Istanbul Street Photography - The People and Their Cats Travel street photography connects me to the new cities I visit around the world. Istanbul has long been on my travel bucket list, and images from my London street photography peers have left me itching to lose myself in its historic labyrinth of streets. Travel street photography in Balat, Istanbul, where kids piled into the back of a pale blue car on a side street. Wandering the streets with a camera and following the light and crowds is often all I need to feel fulfilled when abroad, and most photographers might agree. It’s easy when you’re alone, but when travelling with a significant other, it tends to lean towards the boring side for them. However, Istanbul brought a dynamic element that kept my wife, Kira, wandering with me: cats. Istanbul street cats: a kitten under the streetlights near Galata, one of many Kira and I fed with the treats we carried around. The Cats Kira has come to embrace the candid, documentary-style images of strangers I make while we walk together. She’s observed what I do to overcome the awkwardness of street photography, as a lingering stare at the unknowing subject whom I’ve snapped may lead to the feeling that I’ve done something wrong. There may be a (rare) confrontation – which I’m happy to address – but I would rather avoid it in the spirit of not disturbing folks in the places they feel most comfortable. Keeping myself in the feeling of flow when floating through a new environment is easiest and most relaxing when I feel like a fly on the wall rather than a fly that lands on someone’s face. That’s for humans, but for cats, it meant something different. We knew going into Istanbul it would be a cat hotspot, so we carried around kitty treats to feed those who responded positively to our kissy sounds and pss pss pss. Kira and I housesat using TrustedHousesitters for our first few months after we moved to London from Canada. We love cats and dogs and long for our own. Though our travel-heavy stage of life at the moment wouldn’t be fair to a furry friend, we’ve joked about coming home with a kitty from Istanbul, or other kitty hotspots like Croatia (where we went in September) and the Greek islands. Travel Street Photography | Chiang Mai Cats at Home An open-fronted home in Chiang Mai, Thailand, with a white cat on the bed and a tabby curled on a cushion by the door, from my street photography around the world. Street Cats of Korčula | Ginger Cat in a Stone Passage A ginger and white cat rests in a shaft of light inside a narrow stone passage on Korčula, where the island cats take life slowly. Travel Street Photography | Calico Cat on a Bangkok Shopfront A calico cat sits on a sunlit ledge in front of closed shutters on a quiet street in Bangkok. Korčula, Croatia | Black Cat in the Ruins A black cat stretches out on warm paving stones among the roofless stone ruins of Korčula. Street Cats of Bangkok | Kitten by a Food Stall A white kitten sits under a street food stall in Bangkok, between cooking pots, sacks and plastic stools. What we came to understand is that the “street” cats of Istanbul are everyone’s pets. They coexist and have been a part of the city for thousands of years. As the documentary Kedi put it, “Without the cat, Istanbul would lose part of its soul.” The People Though I came to document people in their everyday lives, the cats around and with them were inseparable. Like people, they commuted and went about their daily routines. Cats had a big-city energy, unperturbed by our beckons and walking like they had a mission – unlike the Croatian kitties on Hvar and Korčula, who embraced the relaxed island life. It was as if the human stereotypes of city yuppies versus a slower countryside life translated to all the residents. Knowing that a kitty wouldn’t be coming home with us – also given our trip continued to Bodrum and I’d fly away for a 36-hour side quest to Dublin, photographing music artist Dermot Kennedy for a Brooks Running lifestyle campaign – we took them on as our own temporary pets, too. On the human side, Istanbul had some of the nicest people I’ve met travelling in recent memory. We made friends on the bus (something not likely in London), with others approaching me to ask about my camera. Almost everyone eagerly embraced my asks for a street portrait. A street portrait in Balat: he was eager to pose with his polished vintage car as I walked by, beer crates stacked up beside him. A man fixes his striped awning in Balat as a yellow taxi squeezes past, one of the Istanbul images I edited on the way to Dublin for my Brooks Running campaign. My favourite street photography areas in Istanbul Two neighbourhoods were standouts for me: Kadıköy and Balat. We stayed in the Old City, which is close to the sights but very touristy. If you want good street photography and a more local side of Istanbul, take the 30-minute ferry to Kadıköy (about $1) for half a day, as it has very young and cool vibes. Then head to Balat for more locals and great street photography throughout. We walked there from Fatih Memorial Park, stopping for coffee at a cafe along the Aqueduct of Valens, and the walk was super interesting, with a local feel and a lot to shoot. Balat had a great view, too, and I’d strongly recommend exploring both. Walking along the Galata Bridge, both above and below: people fishing over the top, and restaurants lining the water underneath Along the coastline, near the ferry terminal (and on the ferries) The classic mosques, which our guided tour took us through: Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque and Süleymaniye Mosque. They’re tourist hotspots, but always worth checking out regardless Beyoğlu, the area around Soho House (plug) and Galata Tower: the cool, vibey one, where I saw wedding shoots, and that seemed to be a go-to spot for locals shooting fashion, portraits and street photography A Bosphorus boat tour, where we saw dolphins and a different side of the city, just like taking the Uber Boat in London Below the Galata Bridge, where the restaurants line the water and the seagulls follow the ferries. Sunset by the ferry terminal at the Galata Bridge, with the domes and minarets of the old city on the horizon. How I find hidden, busy spots in any new city for street photography Whenever I’m somewhere new, or I’ve got two different destinations and I’m looking to do a street photo walk between them, I always look for the dark yellow sections on Google Maps signifying “busy areas”. There’s no need to rely on Google searching, AI search, blogs that may be outdated, or aimlessly wandering, as this shows you where the crowds are right now. I use this strategy all the time as a London street photographer when looking to explore somewhere new, or if I have limited time and I’m not sure a particular route is worth it. Most often, the best areas are not on the most direct route. A döner shop we found by following the yellow busy areas on Google Maps, the same way I find crowds for London street photography. This happened for us walking from Fatih Memorial Park to Balat, where we stumbled upon the Wednesday market (Çarşamba Pazarı) sprawling for kilometres around Fatih Mosque, with Kira and me appearing to be by far the odd ones out. The Wednesday market, Çarşamba Pazarı, sprawling for kilometres