BACK ON THE STREET
There's something about street photography that seems to draw controversy like a moth to a flame. Perhaps this is because unlike most other genres, it typically features the public as its subject, and in a climate of increased sensitivity towards personal privacy and changing perceptions of public spaces, street photographers can seem invasive and at their most extreme, downright creepy. Few other cases have demonstrated this so succinctly as the recent controversy around the work of Japanese street photographer Tatsuo Suzuki, famous for his up close and personal street photographs. Up until a month ago, the focus on Suzuki was confined to his gritty and emotive images, with little attention paid to the techniques he used to capture them. That was until the seemingly innocuous announcement of Fujifilm's latest mirrorless camera. As…
