Introduction
I still need to complete the path that will lead me to being an authentic street photographer.
It's almost an oxymoron, given that this path is and will be the source of my shots: it will never be completed.
It would be like telling a swimmer that he no longer needs to dive into the water after perfecting his style.
Walking around the urban environment, I create my photographic work while learning, experimenting and refining my style.
Every work I produce is an exercise, and I continue trying new approaches and techniques.
I am also inspired by other artists and street photographers, and I often wonder what they would do in that place and at that time.
For all these reasons, I call the works shown below "experiments".
Furthermore, during these experiments, I am looking for links and commonalities between the practice of street photography and the concepts that support the technique of psychogeographical drift.
Psychogeographical drift is a concept introduced by the Situationists, a group of thinkers and artists in the 20th century.
It is an exploratory practice in which a person abandons himself to randomness and instinct, letting himself be guided by the surrounding environment to discover new perspectives and perceptions of urban space.
From my initial research and reflections on the topic, psychogeographic drift has also been applied to street photography, where photographers take a similar approach, allowing the circumstances and flow of street life to guide their photography.
The relationship between psychogeographical drift and street photography is based on spontaneity, openness to the unexpected and the ability to capture authentic and significant moments in the streets of cities.
In the continuation of my research, it will be interesting to find out whether these hypotheses of mine are made explicit in the works and writings of authors and whether there are references to cite.
I published a post on this topic, with some ideas of psychogeographic drift applied through street photography.
