Abstract
After its invention, due its precise depiction quality, photographic camera (camera obscura ??) has taken over the role of painting in documenting reality. Today, with its speed in production and possibilities it offers, digital photography has changed the quality of street photography. The fact that images on social media applications today are taken via digital cameras and mobile phones is one of the most obvious indicators of this. As photography has taken its part in them in a way as private visual communicator and presentators, amateur and professional photographers have found their place in social media platforms. Among these Instagram is the most popular application. This article aims to discuss how Instagram relates to street photography, social media practices, and definition and characteristics of street photography, using a questionnaire. The questionnaire provides answers from 148 street photographers. The data obtained from the questionnaire reveals that Instagram is a popular application among street photographers. Moreover, Instagram has had a plausible contribution to the increase in the number of street photographers, the production of street photography, and widening of its audience base.
Keywords
Street photography, social media, Instagram
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