Greg Schmigel's photostream  

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The Street Photography of Greg Schmigel

"There’s something special and unique about shooting street photography. It’s real. It’s true slices of life as we see it -- and many times, slices of life as the rest of us miss it."

About

My name is Greg Schmigel. I am a street photographer.

My photographs take a quick candid look at everyday moments -- the lives of the people and strangers that I encounter on the street or in public places. I find beauty in these simple aspects of life; the face of a stranger, the shadows or reflections of a man or woman or even the simple smile on the face of a passing child.

I have always felt that 90% of photography is about what the photographer sees. The choice of camera makes up the rest. Most of my images were created with an iPhone (unless tagged differently) -- it's simply the camera that's always with me. I am not an iPhoneographer. I am a street photographer who uses an iPhone one of my primary cameras.

Photography for me was not intentional -- yet now, it seems essential.

My photographs are dedicated to Suzy.





In 2011, I was proud to found and launch Mobile Photo Group. Mobile Photo Group is an international collective of mobile photographers dedicated to promoting their work and presenting mobile photography as an important and evolving form of photography.

Mobile Photo Group members are documentarists, street photographers, fashion photographers, portrait photographers, photojournalists, story tellers, writers, poets and artists. But first and foremost, we are photographers.

With a unified vision and a dedicated passion, MPG photographers capture their views on the world and share their stories -- as seen through their mobile devices -- documenting the people, the events, the landscapes, the issues and the photo-journalistic opportunities they encounter.

Our mission is simple and direct: to create compelling photographs with a mobile device.

To learn more about Mobile Photo Group, please visit www.mobilephotogroup.com.