around Fatih Mosque. Fresh simit at the Wednesday market, where Kira and I were by far the odd ones out. In an area where you don’t speak the language, it can feel intimidating. Kira told me to watch what I took photos of, and it certainly felt like an “intermediate level” situation where I wouldn’t necessarily be the best equipped for a confrontation. Nonetheless, I carried on, using what I learned from a year of only shooting street photography abroad, which I wrote about in my guide on how to overcome the awkwardness of street photography. Candid shots in Istanbul continued to feel like my relaxed meditation – and not like I had to be ready for combat at a moment’s notice. Candid street photography in Balat, where a man in a pinstripe suit took a call at a café table. The One Who Got Away I usually only approach people for posed portraits through street style photography during Fashion Weeks in Paris, Milan, Copenhagen, and most recently at London Fashion Week SS27. I often find candid moments tell a more compelling story. They’re harder to find, and 99% of the candid street photography I make will never be seen. But when it hits and you find the once-a-year fleeting moments, or sometimes once-in-a-lifetime ones (like street photography of London’s solar eclipse), you get the natural and intimate feelings poses cannot replicate. Capturing a moment is the competitive advantage photography has over all other artistic media. It’s what I focus on most in my portfolio. On the other hand, a posed portrait is timeless: it becomes about that person, and you see a piece of them. However, the world is full of centre-framed portraits of the subject looking at the camera against a bokeh-blur background that adds little to no context to what the image is saying. Ask yourself, what makes this portrait special? It is always the story that accompanies it which gives it the most meaning. Copenhagen Street Style | Marta Camin in Sailorcore Marta Camin (@immartacamin) by the harbour in a sailor hat and pink floral dress, sailorcore at its best at Copenhagen Fashion Week. London Fashion Week Street Style | Pin Badge Leather Jacket Sophia Hadjipanteli (@sophiahadjipanteli) in a studded leather biker jacket covered in pin badges and a black beret, outside the shows at London Fashion Week SS27. Copenhagen Street Portrait | Ruman Adan in Leopard Print Ruman Adan (@ruman150) in a slate headscarf and leopard print scarf, against Copenhagen’s pastel townhouses. London Fashion Week Street Style | Stripes and Lace Socks Camden Cox (@camdencoxmusic) and Freddie Long (@freddielong__) in coordinated stripes, white lace knee socks and loafers outside a Georgian terrace during London Fashion Week SS27. London Street Style | Plaid Set and Brown Leather Cat Burns (@catburns) and Sarah New (@sarahnew) by arched windows and iron railings, one in a green plaid two-piece and red heels, the other in head-to-toe tan leather. London Fashion Week Street Style | Lilac Cardigan in a Tiled Doorway Chani Ra (@chani__ra) in a lilac cardigan, navy skirt and mismatched socks against glazed brick and a steel door at London Fashion Week SS27. Copenhagen Street Style | Tobias Reiersen at Number 70 Tobias Reiersen (@tobiasreiersen_) in a bucket hat and tweed blazer, a turquoise jumper over his shoulders, outside a Copenhagen door marked 70. Copenhagen Street Style | Alphons Amuri with His Bike Alphons Amuri (@avecamour.ii) in a matching printed shirt and shorts, posed with his bike by a shipping container. Copenhagen Street Portrait | Yaqub Gabeyré at the Barrier Yaqub Gabeyré (@yaqub_gabeyre) in a Yankees cap and monogram denim, leaning on a striped site barrier. Street portraits beat candid street photography for me when it’s part of a wider story (like Fashion Week, documenting the style of a period of time like editorial fashion photography), or when it’s about the character – their image (or what they’re wearing) tells enough of a story on its own to feel complete, like no further words are needed. But finding a character with enough of a visual story to infer from can be rare, or it takes intimate trust to have that emotion or comfort shine through. London Fashion Week Street Style | Candid Between Shows Candid street style photography outside the London Fashion Week SS27 shows, which Pinterest chose as a cover image for its editorial. Copenhagen Street Style | Petra Henriette Mid-Laugh Petra Henriette (@petrahenriette) laughing between shows at Copenhagen Fashion Week, another candid Pinterest made a cover image. On the other hand, I approach someone for a street portrait when I have a gut feeling that making a candid street photo of them may get me into a harmful situation, when getting close to take the documentary-style snap would ultimately ruin the chance I have to photograph them, or when I know I’ll be kicking myself when I get home, thinking they were “the one who got away” – in which case I’ll approach to appease my anxiety. Street photography on the Galata Bridge, where the fishing rods line the railings above the Golden Horn. Waiting for a ferry at the Galata Bridge, where even the cats were commuting. All these things were true when I was walking home in Istanbul. Kira was busy feeding a kitty when I saw a man in a dark alley drinking a beer in the middle of the street with a dim light overhead. It was an otherwise creepy scene, but what made it seem all the more out of place – and aligned with the compulsion for finding characters to document, though controversial and absolutely not for everyone – was that this man was wearing a Nazi costume. He had a shaved-in Hitler moustache and sat there drinking his lonely beer. The gloomy, dark, and sinister context surrounding him ironically suited the offensive decision he made to wake up and wear what he chose that day. Given this context, anyone would agree he was an unpredictable and unhinged individual who deserved to not be engaged with. From a character-seeking standpoint, his presence and appearance create far more questions than answers – especially in Istanbul. With the scene set as I walked by in disbelief, I knew he noticed me. I made a couple of further passes, pretending to check the menu of a döner shop. I said to him, “Hey man, I love your hat. May I make a portrait of you?” This followed how I approach and ask strangers for street portraits. To be fair, his hat was a giant, almost exaggerated in size, circular military hat that in and of itself wasn’t indicative of the political affiliation, so the compliment wasn’t a lie, as I don’t believe in creating a false pretense. He immediately raised a hand, saying in broken English, “Big problem! Big problem!” I tried not to act surprised and asked once more, downplaying the lift required by him and mentioning the scene he found himself in. It was met with another “Big problem!”, so I wished him a good night and moved on. He gave me a nod. If I had taken that portrait, would I have used it anywhere? Probably not. Would I have been kicking myself for not working up the courage to do so? Absolutely. Other street photographers reading this may relate to the compulsion of needing to document what’s around them. For a situation like this, I was happy to give it closure, be relieved, and move on. I, like many street photographers, have a