Street Photos
Discover masterpieces of street photography from around the world
Courses à Auteuil, Paris
Sabine Weiss• 1952
Paris, France
Enfants jouant au cheval (Children playing the horse)
Sabine Weiss• 1954
Paris, France
Enfants sur arbre (Children in Tree)
Sabine Weiss• 1950s
Paris, France
Garçon sur Planche à Routlettes
Sabine Weiss• 1950s
Paris, France
La 2 CV sous la pluie, Paris
Sabine Weiss• 1950s
Paris, France
Le restaurant Coquet (Restaurant Coquet)
Sabine Weiss• 1950s
Paris, France
Le triporteur, rue de la Paix, Paris
Sabine Weiss• 1950s
Paris, France
Michel
Sabine Weiss• 1950s
Paris, France
Sortie de Metro, Paris
Sabine Weiss• 1950s
Paris, France
Train Vapeur, Gare St. Lazare
Sabine Weiss• 1950s
Paris, France
Child at the Sha'ar Ha'aliya Transit Camp
Robert Capa• 1950
Near Haifa, Israel
Immigrants with Bedstead and Mattress
Robert Capa• 1948-1950
Israel
Mayor of Tel-Aviv Making Political Speech
Robert Capa• 1950
Tel Aviv, Israel
Man Carrying Wooden Beam
Robert Capa• 1949
Jerusalem, Israel
Newspaper Stand in Jerusalem
Robert Capa• 1950
Jerusalem, Israel
Chaim Weizmann Voting
Robert Capa• 1950
Tel Aviv, Israel
Sha'ar Ha'aliya Absorption Camp
Robert Capa• 1948-1950
Haifa, Israel
Russian Immigrant Dancing
Robert Capa• 1948
Tel Aviv, Israel
Armon Café
Robert Capa• 1949
Tel Aviv, Israel
The Altalena Burning
Robert Capa• 1948
Tel Aviv, Israel
Water Truck on Sabbath
Robert Capa• 1948
Jerusalem, Israel
Kibbutz Members in Trench
Robert Capa• 1948
Central Front, Israel
Haganah Marching to Front Line
Robert Capa• 1948
Central Front, Israel
Vélo nuit Naples (Bicycle at night in Naples)
Sabine Weiss• 1950s
Naples, Italy
Lunch atop a Skyscraper
Lewis Hine• 1932
New York City, USA
Icarus atop the Empire State Building
Lewis Hine• 1931
New York City, USA
Workers on Girder, Empire State Building
Lewis Hine• 1930-1931
New York City, USA
Little Fannie, 7 years old
Lewis Hine• 1908
Carolina, USA
Jewel and Harold Walker, Cotton Pickers
Lewis Hine• 1916
Comanche County, USA
Sadie Pfeifer, 48 inches high
Lewis Hine• 1908
Carolina, USA
Cora Lee Griffin, Spinner
Lewis Hine• 1908
Carolina, USA
Breaker Boys, #9 Breaker, Hughestown Borough
Lewis Hine• 1911
Pittston, USA
Group of Breaker Boys in #9 Breaker
Lewis Hine• 1911
Pittston, USA
Breaker Boys Working in Ewen Breaker A
Lewis Hine• 1911
Pennsylvania, USA
Breaker Boys Working in Ewen Breaker B
Lewis Hine• 1911
Pennsylvania, USA
Noon Hour in the Ewen Breaker
Lewis Hine• 1911
Pennsylvania, USA
View of the Ewen Breaker
Lewis Hine• 1911
Pennsylvania, USA
Breaker Boys, Smallest is Angelo Ross
Lewis Hine• 1911
Hughestown, USA
Group of Breaker Boys, Smallest is Sam Belloma
Lewis Hine• 1911
Pittston, Pennsylvania, USA
Breaker Boys, Woodward Coal Mines
Lewis Hine• 1911
Kingston, Pennsylvania, USA
Climbing into America
Lewis Hine• 1908
Ellis Island, New York City, USA
Italian Family in Baggage Room
Lewis Hine• 1905
Ellis Island, New York City, USA
Italian Family on Ferry Boat
Lewis Hine• 1905
Ellis Island, New York City, USA
Patriarch at Ellis Island
Lewis Hine• 1905
Ellis Island, New York City, USA
Russian Family at Ellis Island
Lewis Hine• 1905
Ellis Island, New York City, USA
Slavic Immigrant at Ellis Island
Lewis Hine• 1907
Ellis Island, New York City, USA
Mother and Child, Ellis Island
Lewis Hine• 1907
Ellis Island, New York City, USA
Newsies, New York
Lewis Hine• 1906
New York City, USA
Noon Hour in East Side Factory District
Lewis Hine• 1912
New York City, USA
Nashville
Lewis Hine• 1912
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Tenement Family, Chicago
Lewis Hine• 1910
Chicago, Illinois, USA
The Art of Street Photography
Street photography is a genre of photography that records everyday life in a public place. The very publicness of the setting enables the photographer to take candid pictures of strangers, often without their knowledge.
Our collection celebrates the masters who shaped this art form, capturing fleeting moments that reveal the poetry of urban existence.
Featured Photographers
Lewis Hine
Discover the pioneering work of Lewis Hine, the sociologist-photographer whose camera became a powerful weapon against child labor and a catalyst for social reform in early 20th century America.
Robert Capa
Explore the extraordinary life and work of Robert Capa, the legendary war photographer who co-founded Magnum Photos and documented some of the most pivotal moments of the 20th century, from the Spanish Civil War to the birth of Israel.
"Photography is about finding out what can happen in the frame. When you put four edges around some facts, you change those facts."— Garry Winogrand