The Ethics of Street Photography: A Personal Perspective

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The Ethics of Street Photography: A Personal Perspective

When the camera sees everything — should it?

Street photography is powerful because it’s real. Unfiltered. Human.

But it also raises difficult questions:
📷 Who should we photograph in public?
📷 Is it ever wrong to press the shutter, even if it’s legal?
📷 What do we owe to our subjects — and to the truth?

In my latest Substack post, I explore these questions through my own experience, sharing:

  • Where I draw the line (and why I avoid certain subjects)

  • The difference between legality and respect

  • How I handle uncomfortable situations in the field

  • Cultural nuances in places like Italy, Hungary, and the UK

  • Why I believe ethics matter more now than ever

This isn’t a rulebook — it’s one photographer’s philosophy.

👉 Read the full article on Substack →
🔗 https://marcosecchi.substack.com/p/the-ethics-of-street-photography
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Showcase and Sell your Images with NFTs

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Starting from today I will start minting my very first Non-Fungible Token. This is a token saved on the Ethereum blockchain, which is unique and can prove the ownership of a good or service. In this case, a photograph I took.

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NFT (non-fungible token) technology empowers content creators such as photographers to control, manage, and distribute their content, and in addition, is a great platform to showcase, promote, and sell their images.

The introduction of NFT technology has begun to benefit the photography world. With regard to my point of view, photographers should be making use of cryptography and blockchain technology features that ensure their work cannot be replicated, and thus proof of authenticity is backed by math and code.

Photographers can mint ethereums (about 50 cents) on a blockchain that is interoperable with Ethereum. It is cheaper to make more coins at once.

SmartNFTs enables photographers to create one final NFT with multiple layers of NFTs, while also implementing various functions, such as lifetime royalties. Any future sales of the NFT, from one owner to another, would incur a royalty to the digital artist.


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NFT is getting more and more popular, and this time the Ethereum network, which has been upgraded since 2017, is better equipped to deal with the constant activity. NonFungible.com, a company that publishes market insights on NFTs, says that in 2020, the value of NFT trading was approximately $250 million, an increase of 300% from the previous year. People are paying high prices in both cryptocurrency and legal tender to purchase tokens that represent ownership of digital objects, which are then resold at a higher price.


NFTS the Basics

The Gondolier's Hat

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The “Gondolier's Hat” is a mixed B&W - Colour image of mine.

Shot in Venice a few years back on a very calm and small canal in the Fenice area. This is the summer hat (The winter one is in wool and black) traditionally it is made of woven straw with coloured bands on both the crown and brim.

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