One of the aspects of photography that attract me is going out, taking pictures of life happening around me, people, the streets, the local suburb or the city...

I just missed a challenge in this, Street Photography Now project, it ended last week, more or less when I got to know about it. Still, you get to admire some nicely taken shots and ponder over the instructions that people have been inspired by. Some of those instructions can actually serve as inspiration still or as a truth that's easily forgotten, not just the week they were valid in this project...

"If you can smell the street by looking at the photo, it's a street photograph" - Bruce Gilden (instruction #1)

"Never overlook a cliche" - Artem Zhitenev (instruction #6)

"Look closer to home." - Lars Tunbjörk (instruction #13)

"Slow down, the next picture may be very quiet and close" - Bruno Quinquet (instruction #20)

"Pick a spot, stay there for an hour and see what unfolds" - Polly Braden (instruction #22)

"If you're not sure it's a picture, shoot it anyway" - Carolyn Drake (instruction #26)

"Remember Robert Capa's words: "If your pictures aren't good enough, your're not close enough". - Andrew Glickman (instruction #30)

"When you hit that wall of utter frustration while photographing the street, when you are beyond tired and just want to give up, keep on walking - for another hour, or until the light goes entirely. Often the best photographs come when you least expect them - when you are the most exhuasted, and the most emotionally vulnerable." - Alex Webb (instruction #38)

"The real subject is yourself facing the world" - Thierry Girard (instruction #47)