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The opposite of "meaningless street photography"...


Okay, you may call the title "click bait" but first look at this article in the New Yorker (Photo Booth) about a family that Thomas Holton has been photographing for 22 years: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/picturing-a-chinatown-family-across-twenty-two-years — if you have trouble with the paywall, look at this free British Journal of Photography article: https://www.1854.photography/2022/11/the-lams-of-ludlow-street-thomas-holton/

Then, look at this lecture by Holton, in which you can hear the context of his impactful photos of the the family:



It's one hour ten minutes, but I clicked through and watched about ¾ of it. Make sure, though, to watch the last chapter on the process. My feeling is that the video is well worth watching, particularly if you want to think of getting away from "meaningless photography." If Holton's work interests you, here are more links:
Instagram: @thomas_holton_photography
Website: https://www.thomasholton.com

If you want show how some of your photos go beyond meaninglessness, please post them here.



Sep 21, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Mitch Alland
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The opposite of "meaningless street photography"...


Okay, you may call the title "click bait" but first look at this article in the New Yorker (Photo Booth) about a family that Thomas Holton has been photographing for 22 years: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/picturing-a-chinatown-family-across-twenty-two-years — if you have trouble with the paywall, look at this free British Journal of Photography article: https://www.1854.photography/2022/11/the-lams-of-ludlow-street-thomas-holton/

Then, look at this lecture by Holton, in which you can hear the context of his impactful photos of the the family:



It's one hour ten minutes, but I clicked through a watched about ¾ of it. Make sure, though, to watch the last chapter on the process. My feeling is that the video is well worth watching, particularly if you want to think of getting away from "meaningless photography. If Holton's work interests you, here are more links:
Instagram: @thomas_holton_photography
Website: https://www.thomasholton.com

If you want show how some of your photos go beyond meaninglessness, please post them here.



Sep 21, 2025 at 08:48 AM





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