Street Manual

A field guide for street photographers.

by Luke Carey

Projects2 hours

New Builds vs Old Buildings

The conversation between old and new.

Find locations where new development sits directly alongside old architecture. Document the contrast - the materials, the scale, the human behaviour in both environments.

How to shoot it: Find the seam where a glass tower meets a terrace, or a development butts onto a church, and frame both in one shot so the contrast of material and scale is unmistakable. Shoot deadpan and straight-on, then wait for a person to cross the join and give it human scale. Hard side light separates the two eras. Walk the fast-changing edges of a city, where the conversation is loudest.

The output: A series about how Britain builds and what it replaces.

Camera Settings

Any.

The Assignment

Find one street where old and new sit directly next to each other. Photograph the gap.

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