With a tool that is well suited for its job.
The rangefinder.
Whatever your flavour or taste or budget dictates.
The rangefinder is the benevolent concealed weapon.
They are known for fast lenses.
They make an almost imperceptible sound when the shutter is tripped.
Being able to see compositional elements come and go in and out of one’s frame lines is invaluable.
There is no substitute.
You can make your arguments against what I just said.
But ... you just don’t know.
If it’s because all you have is an SLR or a little digi-cam, that doesn’t make your point valid.
I don’t photograph the street because it makes me money. It doesn’t.
I do it because it is what I love.
No other moments – besides those relating to my daughter or family – are more important to me to record onto cellulose.
You notice I said cellulose and not sensor.
Maybe someone will come up with a valid argument why colour film or digital colour has a place in the genre that is “the street” but I haven’t heardone yet.
The street needs to be shot onto a medium, which is a level playing field for all.
We all see colours differently.
Even dogs see grayscale the same way.