laundry list of “the one who got away”, and I wasn’t ready to add any more to it. I did everything I respectfully could, and that’s all you can do. I joined the Istanbul trip a day after Kira arrived because I was shooting street style portraits at Berlin Fashion Week for Pinterest, and with Copenhagen Fashion Week coming up in the weeks following, I knew I had my street portrait fix, and I was happy to continue as a fly on the wall – though getting up close, like flies do. Street Photography Istanbul | Two Boys and a Calico Kitten A boy in Balat strokes the calico kitten that has settled on his lap while his friend talks over them. Balat Street Cats | Café Table Takeover A black and white cat sprawls across a café table in Balat as a girl leans back in her chair beside it. Istanbul Street Photography | Outside the Cheese Shop Three people pass the time on the step of a cheese shop, its tall red sign running down the doorway. Balat Street Photography | Balatte Café and the Orange Scooter A man reaches up under the orange awning of Balatte café as a passer-by walks past a matching orange scooter, in one of my two favourite neighbourhoods for travel street photography. Istanbul Street Photography | Last Light in a Balat Restaurant A woman in a headscarf sits in the only patch of light at the back of a dark Balat restaurant, bunting strung overhead. The Honeymoon When editing my Istanbul photos en route to Dublin for my Brooks campaign, I felt the city had truly made a special home in my heart. 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Copenhagen Street Style 2026 - SS27 Fashion Week Trends Copenhagen Fashion Week was the best Fashion Week I’ve been to, shooting street style photography for the SS27 season of Pinterest’s Spotted by Pinterest editorial series. Copenhagen street style: Marta Camin (@immartacamin) at the harbour in a sailor hat, sailorcore made for a nautical backdrop. Gorgeous locations that felt like “Copenhagen backdrops”, incredibly high-quality looks filled with colour, beautiful weather, and welcoming people and talent all contributed to the sentiment I felt. I was even able to capture candid street photography while travelling around the city outside the shows, just like the London street photography I make at home, but the images truly felt like Copenhagen at their core. Street style photography at Copenhagen Fashion Week: Tobias Reiersen (@tobiasreiersen_) in a doorway that looked made for the photo. What makes Copenhagen Fashion Week the best for street style The objective pieces aside, what made it so special? It was Copenhagen Fashion Week’s inclusivity. The gatekeeping entrenched in other Fashion Weeks was non-existent. The fashion show addresses are shared with everyone, and all are welcome. It’s a part of the city, and not hidden behind closed doors. Fashion is for everyone, and it’s something everyone in Copenhagen had the opportunity to connect with. Petra Henriette (@petrahenriette) between shows in Copenhagen, an image Pinterest went on to use as a cover for its editorial. Because of that, there was a sense of openness and connection I haven’t found at other Fashion Weeks. The closest was shooting Berlin Fashion Week for Pinterest the month earlier, where the small community and low number of photographers made it easy to connect with everyone. However, even Berlin kept the addresses hush-hush, which made a new entrant like me scramble to find answers – even taking a Bolt car across the city to the wrong address on a hunch, leading us to miss other shows. Berlin Fashion Week Street Style | Denim Bag and Blue Ruffles @nonodeutsch by a Feuerwehrzufahrt sign in a grey zip jacket and blue ruffled skirt, from my Berlin Fashion Week street style for Pinterest. Berlin Street Style | Globe Cap and Utility Shirt @mecchamaru in a globe-print cap, black utility shirt and striped top against a white Berlin doorway. Berlin Fashion Week Street Style | Head-to-Toe Black Leather @nastasiaclaire and a friend in matching black leather and wraparound sunglasses under a cloudy Berlin sky. Berlin Street Style | Pink Trousers and a White Tunic Adi Lozancic (@adilozancic) in a white sleeveless tunic, sheer floral sleeves and pink trousers by an iron gate. Berlin Fashion Week Street Style | Ivory Lace by a Pink Door A woman smiles from her wheelchair in ivory lace from neck to feathered heels, against a bright pink door in Berlin. Berlin Street Style | Purple Cap and Pinstripe Bomber Christopher (@chrisfrydays) in a purple cap, pinstripe bomber and wide shorts against a brick wall in Berlin. Berlin Fashion Week Street Style | Slip Dress and Lace-Up Sneakers Samaa (@s444maa) in a printed slip dress, pearls, a yellow bag and knee-high white lace-up sneakers. Berlin Street Style | Tiger-Print Coat A tiger-print coat over a black crop top, studded belt and burgundy lace-up boots, mid-pose outside a glass pavilion. Berlin Fashion Week Street Style | Long Leather Coat on the Railing Yuki Gaderer (@yukigaderer) leaning on a railing in a long black leather coat, studded belt and knee-length shorts. Berlin Street Style | Denim Jacket and Black Lace @tuulikruuti in a high-collared denim jacket, layered black lace skirt and combat boots against a brick wall. Berlin Fashion Week Street Style | Balloon Trousers and Plaid Sleeves @maijarkl in khaki balloon trousers and a grey tee over plaid sleeves, in a yellow Berlin courtyard. Berlin Street Style | Worn Leather Biker by the S-Bahn Tynna (@tynnamaus) in a worn leather biker jacket and polka dot tights at the entrance to the S-Bahn. Even London has continued to up the air of exclusivity – shooting London Fashion Week SS27 for Pinterest saw all addresses removed from the schedule. Even the emerging NEWGEN designers didn’t have an address – that address is what enabled me to shoot street style for the first time in London, and my SS25 men’s street style and SS25 women’s street style blog posts from those shows led to Pinterest enquiring to partner with me in the first place. Alphons Amuri (@avecamour.ii) at Copenhagen Fashion Week, where the shows felt like part of the city rather than hidden behind closed doors. Emerging fashion trends from Copenhagen, as predicted by Pinterest We were able to spend time with guests as they lingered before or after shows, which made it perfect for documenting Pinterest’s emerging trends: Dopamine dressing: purples, yellows and colour combos, with teal in particular, which was everywhere alongside primary block colours Whimsy outfits: vintage pieces, dreamy styling and tiny playful details, like bag charms, lots of buttons, beads and analogue pieces (digicams and old smartphones) Sailorcore: elegant boat life, with stripes, polos, lacy shirts, bandanas, gladiator sandals and jelly shoes Off-duty denim: sport references, baggy fits, embellished jorts, patchwork pieces and vintage washes What else we spotted: patterns on patterns on patterns, wraparound sunglasses, loose belts, long sleeves under shorter tops, ankle warmers with sandals, one trouser leg rolled up, creative fringe and crochet hats Street style details at Copenhagen Fashion Week: stacked statement rings and a beaded bag chain, Pinterest’s whimsy trend in one photo. Pinterest’s predictions were spot on, as they’ve been for every other city. However, the difference