Street Photography as a Medium for Storytelling

 

A. Article

Street Photography as a Medium for Storytelling

According to James Maher, simply put, street photography is a photo genre that prioritizes candidness in capturing human views. Several other definitions add the location factor, where the photos taken must be in a public space. It doesn't always have to be on the street as the name of the genre suggests, but it can also be in a closed space as long as it's in a public space. Because of this definition, I don't really like the Indonesian equivalent, namely Street Photography. Returning to the definition that includes location, this photo genre is not only limited to the street. I discovered this genre around 2010, but at that time I was just an admirer. I initially looked at photographers on DeviantArt and was very impressed with the way they captured human behavior in public spaces. Not only showing emotions through facial expressions recorded on camera, but also 'engineering' activities recorded on camera. Then I followed another art social media, Shadowness, and there I signed up for a photography mentoring program. I was paired with a mentor from Greece, and I shared my desire to produce street photographs

B.    5W1H Questions

SENTENCE BUILDING

No	WH	Sentence Building (Question and Answer)
1	Who	Who James Maher?
	Answer	a street photographer
2	What	What Defining street photography?
	Answer	as a genre that focuses on candidly capturing the human gaze in public spaces
3	Where	Where This genre?
	Answer	can be practiced not only on the street but also in other public spaces
4	Why	Why is the author impressed with street photography?
	Answer	The author was impressed with how street photographers captured human behavior in public spaces
5	When	When the author discovered this genre?
	Answer	around 2010, but initially, they were just an admirer
6	How	How the author joined a photography mentoring program?
	Answer	expressed their desire to produce street photographs

 

 

C.    Verbal and Nominal Sentences

a.              Verbal Sentences

No	Sentences	V
01	street photography is a genre of photography that prioritizes candidness in capturing the human.	V
02	Several other definitions add the location factor, where the photos taken must be in a public space.	V
03	It doesn't always have to be on the street like the name of the genre, but it can also be in a closed space as long as it's in a public space.	V
04	Because of this definition, I don't really like the Indonesian equivalent, namely Street Photography.	V
05	Returning to the definition that includes location, this photo genre is not only limited to the street.	V
06	I discovered this genre around 2010, but at that time I was just an admirer.	V
07	I originally looked at the photographers on DeviantArt and was very impressed with how they captured human behavior in public spaces.	V
08	Not only showing emotions through facial expressions recorded on camera, but also 'engineering' activities recorded on camera.	V
09	Then I followed another art social media, Shadowness, and there I signed up for a photography mentoring program.	V
10	I was paired with a mentor from Greece, and I shared my desire to produce street photographs.	V

 

b.         Nominal Sentences

No	Nominal Sentences
01	James Maher defines street photography as a genre that emphasizes capturing candid moments of human gaze.
02	Street photography is typically associated with capturing photos in public spaces.
03	The genre is not limited to just the street, but can also include photographs taken in closed public spaces.
04	The author discovered street photography around 2010 and was initially a fan of photographers on DeviantArt.
05	The author was impressed by how these photographers captured human behavior and emotions in public spaces.
06	In addition to facial expressions, street photographers also captured the "engineering" activities of people.
07	The author joined a photography mentoring program on the art social media platform, Shadowness.
08	The author's mentor in the program was from Greece
09	The author expressed their desire to produce street photographs during the mentoring program.
10	The mentoring program allowed the author to develop their skills and knowledge in street photography.

 

D.    Active and Passive Construction

 

No	Sentences	Active	Passive
01	Street photography is a genre of photography that prioritizes candidness in capturing the human gaze	V
	Candidness in capturing the human view is prioritized by Street Photography, which is a genre of photography.		V
02	where the photos taken must be in a public space	V
	genre of photography where the photos must be taken in a public space.		V
03	I discovered this genre around 2010	V
	This genre was discovered around 2010 by me		V
04	I originally looked at the photographers on DeviantArt	V
	The photographers on DeviantArt were originally looked at by me		V
05	How they captured human behavior in public spaces	V
	How human behavior in public spaces was captured by them		V
06	Not only showing emotions through facial expressions recorded on camera	V
	Not only emotions shown through facial expressions recorded on camera were captured.		V
07	I followed another art social media, Shadowness	V
	Another art social media, Shadowness, was followed by me		V
08	I signed up for a photography mentoring program.	V
	A photography mentoring program was signed up for by me.		V
09	I was paired with a mentor	V
	A mentor was paired with me		V
10	I shared my desire to produce street photographs	V
	My desire to produce street photographs was shared by me.		V

           

E.    List of Vocabulary

No	Vocabulary	Pronoun Spelling	Meaning
01	Genre	/ˈʒɑ̃ː.rə/	Jenis
02	Definition	/ˌdef.ɪˈnɪʃ.ən/	Definisi
03	Location	/ləʊˈkeɪ.ʃən/	Lokasi
04	Photography	/ˈfōdəˌɡraf/	Fotografi
05	Street	/striːt/	Jalanan
06	Descovered	/dɪˈskʌv.ər/	Menemukan
07	Looked	/lʊk/	Tampak
08	Showing	/ˈʃəʊ.ɪŋ/	Menampilkan
09	Follow	/ˈfɑː.loʊ/	Mengikuti
10	Signed	/saɪn/	Tertanda

 

F.    Tenses and It’s Pattern

 

 

No	Sentence	Tenses
01	Street photography is a genre of photography that prioritizes candidness in capturing the human.	Simple Present
02	Returning to the definition that includes location	Present Perfect
03	I discovered this genre around 2010, but at that time I was just an admirer.	Past Simple tenses

 

 

 

G.    Translation into Indonesia

 

Fotografi Jalanan sebagai Media Bercerita

 

Menurut James Maher, secara sederhana street photography adalah genre foto yang mengutamakan candidness dalam menangkap pandangan manusia. Beberapa definisi lain menambahkan faktor lokasi, dimana foto yang diambil harus berada di ruang publik. Tidak harus selalu di jalanan seperti nama genrenya, tapi bisa juga di ruang tertutup asalkan di ruang publik. Karena definisi tersebut, saya kurang begitu menyukai padanan bahasa Indonesianya yaitu Street Photography. Kembali ke pengertian yang mencakup lokasi, genre foto ini tidak hanya sebatas jalanan. Saya menemukan genre ini sekitar tahun 2010, namun saat itu saya hanya sekedar pengagumnya. Saya awalnya melihat fotografer di DeviantArt dan sangat terkesan dengan cara mereka menangkap perilaku manusia di ruang publik. Tak hanya menampilkan emosi lewat ekspresi wajah yang terekam kamera, tapi juga aktivitas 'rekayasa' yang terekam kamera. Lalu saya mengikuti media sosial seni lainnya, Shadowness, dan di sana saya mendaftar program mentoring fotografi. Saya dipasangkan dengan seorang mentor dari Yunani, dan saya menceritakan keinginan saya untuk menghasilkan foto jalanan.

 

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