By Editor Marius Cinteză 
Edited and published by Yvette Depaepe, the 12^th of May 2023

Street photography can be considered one of the most captivating genres of photography, reflecting the everyday life on the streets and the essence of the human experience in urban environments.
One of the most powerful and engaging aspects of street photography is the ability to convey emotions through the portraits of people. Street portraits can tell stories, deliver messages or capture emotions-evoking moments. Unlike traditional portrait photography, street portraits are taken in public places, often featuring candid shots of people going about their daily lives. These photographs are impactful because they express the raw sensations in a way that is intimate, authentic and difficult to replicate in a studio setup.

Street portraits can convey a wide range of emotions, from joy and happiness to sadness and despair.
In a single image, a photographer can capture the complex feelings of a person in a moment of time, their range varying widely depending on the subject and the context. Street portraits can transmit a sense of peace, serenity, sadness, melancholy, loneliness, isolation, distress and can also be used to deliver a social message. By capturing the struggles and triumphs of everyday people, these photographs can shed the light on public issues, promote empathy and understanding, challenge stereotypes and preconceptions by showcasing the diversity and complexity of the human experiences.

One of the most dominant aspects of the portrait photography on street is its ability to depict the essence of a place.
By photographing people in a specific location, the photographer can seize the mood and atmosphere of that environment and make a clear statement. A single portrait can reveal in the viewer’s mind the whole surroundings, thus ensuring an unique and timeless perspective and creating a special sense of intimacy and connection with the subject.

Street is a powerful medium for expressing emotions and telling stories through portraits. Whether evoking joy or sorrow, hope or despair, these photographs offer a sole and intimate window into the human experience, thus providing a different perspective on the beauty and complexity of the world around us.

's-t' by Carlos Lopes Franco

n/t by Ömer Ates Kızıltuğ

A Friend Like You' by Richard Bland

'Love' by Pablo Martinez

n/t by Tatsuo Suzuki

n/t by Tatsuo Suzuki

'Street Seller' by nebula

'GHasem and Pigeons' Masumeh Asakereh 

'heavy rain' by TORU MATSUNAGA

'Madame Carpentier, 94' by Marc Apers

'street portrait' by Go Muroiwa

'Alone at home' by Fernando Alves

'Difficult day' by Igor N.

n/t by Tatsuo Suzuki

'Street portrait' by Michal Szydlowski

'smoking' by  TORU MATSUNAGA

Untitled' by Zyfeller

'Man on the Street' by Kieron Long

'HOPE' by Dipankar Paul