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Street photography existed in masny countries. By this we mean that photographers who made a living by photographing people on the street rather than in studios. This usually mean in popular venues like tourist atractions, recreational facilities, parks, public buildings, museums and national muments. This was more common in Europe than America because so many Americans had cameras of their own and could aford photography. It seems to have been especially common in Russia, particulsrly during the Soviet era. We are not sure how this worked. People in the Soviet Union were not susposed to go into business for themselves. In fact it was illegal and could get you arrested. So we are not sure how this was organized. Were these street photographers part of a state-owned photographic enterprise or copperative? Or were they actual independent individuals in business for themselves? Now these images are not usually identified, so we often have to guess that they are the work of street photographers. Many are obvious, but others are more of a guess. A rarer type of street photographers are individuals who pursue candid photographs of people as a kind of art form. This was more difficult in the Soviet Union than in most countries, but there were a few examples. One fascinating example is Masha Ivashintsova.
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