Renoir and the Art of Unposed Life

Most people think street photography is about reacting fast — catching moments before they disappear.But some moments only reveal themselves after you stop trying.
In this video, I look at a single painting by Pierre-Auguste Renoir — Bal du moulin de la Galette — and how it quietly changed the way I see street photography.
Renoir didn’t paint spectacle.He painted people as they were — mid-gesture, mid-conversation, surrounded by life and light.
Through this one painting, I explore simple reminders for street photographers:
waiting for light to touch life
letting the frame remain incomplete
photographing people as they are, not as subjects
staying with the ordinary longer than feels necessary

This isn’t about copying a style.
It’s about learning how to stay present long enough for life to offer something back.
Trust the ordinary.

If this video resonates, I hope it encourages you to slow down — and stay a little longer.


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About:
I just want to share how if we look back to true artists, those that created with their hands and eyes, how much clearer we can see how to create our own work in a world full of just "rinse and repeat content". Create art, not content.

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