Photographer: Helen Levitt
Type: street photographer
This is one of Helen`s most inspiring pictures as it reflects her subjects – men, women and children living out on the streets among the tenements of New York . This picture reflects a helpless man standing on the side of the street, hoping for the better. On the far right, there are ordinary people going about their lives. On the left hand side, a woman makes it happen with less, she is selling food and drinks. Helen’s photographs have consistently reflected her poetic vision, humor, and inventiveness. "And I decided I should take pictures of working class people and contribute to the movements, whatever movements there were- Socialism, Communism, whatever was happening " she said.
Photographer: Mduduzi Mtakati
Type: street photographer
The above pictures reflect a social life of destitute people in the streets of Doornfontien, Johannesburg. Cooking, washing and eating out on the streets is their daily way of life. Both pictures reflect a fire which they use to cook. Even worse, their place to sleep is just under the bridge, depicted on the far right in the first picture. The second picture depicts a young man washing his clothes; the wishing-line is on the far left built with short wooden-line. This is how these people are living it out on the streets.
