Photowalking

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Photowalking is the act of walking with a camera for the main purpose of taking pictures of things you may find interesting.

While not exclusive to digital photography, in practice digital photography makes Photowalking more realistic as a hobby due to its experimental nature, the number of pictures typically taken in the process, and the possibility of post-processing afterward.

While closely related to Street photography, photowalking is differentiated by the main impetus being to photograph things of interest rather than people specifically. It is also often done as a method to practice and improve one's own photography skills rather than a with specific focus on documentary photography.

Photowalking is also a form of exercise as it can take the photographer over the course of several miles as they wander a particular site or neighborhood.

Photowalking is also often associated with on-line photo sharing.

Contents 1 External Links 1.1 Blogosphere 1.2 Documentaries 1.3 Legality 1.4 People

[edit] External Links

[edit] Blogosphere

• Technorati Blogging about Photowalking
• Bay Area Photologgers A group of photo bloggers in the San Francisco Bay Area
• PhotoPermit.Org Blogging about the legality of it

[edit] Documentaries

• Photowalking A video documentary on Photowalking by Robert Scoble

[edit] Legality

• Photographers' Guide to Privacy About invasion of privacy standards in all states
• Legal Rights of Photographers A primer by Andrew Kantor
• The Photographer's Right "A Downloadable Flyer Explaining Your Rights When Stopped or Confronted for Photography" by Bert P. Krages II, Attorney at Law

[edit] People

• aqui-ali A Photowalker in San Francisco
• Heather Powazek Champ San Francisco Bay Area photographer and Flickr community manager
• Thomas Hawk A Photowalker in San Francisco