was everyone fit the brief. It’s like they somehow figured out how to describe the trends that are emulated from Copenhagen across the world, written in their own catchy Pinterest way. The sailorcore matched the nautical backgrounds perfectly, and the dopamine dressing colours fit the historic homes and wood panels. The whimsy outfits were done justice by the great lighting we had that made Copenhagen shine – something rare and all the more appreciated, which led to the vibe I felt. Bella Nguyen (@bellalanguyen) with her bike against graffiti and brick, in the low sun that made Copenhagen shine. The City Copenhagen is such a walkable place that it felt like we got the perfect street tour of the city. Not often during Fashion Week do I have downtime to explore and shoot street photography in its traditional sense: walking around with a camera, documenting people and fleeting moments around you, like urban anthropology. While daunting to some, it’s my meditation – which I want others to feel when I share how I overcome the awkwardness of street photography. Copenhagen Street Photography | A Canadian Flag Overhead A man in a black beanie and sunglasses mid-stride beneath a Canadian flag, a small reminder of home on a Copenhagen street. Copenhagen Fashion Week | Double Denim and Cameras Guests in matching double denim photograph each other outside a show, everyone documenting everyone. Copenhagen Street Style | Safi Niang by the Green Doors Safi Niang (@safiniang) and a friend in sporty track stripes against warm brick, green doors and a painted bollard. Copenhagen Street Style | Hot Summer Iced Coffee Elena (@elene_dani) mid-selfie with an iced coffee, bandana and HOT SUMMER baby tee in a Copenhagen car park. Copenhagen Street Photography | Four Friends at the Red House Four friends lean against a red wooden house with a tiled roof on a wet Copenhagen afternoon. Only at Paris Fashion Week menswear spring summer this season did I have that chance in Paris, but only because it was a historic heatwave and the city – and Fashion Week – reorganized itself for the health and safety of others. But the permitted canal jumping made for some of my favourite street photography work of the year, and has found a home in my portfolio. Paris Street Photography | Swimmers on the Canal Railings Young men climb the green railings over Canal Saint-Martin during the Paris heatwave, ready to jump. Paris Heatwave | Back Up the Steps from the Canal Swimmers in wet shorts run back up the footbridge steps for another jump into Canal Saint-Martin. Paris Fashion Week Street Photography | Lunch on the Terrace A couple share bread and wine at a café terrace in Paris, condiments crowding the tiny round table. Paris Fashion Week | Three Men at the Barriers Three older men lean on red and white barriers, watching the crowd outside the Doublet show. Paris Street Photography | A Kiss and a Handheld Fan A couple kiss on a gingham blanket by the canal, a handheld fan the only relief from the heat. Paris Street Photography | Mid-Air Over Canal Saint-Martin A swimmer in track trousers leaps from the railings into Canal Saint-Martin, the banks lined with people cooling off. While we explored in between shows, the food was amazing, especially the cardamom croissant bun from Hart Bageri, as recommended to me by my close friend – but it turned out the other photographers and I had stumbled upon it a couple of days before I referred back to his recommendations to cross it off. The architecture and city itself felt like an incredible backdrop for editorial fashion photography. Though with street style and approaching strangers for street portraits, we had to work with what was around us versus a meticulously planned shot list and location scouting like on fashion campaigns and my advertising photography. Copenhagen Street Style | Crochet Tights and Leopard Boots Claire Anne Juge (@claireannejuge) adjusts white crochet tights and turquoise heels beside a pair of leopard-print boots on the cobbles. Copenhagen Street Photography | Parking Bikes Between Shows Fashion Week guests park their bikes outside a show, one in a feathered pale blue top and lace-trimmed skirt and a wrestling ring in the background. Copenhagen Street Photography | White Suit and Yellow Bus A guest in a white suit and wide-brimmed hat walks past a woven fence as a yellow bus slides by. Copenhagen Street Portrait | Patches and a Cowboy Hat Two women share a laugh outside the shows, one in a straw cowboy hat and a leather jacket covered in flag patches, the kind of characters I look for in portrait photography. That said, it felt like it was hard to take a bad photo in Copenhagen when the conditions were right. In August, it was one of the most picturesque cities I’ve been to in my travels yet, with a Denmark sticker adorning my suitcase and a Denmark patch on my laptop sleeve to commemorate it. It felt like Amsterdam, only bigger and wider. Copenhagen Fashion Week Street Style | Ruffled Lace and a Newsboy Cap A ruffled white lace blouse, wide black trousers and a corduroy newsboy cap in the late Copenhagen sun. Copenhagen Street Style | Double Denim, Two Ways Ariane Norbel (@arianenorbel) and Jaqueline Queiroz (@jaquelinequeirozoficial) in washed denim, from a draped halter to a corset and chain belt. Copenhagen Fashion Week Street Style | Paint-Splattered Denim Alden Leon (@laperlenoire_____) in a white tank, paint-splattered jeans and cow-print clogs against a black steel door. Copenhagen Street Style | Houndstooth and Wide Linen A cropped houndstooth jacket, long braids and wide linen trousers, posed in front of a stack of old tyres. Copenhagen Fashion Week Street Style | Blush Ruffles Adina Pedersen (@adina_pedersen) in a blush ruffled blouse and shorts with a fringed raffia bag against black cladding. Copenhagen Street Style | Crochet Stripes and a Big White Collar Henni Schaefer (@happy_henni) in a rainbow crochet dress over a white collared blouse, with burgundy knee socks. Copenhagen Fashion Week Street Style | Woven Beret and Trench Bianca Barese (@bianca.barese) in a woven beret, round sunglasses and a trench coat against an ivy wall. Copenhagen Street Style | Plaid and Polka Dots Rita Montezuma (@ritamontezuma) and Laura Mares Smith in plaid and polka dots against a black wooden wall. Copenhagen Fashion Week Street Style | Slip Dress and Silk Stripes Nana Asamoah (@nanaasamoahh) and Jasmine Etienne (@styledbysynchronicity) on the cobbles, in a lace slip dress and a striped silk shirt with a teal skirt. Copenhagen Street Style | Monogram Denim and Curls Yaqub Gabeyré (@yaqub_gabeyre) in head-to-toe monogram denim and a New York cap, behind an orange and white barrier. Copenhagen Fashion Week Street Style | Navy Stripes and Cobblestones Olivia Lambert (@oliviaalambert) in a cropped navy shirt and wide striped trousers, bikes parked behind her. Copenhagen Street Portrait | Ruman Adan Up Close Ruman Adan (@ruman150) up close, a leopard scarf knotted at the neck, one of my favourite street style portraits of the season. Needless to say, it won’t be my last. Pinterest told me the images were some of their favourites of all time (mine too), and I truly hope to return. My contact, Ash, was kind enough to write me a testimonial about our “Spotted by Pinterest” advertising campaign