The document discusses street photographer Nicolas Alejandro and his candid portraits taken of strangers in Buenos Aires. It focuses on a photo praised by writer Joe Newman for its intimacy achieved through Alejandro getting into the subject's personal space, allowing the viewer to feel a personal connection. Alejandro takes photos using a wide-angle lens and moves close to his subjects, never asking permission first but deleting photos if the subject requests after. Despite starting photography only two years ago, Alejandro spends much time prowling the city streets searching for shots, publishing some of his work in an e-book.

1. Street Photography:
Nicolas Alejandro
Created by: Rip Bains

2. Joe Newman on Nicolas Alejandro
❖ In an article featured in the Huffington Post a few
months back, writer Joe Newman discusses the work of
street photographer Nicolas Alejandro. !
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❖ Alejandro’s work centers on candid, action portraits
taken of strangers on the streets of Buenos Aires.

3. Up Close and Personal
❖ Newman’s discussion focuses
on one picture in particular of a
young woman. !
❖ He claims that what makes this
photo intriguing is that the
proximity to the subject gives it
the necessary intimacy to
fascinate the viewer. !
❖ He claims that by getting into
the woman’s personal space,
Alejandro has allowed us to feel
a personal connection to her.

4. Snapping Subjects
❖ Alejandro snaps picture with a fairly
wide-angle lens, so he tends to move
right up on his subjects. !
❖ He also never asks permission to take
a picture of anyone, apparently
believing, as Newman puts it, “it’s
better to ask forgiveness than
permission.”!
❖ Alejandro says that if a person realizes
that they have been photographed
and are unhappy about it, that he
deletes the picture. !
❖ However, most people will allow him
to keep it despite any encroachment
they feel.

5. More About Alejandro’s Photography
❖ Despite having only been
interested in photography for over
the last two years, Alejandro has
really given his all to prowling the
streets of the city with his
Olympus OM-D E-M5 looking for
the next shot. !
❖ He has published some of his
exquisite work in an e-book
entitled “Passenger Train.” !
❖ Alejandro’s fearlessness with
approaching his subject is only
matched by his eye for light and
composition.

7. Check Alejandro’s Flickr stream , or check out the
original article on the Huffington Post.