Introduction to Street Photography
Reflections in street photography
A course by Gustavo Minas , Photographer
About the video: Reflections in street photography
Overview
“In this step, I will talk about reflections, another valuable element that can determine the climate or atmosphere of an image.”
In this video lesson Gustavo Minas addresses the topic: Reflections in street photography, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Street Photography. Learn how to create visual narratives out of everyday life and make an urban photoshoot.
Partial transcription of the video
“Reflections in street photography In this class, we’ll talk about reflexes, something I use a lot. And they can help create images with layers and parallel stories. They can be very interesting visually. I started paying attention and photographing reflection when I came to Brasilia in 2014, I started to photograph always at Rodoviária do Plano Piloto, three or four times a week. Over the months, I looked for another way to portray what I saw, the visual chaos I felt there. The reflections were a good way, because there was glass there. Both buses and snack bars. I like reflection for sever...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Street Photography
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Documentary Photography, Lifestyle Photography, Outdoor Photography, Photography

Gustavo Minas
A course by Gustavo Minas
Gustavo Minas was born in 1981 in Cássia, a small city located in the State of Minas Gerais. After receiving a degree in journalism from the State University of Londrina, he went on to study the language and history of photography under Carlos Moreira in São Paulo and has been photographing the urban scenes of the cities he visits since 2009.
He currently works as a freelance journalist and photographer based in Brasília as well as teaching workshops across Brazil and abroad. In 2017, his photo series Rodoviária won the Picture of the Year LATAM award, in the category "The Future of Cities," and in 2019, he published his first book Maximum Shadow Minimal Light with Edition Lammerhuber, which was also exhibited in Hamburg that same year.
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