partnership, and I look forward to the Fashion Weeks and friendly faces to come. “We first discovered Ian’s work through his street style coverage of London Fashion Week, which led us to commission him for the Spotted by Pinterest series. His images performed strongly from the first season, and we’ve since built an ongoing partnership across London and, most recently, Berlin and Copenhagen. Ian is a reliable and creative partner who understands the brief while continually bringing fresh techniques and ideas to each campaign. He adapts his approach to the character of each city, communicates clearly, and is confident casting and directing distinctive people on the street. He has a sharp eye for emerging fashion trends and often identifies new patterns as they develop throughout the season. His combination of candid street photography, commercial lifestyle photography and fashion portraiture feels colourful, authentic and full of real expression. The resulting images resonate with Pinterest’s audience and inspire people looking to develop their own style from what’s happening on the Fashion Week streets. We’d happily recommend Ian for advertising and commercial lifestyle photography, particularly for his ability to blend candid street photography with editorial fashion portraiture.” — Ash G., EMEA Lead, Editorial Content at Pinterest (via Trustpilot) Me at Copenhagen Fashion Week, photographed by Jordan Chapman, who assisted me on the Pinterest campaign. 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London Street Photography - Solar Eclipse on Primrose Hill The best street photography images feel like they’re from once-a-year moments. For street photography in London, the city is filled with annual events every month that facilitate these moments, often feeling like you’re somewhere outside the city with how diverse it is. London street photography on 12 August 2026, the evening of the solar eclipse on Primrose Hill. However, there are quite literally once-in-a-lifetime moments that are worth marking the calendar for and counting down the days until. The solar eclipse in London on 12 August 2026 was no exception. Thousands turned out on Primrose Hill to watch the solar eclipse together, most of them in the same cardboard glasses. The Events London is a city filled with events that you can never fully keep up with. That’s the appeal of the city, with the old adage of “to be tired of London is to be tired of life”. I’m a photographer from Vancouver, Canada, and growing up there has given me an appreciation for diversity; to me, it feels weird without it. However, London brings it to another level. Pure awe at the peak of the eclipse, the kind of reaction that makes street photography in London worth planning around. London is home to cultural events that the city comes together for that are unlike anything I’ve experienced in Vancouver because of the cultural communities that call it home. Carnival and its J’Ouvert in Notting Hill is one I’ve looked forward to all year, and I shared a blog post about how my own calendar mismarking led me to a 4:00 am wake-up and a London event I will be sure not to miss next year. J’Ouvert Street Photography | Dancing in the Paint Revellers in goggles and paint dance with their arms in the air at J’Ouvert, the early morning start to Notting Hill Carnival. Notting Hill Carnival | Paint-Splattered Poncho A reveller in a pink plastic poncho covered in paint walks through the crowd, flags and phones held high around him. J’Ouvert London | Saint Lucia Flag in the Crowd A woman smiles through a dusting of paint beside a friend wrapped in the Saint Lucia flag. Notting Hill Carnival Street Photography | Water Pistols at the Ready Two friends with orange and yellow water pistols, one in a Jamaica bandana, the other in a paint-soaked balaclava. J’Ouvert Street Photography | Paint-Covered Hands A woman with paint on her hands and face moves with the crowd, a friend in devil horns beside her. Notting Hill Carnival | A Bottle Raised High A grinning reveller with a Jamaica flag over his shoulders holds up a bottle of cognac in the morning sun. J’Ouvert London | Dancing Past the Parking Signs Young men in goggles and bandanas dance down the road past boarded-up shopfronts and a parking suspension notice. J’Ouvert Street Photography | Horns, Goggles and Black Paint A reveller covered head to toe in black paint, in a horned helmet and goggles, in the thick of the crowd. Notting Hill Carnival | The White Mask A figure in a white mask and paint-spattered suit stands beside a man on a phone call as vape smoke drifts across the street. J’Ouvert London | Dancing on a Paint-Covered Road Women dance in sliders and flip-flops on a road coated in powder paint as the crowd moves on. Meanwhile, Purim in Stamford Hill in the Hasidic Jewish community saw a street party I’d never experienced, but one candid photo I got led to me winning third place in the London Street Photography Festival’s “London Photo” category. Purim in Stamford Hill | Rainbow Hat on a Bicycle A young man in a black suit and rainbow fur hat cycles down a Stamford Hill street during Purim. Purim Street Photography | Through the Bus Doors A girl in a velvet costume gown and a clown behind the doors of a red London bus, the photo that placed third in the London Street Photography Festival’s London Photo category. Sometimes, you only stumble upon them, like seeing Middlesbrough supporters in London’s Trafalgar Square before their playoff at Wembley. It was purely the right place at the right time, and only after I had originally planned to go home. Trafalgar Square Street Photography | Middlesbrough Fans in Red Middlesbrough fans take over Trafalgar Square, a teenager beaming through the flare smoke: London street photography at its loudest. London Street Photography | Arm in Arm in Trafalgar Square Four Middlesbrough supporters shout arm in arm, one in a white Boro bucket hat, as the square fills with red smoke. Trafalgar Square | Flare Held High A young fan in a pale blue polo raises a flare as supporters pack the plinth behind him. Middlesbrough Fans in London | Red Smoke on the Plinth A blond fan in sunglasses sits on the edge of the plinth, shouting through a cloud of red smoke. Trafalgar Square Street Photography | Fist Pump for the Boro A fan in a blue polo throws a fist pump towards the camera at the base of Nelson’s Column, red smoke still hanging in the air. As someone who’s only recently made London their home, it either takes time to discover them and mark the calendar for the year following or someone to demystify them. The Framelines community has been great for not only meeting like-minded street photographers in London, but also tapping into the knowledge of those who’ve been in London for decades and know its ins and outs like the back of their hand. Photographer Simon King just put out a documentary, Everything Happens All The Time (I caught its release at the Photobook Café), that’s a love letter to this community, where some of those same events are shown within the film, along with the reflections of those who document them: each in their own distinct style. It’s long, so be sure to save it for later – but it captures the sentiment of the city and the people who document it best. The Solar Eclipse Meanwhile, there are