The Phenomenon of Street Style Photography

Everyone wants their 15 minutes, and in the world of fashion, it’s always been hard to come by. Recent decades have yielded a certain phenomenon that has swept fashion onto a myriad of pixelated screens worldwide: “street style” photography. On the one hand, it is a natural means of capturing trends and unique styles, and with new fashion blogs popping up every day, also a cost-effective means of promotion. On the other side though, there seem ties to paparazzi culture: a “dress-to-be-noticed” performance in which both photographer and street model saturate the scene with contrived attention. GARAGE Magazine has an in-depth piece on said phenomenon, called “Take My Picture.” The clip asks the driving questions on a profound and affecting topic – one that’s sure to inspire its own discussion on this very site.