Street Photography Gives You the Ability to Notice
Most people see, but don’t really notice. I’ve been guilty of this myself.
The routine of daily life can turn everything into background noise.
When I’m out doing street photography, though, I slow down and pay attention to what’s around me. I take in the sights and sounds. I look for interesting ways to frame the environment.
Street photography is a gift in this way.
The Practice of Looking in Street Photography
In street photography, I actively scan my field of view for interesting things around me. For people, what they’re wearing, and what they’re doing, down to their gestures and expressions. I’m looking for backgrounds. I look for light and shadow. I look for reflections.
I take in the colors around me. I look for layers, and I think about how I can incorporate subjects or objects in layers.
Over time, I feel like I’ve built up a visual sensitivity like a muscle. When I see certain things, my mind goes to how I can incorporate them into a frame.
Taking in the world like this changed my life for the better. It made everything more interesting. Appreciating the world around me makes me feel content, happy, and curious all at the same time.
The Emotional Side of Noticing the World Around Me
When I’m out doing street photography, I see people. I seek them out because I think the most interesting street photographs feature people in them. This simple fact makes me feel connected to the world, even if I don’t talk to them. We’re social creatures, us people.
I think being around people makes you more empathetic. It makes you relate to people. It makes you put yourself in their shoes.
Being a Street Photographer Can Change You for the Better
In order to take street photos, I think you need to be curious. Curious to see how the world looks photographed. Doing street photography makes me curious to discover the place around me. I want to find out what’s down that alley, or walk down a street I’ve never been down.
Being in the habit of being curious makes life more fun. Learning about places and people is a never-ending process that never gets old.
Finding beauty in the ordinary is also something that street photography promotes. It’s the simple things, like how lights falls on a building or a light pole. Before I did street photography, I didn’t appreciate these things. Now I see what I was missing.
I also think it’s great how when I’m looking for these things to photograph, street photography makes me live in the present moment.
I Want to and Will Continue Noticing
Street photography made me appreciate the visual world around me. It’s a welcome gift that I’ll always take with me moving forward.
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This digital zine is a visual journey through Rio de Janeiro, a city that reshaped how I see the world.
I arrived in Rio after college with little more than a camera and a desire to immerse myself in a place that had long intrigued me. What began as an uncertain leap became a profound exploration of a city defined by its contrasts—its breathtaking landscapes and relentless urban energy, its vibrant culture and enduring struggles.
These photographs are moments I gathered while wandering Rio’s streets. They are the result of learning to see—to frame a scene, to wait for the right moment, to let the city reveal itself.
It is my attempt to share what I saw and felt during my time there—the beauty, the chaos, the humanity.
Each photograph is a memory, a story, a piece of the city that stays with me. I hope they resonate with you, too.
This zine contains all of my selected photos from when I was living in Brazil, from 2014 to 2016. It includes the photos from my World Cup, Olympics, and Carnaval zines, plus additional photos only found in this zine. There are 79 photos in this zine.
The purpose of this zine is to:
Show you a snapshot of this time and place.
Serve as a source of inspiration for your own street photography.
Help you get an idea of the types of photos you can take in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Is an affordable way for you to support my work.
This digital zine is a visual journey through a city in motion, captured during a pivotal moment in time. This digital zine brings together a collection of street photographs taken during the 2014 World Cup in Rio de Janeiro, a period marked by both excitement and upheaval.
The images reflect a city alive with passion—soccer fans chanting in the streets, the sun-drenched rhythms of daily life, and the quiet moments in between. They also hint at the collective hope of a nation, the weight of expectation, and quickly things can come crashing down.
Taken during a formative chapter of my life, these photos document not only Rio’s streets but also my own evolution as a photographer. The style is raw and exploratory, a reflection of a young artist learning to see the world through a lens.
It’s a snapshot of a specific time and place. It’s about the energy of a city and the heartbreak of a nation. It’s an invitation to step into Rio in 2014 and to feel that moment in time.
This zine contains 9 curated photos taken during the 2014 World Cup in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The purpose of this zine is to:
Show you a snapshot of this time and place.
Serve as a source of inspiration for your own street photography.
Help you get an idea of the types of photos you can take in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Is an affordable way for you to support my work.
This digital zine is a collection of my street photography from Rio de Janeiro during the 2016 Olympics. It’s not about the games themselves or the polished spectacle you saw on TV—it’s about the streets, the people, and the moments I witnessed while wandering the city with my camera.
Despite the chaos, the Olympics brought a unique energy to the city. People were out in the streets—celebrating, arguing, laughing, and, of course, watching soccer.
This project is my way of documenting that time. It’s about the little things that caught my eye: the light, the movement, the expressions, and the rhythms of life in Rio. These photos are raw, candid, and unpolished—just like the city itself during those weeks.
This zine contains 22 photographs that were taken during the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The purpose of this zine is to:
Show you a snapshot of this time and place.
Serve as a source of inspiration for your own street photography.
Help you get an idea of the types of photos you can take in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Is an affordable way for you to support my work.
Carnaval in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is a spectacle of sound, color, and movement that defies description. I’ve tried my best to capture it here.
This digital zine is a visual love letter to the madness of Carnaval. It’s a celebration of life, joy, and the fleeting magic of a moment that ends too soon.
These photos are my attempt to capture a fleeting moment in time—to hold onto the beauty, chaos, and raw energy of Carnaval before it slips away. Through this work, I hope to share not just the spectacle, but the feeling of being there: the pulse of the music, the swirl of colors, and the collective joy of a city alive with movement and sound.
Whether you’ve walked the streets of Rio during Carnaval or are simply drawn to the idea of a celebration that blurs the line between reality and dream, this zine invites you to step into the frame and experience it for yourself.
It’s for those who see photography as more than just images—it’s a way to tell stories, to preserve moments, and to remind us that life, in all its impermanence, is worth celebrating.
There are 17 photographs in this zine taken during carnaval in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, over a three-year period.
The purpose of this zine is to:
Show you a snapshot of this time and place.
Serve as a source of inspiration for your own street photography.
Help you get an idea of the types of photos you can take in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Is an affordable way for you to support my work.
This ebook is a collection of lessons I’ve picked up over more than a decade of doing street photography. The tips inside come from studying the masters, putting in the hours, and figuring things out through trial and error.
I’m not here to hand out strict rules. My goal is to offer a flexible framework you can build on and adapt to your own way of working. Everyone approaches street photography a little differently. These ideas are meant to help you find your rhythm a bit faster.
Inside, I talk about gear, light, composition, and capturing moments. I also get into the mindset side of things and how to think like a street photographer, and what it really takes to build a meaningful body of work.