events that bring all cultures, ages, and walks of life together. This year, it was the solar eclipse. Having read about it in a Reddit comment months before, I put it in the calendar and marked the date. I remembered street photography of New York’s eclipse leaving memorable images in my head of crowds wearing the cheap cardboard eclipse glasses, and I knew I wanted to be there to document it. What I knew I’d be thanking myself for then and there was ordering a pair of eclipse glasses off of Amazon at £4 for a pack of two. The day before the eclipse and the day of, some people paid well above ten times that. Eclipse glasses were the hottest item on Primrose Hill that evening. The Busy Season Though I try to make time for street photography multiple days a week, it can sometimes find its way onto the backburner. Most recently, commercial clients have been commissioning street photography for advertising campaigns. With my IBM x Wimbledon campaign published over the summer, it’s given a new sense of purpose to documenting the streets. “One for the wallet, one for the heart” is a phrase I try to keep in my mind as much as I can for doing a personal photography shoot (namely, street, editorial fashion, or street style photography). It’s easier said than done when you’re a freelancer, as it’s hard to say no to clients commissioning your work. It’s a good problem to have, but I’ve been in places like the start of the year where my photography services for lifestyle photography completely filled my calendar without breaks – or making work for me. And the work I make for me is what most often leads to these commissions. In August especially, it’s my busiest time of year for editorial portraits with business professionals, like my personal branding services, as the corporate world slows down and the good weather makes it attractive for shoots – but it also does for street. I was fortunate to have a client fly from Zurich to shoot for half the day, but it was the day of the eclipse and the day before I had to fly back to Canada. The conditions were set for me to feel exhausted and bail on it, especially as the shoot ran long and I had all of my studio equipment with me, but I pushed through and made a plan. Primrose Hill Eclipse | Glasses On, Box in Hand A man in a white shirt checks the eclipse through cardboard glasses, a box of spares in his hand and the City skyline behind. London Street Photography | Arms Up for the Eclipse Friends throw their arms in the air on Primrose Hill as the moon starts to cross the sun. Primrose Hill Street Photography | Tinfoil Visor A woman in a homemade tinfoil visor with ribbons watches the sky, while a young woman behind her holds her face in disbelief. Solar Eclipse London | Primrose Hill to the BT Tower The crowd on Primrose Hill stretches back towards the BT Tower and the City, the busiest event I’ve been to in London. Primrose Hill While stumbling upon the right spot for the eclipse and taking my best guess at where would’ve been good to shoot would have sufficed, its peak is only for a short period. I first thought the Royal Observatory in Greenwich would be great to watch it from, as Google had suggested, but in my lack-of-time panic when ensuring I had enough buffer after my shoot, I put my query into Claude. This is by no means a plug for it, but it’s become a major supporter of me and my photography work as a whole. Compared to ChatGPT, Claude excels at research. No, I don’t use it to write my blog posts for me – I like to write and it isn’t something I’d change, nor do I find its copywriting from scratch readable, nor does it capture the tone I seek to convey. That said, Claude shot down my Greenwich idea, given how far it was – and that it was a sold-out ticketed event (didn’t know that), but suggested that Primrose Hill would be my best bet, and it absolutely did not disappoint. Having put my studio kit housed in a suitcase in storage before making the journey, I had momentum and I felt ready. Street Photography London | Row of Eclipse Watchers A row of women in eclipse glasses, one with her hand over her mouth, as the sun narrows to a crescent. Primrose Hill | Eyes to the Sun Two friends look up through silver eclipse glasses, one with a plaster on her elbow. London Street Photography | Pink Cap and Paper Glasses A woman in a pink cap smiles as she swaps her sunglasses for eclipse glasses. The Crowds The eclipse viewing was the busiest event I had been to in London. It nearly became a crowd crush at the peak of the hill. When getting from A to B, London’s crowds are always a frustration; however, with a camera and a purpose, I thrive in them. That said, in the ocean of Lime bikes, my trip wouldn’t end. I let the charges run until it automatically ended as I felt I would waste time (and energy) hiking back up and down the hill. The ocean of Lime bikes beside Primrose Hill, where my own ride refused to end. I found my perfect areas with enough room to get folks in frame, have the light illuminate them, and capture the frenzy of faces wearing their eclipse glasses – or the homemade alternatives. The homemade alternative: a kitchen colander projecting dozens of tiny crescent suns. Having the one I ordered in the weeks before, which I later gave away to someone as I’d rather document the crowds observing the peak than feel I needed to see it myself, I learned that when wearing those glasses, you can see absolutely nothing else other than the eclipse. It is pure black. Those unique images from New York with crowds wearing the glasses immediately made sense. You’re able to get up right close without ruining the moment or blocking the view. Primrose Hill Eclipse | Braids and Paper Glasses A young woman with long braids pushes her eclipse glasses up onto her forehead. London Street Photography | A Drink at the Peak A man in clear plastic glasses tips back a drink, his face turned to the sky. Primrose Hill Street Photography | Glasses Over the Lens A hand holds eclipse glasses over a phone camera while a young couple stand close behind. London Solar Eclipse | One Pair Between Two Two women press their heads together to share one pair of eclipse glasses. Primrose Hill Eclipse | The Crowd Settles In Picnickers sit shoulder to shoulder on the hillside in eclipse glasses, a woman in sunglasses smiling in the foreground. The results were every range of emotion, reaction, and a sense of community for this moment that could be appreciated by everyone. The city came together, and it reminded me why I call London home. Moreover, it’s given a feeling of momentum to fill my calendar with the events for the years to come. Left on a bin as the crowd headed home down the hill. Me at the top of Primrose Hill in the glasses I later gave away, so I could keep photographing the crowd. 