Table of Contents

Essay 1 ‘Stare, Pry, Listen, Eavesdrop’ • 12 photographer portfolios/biographies (Agou-Gilden) • Essay 2 ‘No Ideas But in Things’ • 12 photographer portfolios/biographies (Girard-Marlow) • Essay 3 ‘Half of the World’s Population Now Lives in Cities’ • 12 photographer portfolios biographies (Mermelstein–Savelev) • Essay 4 ‘Some Truths Cannot Be Told Except as Fiction • 10 photographer portfolios/biographies (Snoek-Zuborn) • Street Photography Now: A Global Conversation

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The definitive anthology of contemporary street photography across the globe

About the Author

Sophie Howarth is a writer, teacher, curator and entrepreneur based in London. Co-founder of the School of Life, she has also been Curator of Public Programmes at Tate Modern and an Associate Curator for Artangel. Stephen McLaren is a photographer, writer and curator based in Los Angeles. He is the co-author of three previous Thames & Hudson titles: Street Photography Now, Photographers’ Sketchbooks and Family Photography Now.

Reviews

'Brings what many thought a tired genre bang up to date. Truly international,it will become the new defining guide to street photography' - Martin Parr

'A must-have book for anyone remotely interested in the genre. In fact, it’s highly recommended for anyone remotely interested in photography' - Hot Shoe

'It will make you want to slow down, look closely and take joy from the unexpected' - The World of Interiors

'A fine survey of the modern street photography scene' - Stuff

'Extraordinary: beautiful, dramatic or just plain comical' - Mail on Sunday

'Successful street photographers recognise and capture the beauty of everyday life […] inspirational' - Digital Camera