This is the presentation of Rip Bains featuring the street photography of Nicolas Alejandro.

1. Street Photography:
Nicolas Alejandro
Created by: Rip Bains

2. Joe Newman on Nicolas Alejandro
❖ In an article featured in the Huffington Post a few
months back, writer Joe Newman discusses the work of
street photographer Nicolas Alejandro. !
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❖ Alejandro’s work centers on candid, action portraits
taken of strangers on the streets of Buenos Aires.

3. Up Close and Personal
❖ Newman’s discussion focuses
on one picture in particular of a
young woman. !
❖ He claims that what makes this
photo intriguing is that the
proximity to the subject gives it
the necessary intimacy to
fascinate the viewer. !
❖ He claims that by getting into
the woman’s personal space,
Alejandro has allowed us to feel
a personal connection to her.

4. Snapping Subjects
❖ Alejandro snaps picture with a fairly
wide-angle lens, so he tends to move
right up on his subjects. !
❖ He also never asks permission to take
a picture of anyone, apparently
believing, as Newman puts it, “it’s
better to ask forgiveness than
permission.”!
❖ Alejandro says that if a person realizes
that they have been photographed
and are unhappy about it, that he
deletes the picture. !
❖ However, most people will allow him
to keep it despite any encroachment
they feel.

5. More About Alejandro’s Photography
❖ Despite having only been
interested in photography for over
the last two years, Alejandro has
really given his all to prowling the
streets of the city with his
Olympus OM-D E-M5 looking for
the next shot. !
❖ He has published some of his
exquisite work in an e-book
entitled “Passenger Train.” !
❖ Alejandro’s fearlessness with
approaching his subject is only
matched by his eye for light and
composition.

7. Check Alejandro’s Flickr stream , or check out the
original article on the Huffington Post.