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London Street Photography - Notting Hill Carnival J’Ouvert Since moving to London, documenting Notting Hill Carnival through street photography has been the unique event I’ve wanted to not only embrace, but immerse myself in. J’Ouvert at Notting Hill Carnival, the London street photography I’d been waiting to do properly since our first summer here. While my London street photography fills my free time during the week, bank holiday weekends like Carnival’s recurring date have always been met with travel conflicts. Only in our first summer in London, as I started my one year of photographing London’s streets, did a TfL, Citymapper, and Google Maps alert about Tube shutdowns and overwhelming crowds inspire us to do what any London street photographer would: do the opposite of what it recommended. Notting Hill Carnival street photography: the Saint Lucia flag in a crowd already covered in paint. With over 2,000,000 revellers on Notting Hill’s streets, it was unlike anything I’d experienced. In what’s otherwise a posh neighbourhood, houses were boarded up to prevent vandalism, which still didn’t stop it from happening. It was a hungover Sunday and we were unprepared for what we were walking into – and I didn’t have the camera setup or preparation that would’ve gotten me the Carnival shots I wanted. I couldn’t blame myself for not knowing what to expect (at least, yet). After that, I set a goal that I’d return ready to immerse myself in the crowd and float through, but that doesn’t always go to plan. Rain ponchos were the uniform at J’Ouvert. My camera got one; I didn’t. The Calendar Other street photography goldmine events have met a similar fate for me in London, like the Lord Mayor’s Show or the London Sheep Drive over Southwark Bridge, having only seen images and not knowing what they were. For the Lord Mayor’s Show, an Instagram story the morning of gave me the push to make a mad dash out the door and spend the day documenting the costumes and energy. Lord Mayor’s Show Street Photography | Balloons and Scooters Marchers in camouflage ride scooters along the route with bundles of colourful balloons strapped to their backs: one of the London street photography days now marked in my calendar. Lord Mayor’s Show | Royal Navy Sailors on Parade Royal Navy sailors march with rifles and white gloves through the City, one glancing over at the crowd. London Street Photography | Waiting for the Parade A woman with copper hair and a leather jacket glances back from the crowd lining the street for the Lord Mayor’s Show. Lord Mayor’s Show | Musicians by the Thames Military musicians chat with their instruments on the Embankment, a ship moored on the river behind them. Lord Mayor’s Show Street Photography | Watching from the Railings A man stands on the wall to see over the railings while children climb up beside him for a better view. London Street Photography | Eyes to the Sky An older spectator with folded arms looks skyward against a dark green hedge as the parade goes by. Lord Mayor’s Show | RAF Band at Temple RAF musicians walk past Temple Underground station with their instruments and sheet music in hand. Lord Mayor’s Show Street Photography | The Livery Companies Robed members of the City livery companies march behind their signs, led by the Tobacco Pipe Makers and Tobacco Blenders. Lord Mayor’s Show | A High Five from the Ranks A soldier with a rifle stops to high-five a young boy at the edge of the route. SantaCon was another I had only vaguely seen and never known, but I made a point that when I had my first Christmas spent on our own in London, it would be a main event. Having now been once, I’ll be returning with a Santa hat and plenty of drinks. SantaCon London | Santas Point the Way Two Santas point and grin at the camera at SantaCon in Camden, a beer bottle in hand: some of my favourite street photography from a first Christmas in London. SantaCon Street Photography | Jesus Joins the Santas Someone dressed as Jesus, robe and beard included, stands in a sea of red suits. SantaCon London | Cowbell Santa A woman in a Santa outfit shouts mid-song, ringing a cowbell at the front of the crowd. SantaCon Street Photography | Elf in a Shopping Trolley Two Santas push an elf down Camden High Street in a shopping trolley as families stop to watch. SantaCon Camden | Elves and a Beer Funnel A group of elves cheer as one of them holds up a funnel for a Santa below a Harry Potter shopfront sculpture. SantaCon Camden | The Slogan Vest A Santa in a studded red denim vest with a spiked mohawk walks Camden High Street, a top-hatted Santa beside him. Furthermore, the Inter-Livery Pancake Race in Guildhall Yard is one I just so happened to stumble on, purely in the right place at the right time, though it was filled with other street photographers who knew this was their day. It happened to be my first day of shooting street photography of the year, and it gave me the momentum to keep going out on the street, creating some of my favourite work in London in the months following. All this leads up to Carnival – a date I wanted preserved in my calendar, holding it sacred all year. It’s a recurring date like London Fashion Week, where shooting fashionable street portraits for the first time snowballed into street style photography as a major part of my career – all from just making it a priority to show up once and work up the courage to approach strangers for street portraits. Water pistols loaded with paint at J’Ouvert, where anyone holding a camera is fair game. The Mix-Up However, my confidence in thinking I knew when it was didn’t line up with when it actually was. Who would have thought the biggest day wouldn’t be on the Saturday of the bank holiday weekend? Meanwhile, our best friends were coming from Canada and we’d planned a trip to head to Croatia the day after (the date I thought was) Carnival’s adults’ day: the one filled with the most chaos to capture. I’d convinced other street photographer friends to join in when my mate Adam, whom I travel to shoot menswear Paris Fashion Week street style with, sent me a screenshot of Carnival’s own website giving the schedule with nothing of value on the Saturday. Disappointed in myself was an understatement, and embarrassed for hoping to get others onboard. I turned to my admin assistant, Claude (a godsend for mitigating ADHD), to see if there was something that I could make happen. My flight was at 3:00pm, so I did have the day, although I live across the city from Notting Hill and the airport is even further. Claude had surprised me when I planned to shoot street photography during London’s solar eclipse. What I thought was the best strategy was far from it, and when I trusted its location recommendation, it did not disappoint. Solar Eclipse Street Photography | Cardboard Glasses Up Close A man lifts his cardboard eclipse glasses into place on Primrose Hill, from my solar eclipse street photography. Primrose Hill Eclipse | Jaw Dropped at the Peak Celestron glasses on and mouth wide open as the eclipse reached its peak over London. London Street Photography | Eclipse Glasses and the City Skyline A young man checks the sun through his glasses between the crowds, the City’s towers on the horizon. Solar Eclipse London | Celebrating on Primrose Hill Five friends throw their arms out in celebration, eclipse glasses on, as the evening sun turned the hill gold. Eclipse Street Photography | Ribbons and Foil A tinfoil visor trailing pink and blue ribbons, with a young woman behind clutching her face in disbelief. London Street Photography | The Crowd Facing the BT Tower Thousands spread down the slope of Primrose Hill, the BT Tower and the West End skyline ahead of them. Primrose Hill Eclipse | A Row of Gasps A sun hat, slip dresses and paper glasses, one