the background, bet that will change soon...

[Mark Kinsman]

Here's one from today:
White Takes Rook
https://www.flickr.com/photos/mbkinsman/20806223961/in/photostream/

[John Masters]

I had no idea it was Street Photography Day, though I was a diligent photographer and was out with my camera before sunrise. Shot nothing that would strictly fall in the street photography category, but...

This photo is of a chess table seat in Holmes Park in Melbourne, Florida.

[Andy Kochanowski]

https://flic.kr/p/wK1mLA

No street, but car, and car that Mike likes, so hope that counts.

[Sarge]

Street diorama
...

Great move, Mike.
Glad to hear your nomadic year is over!

[Kenneth Tanaka]

Ah great! I have two entries this year, both taken today (8/22/15).

Summer's End

And this one in monochrome in honor of Mr. Monochrome.

untitled

Happy New Home, Mike!

[Yoram Nevo]

Mike - Welcome back!
The new new home looks wonderful.
And the dogs look very happy in it.
One question I always feel the need to ask when i see photos of your house - don't you have dust at all in North America ? Or maybe the iPhone has some dust filter ?
Anyway, wish you all the best and waiting to read new posts, and, who knows, maybe get to visit you in some long long planned USA trip.
Your veteran reader -
Yoram Nevo

[John D.P.]

This snap has defined the year for me. Not exactly on the street, but in the style. I wanted the person to be somewhat ethereal while keeping the nature grounded; so I put the focus point not on the subject but on the background ~ though it's kinda hard to tell down-sampled this much.

[Pak-Ming Wan]

Paris, 22 August 2015. Wishing everyone a wonderful Street Photography Day!

Pak

[Ed Hawco]

In front of the Apple Store (not, however, on Street Photography Day):

[Shubh Mohan Singh]

My contribution

[Bob Rosinsky]

Instead of street photography, how about sea photography?

[misha]

I took this yesterday in Chinatown. In case it does not post, here is the URL:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ubereye/20811845892/in/dateposted/

[Dean Zepick]

My street, power lines and all. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153177890424426&set=a.58259479425.68343.665609425&type=1&theater>

[Anthony Shaughnessy]

Sort of street photography - my friend Richard Walls and I were selling photographs on the street and Richard took some street photographs of us selling photographs on the street - see here: https://anthonyshaughnessy.wordpress.com/2015/08/24/after-the-deluge-our-latest-art-market-outing/

Street photography day didn't quite end as we'd planned and we found that framed prints aren't waterproof :-(
(thanks to Richard for remembering his camera on the day)

[Anthony Shaughnessy]

Mike, there's an old B+W photo of a dog by a famous photographer (can't remember who) featuring a dog in the street looking almost exactly like your dog in the photo above - the dog, I seem to remember, has a large row of teats on its belly. Do you know it? My photo books are packed away for a house move so I can't go and look for it.
Anthony

[Google "Daido Moriyama" and I'll bet you'll see it. Maybe? --Mike]

[Anthony Shaughnessy]

Yes, "Stray Dog" by Daido Moriyama. Not quite as I remembered it and I don't know where I got the image of the teats from (!) but it's close enough that you know what I meant.
Anthony

[David Bennett]

Evening light in Edinburgh yesterday - junction of the Royal Mile and Cockburn Street during the Edinburgh Festivals.

[David Bennett]

Evening light in Edinburgh yesterday - shot at the junction of the Royal Mile and Cockburn Street during the Edinburgh Festivals