About Street Photography
I create fine art street photographs from scenes that I come across with my camera on a daily basis.
What is ? A reflection of every day life – real, unaltered impressions of public places, places that everybody visits every day, the street where you live, the parking lot of your favorite grocery store, the subway. Street photographers document the truth – take candid pictures of things that you don’t notice in your daily grind.
Street involves attention to detail. The photographer pays attention to scenes, moments that you only recognize subconsciously. The camera is an unobtrusive extension of the eye in any given situation. Oftentimes, street photographers take pictures they feel; the photographer happens to be there and captures the mood in a fraction of a second. He freezes a moment that you will forget in the same amount of time…
Now, take your time and enjoy my vision of everyday life.
Markus Hartel
New York City
2011
biography:
1970
born in Duisburg/Homberg, Germany
(September 30th)
1987-1990
apprenticeship/typesetter, Germany
1994-2001
graphic design & printshop owner, digital
2002
moved to US
2003
moved to New York City, starting a career as a
2010
The Americans 2010 (to be continued)
2011
Leica Akademie featured photographer & speaker
published in TIME 2x
my work has been published and awarded internationally
Street Photography Now (Thames and Hudson), digital photographer (UK, Italy, France, Spain), stern (Germany), afisha (Moscow), vision (China), Manhattan Times (NYC), classic motorcycle (USA), Kodak picture of the day, photobloggies “Best blog”, Lucie awards 2006, photolife, TIME