woman covering her mouth as the moon crossed the sun. Solar Eclipse Street Photography | Everyone Looking Up A whole hillside tilts its heads to the sky, a young man in a Tommy tee standing tallest at the back. London Solar Eclipse | Silver Glasses in the Low Sun Two friends in vest tops press silver eclipse glasses to their faces in the evening light. Primrose Hill Eclipse | Spare Glasses? I Have Cash A cardboard plea held up above the crowd by one of the many who arrived without glasses. In a last-ditch effort to see if I could make Carnival street photography a reality for me finally, I sent the prompt. To my surprise, it identified that I had overlooked the best possible event for me, which could not have lined up more perfectly: J’Ouvert. What Is J’Ouvert? Just like the Carnival event website with a clearly made schedule, it was something I didn’t know about and overlooked. J’Ouvert (from the French “jour ouvert”, meaning daybreak) is how Carnival traditionally starts in the Caribbean, and at Notting Hill it kicks things off at dawn on the Sunday. Revellers get splashed with brightly coloured paint, powder and even melted chocolate while dancing through the streets to music from mobile speakers. Paint, powder and glitter filling the air at daybreak. Even on Carnival’s schedule page, the description was vague, but Claude’s research made it the clear winner for me. The 4:20am Start The best (and worst) part: it went from 6:00am to 9:00am. This meant no sacrifices had to be made, other than only getting an hour’s sleep after celebrating with friends in town the night before and leaving my house on a Lime bike at 4:20 am. 04:24 on a Lime bike: the Instagram story I posted on the way, captioned “for the love of the game”. At this point, it almost felt like a punishment I had to endure for overlooking the most important due diligence step. Like other uncomfortable situations or going outside my comfort zone, my entire journey there was “what am I doing, this is stupid, I should go home”. The Tubes were completely empty, and so were the streets. Nobody was out. There was no big mass of crowds assembling early. I was second-guessing myself, while also feeling i about the expensive kit I had on me walking around by myself at 5:00am on a Saturday night / Sunday morning. Mile End station before 5am, completely empty. Nobody else was heading to Notting Hill yet. When I made it to the event’s starting point, the roundabout outside a Sainsbury’s grocery store, I felt slightly underwhelmed and seen – given I wasn’t dressed up, but only in the clothes I knew I could destroy (with my camera in a disposable rain cover – something I’ve always found important to have on hand for a moment’s notice, like this one). Only when I saw the other photographers there and a few familiar street photographer faces from the wider community did I feel validated in my choice and the second-guessing went away. Though I felt I was only functioning on a few brain cells, their excitement about the event brought me back to life. It was on: the parade and party started, and so did the tequila chugging at 6:00am. It was not a smell I could tolerate, nor something I cared to join in. J’Ouvert Street Photography | Cognac at Sunrise Wrapped in a Jamaican flag and grinning, he holds a bottle of cognac up to the lens. Notting Hill Carnival | Devil Horns and Green Paint Green handprints on her cheek and a friend in curled devil horns beside her, both deep in the crowd. J’Ouvert London | Goggles On, Dancing Down the Road Friends in swim goggles and bandanas dance past boarded-up shopfronts, paint on every surface. Notting Hill Carnival Street Photography | Covered Head to Toe Women in black paint and goggles dance around a young girl in a paint-flecked jacket, one of my favourite photos of London street photography this year. J’Ouvert | The Horned Helmet Coated in glossy black paint, a reveller in a horned helmet and visor pushes through the crowd. J’Ouvert Street Portrait | Paint and Sunglasses A woman in a bonnet and paint-streaked sunglasses holds her drink, unbothered by the colour flying around her. Notting Hill Carnival Street Photography | Masked in White A figure in a white mask and suit poses beside a paint-covered man on his phone. The Paint Unlike more relaxed camera-holding strategies and shooting techniques I describe in how to avoid the awkwardness of street photography, at Carnival, when you bring an infectious energy, you’re welcomed in. For J’Ouvert, it meant more than the positive body language and smiles: it meant getting drenched in paint like it was your mission. I thought I might get some spray, but I quickly went past the point of no return – and I thanked myself that I was ready for it, because I felt part of the event rather than an observer. Unlike some opinions on documentary photography and reportage, with street, it’s as much about your relationship with the community, the people, how you’re perceived, and what you choose to document. Getting covered in paint meant I made portraits where people felt comfortable around me. I must admit, having the camera made me an easy target for paint throwing when I found myself right in the middle of the herd – where I often go, but usually without consequences like these. Me, past the point of no return. The camera survived in its rain cover; the clothes did not. Though I was covered, clothes destroyed – though my shoes have a unique Jackson Pollock quality to them now – I fulfilled my mission, learnt my lesson, and I’ve got a calendar full of London events I’ve missed that are next up on my London street photography bucket list to document and experience all that the city has to offer. J’Ouvert Street Photography | Arm Up in a Plastic Poncho A woman in a clear rain poncho throws her arm in the air as paint powder drifts under the concrete overhang. Notting Hill Carnival | Paint on the Road, Paint on Everyone Two women dance in sliders on a road coated in yellow powder, one holding a pink squeeze bottle. J’Ouvert London | Flags, Bottles and Bandanas The crowd surges forward with bottles raised, faces hidden behind flag bandanas and paint. Notting Hill Carnival Street Photography | Pink Suit in the Pack A man in a paint-spattered pink protective suit dances in the middle of the crowd as pink smoke rises behind. J’Ouvert Street Portrait | Boiler Suit by the Map Standing still in a paint-covered blue boiler suit beside a street map, as the parade carries on around him. See the solar eclipse on Primrose Hill See one year of London street photography See more London street photography See more street photography around the world See all street photography galleries Follow on Instagram Get in touch https://www.koby.photography/blog/street-photography-london-jouvert-notting-hill-carnival #streetphotography #londonstreet #nottinghill #hillcarnival #lordmayor #showstreet #royalnavy #navysailors #googlemaps #saintlucia #rss #feeds #linksharing #qwibbit

London Fashion Week Street Style 2026 - SS27 Trends Every London Fashion Week is a reunion for a London street style photographer like me with my photographer peers I cherish and the stylish attendees who’ve grown familiar and friendly as the seasons go on. London Fashion Week street style between the SS27 shows, the candid Pinterest chose as a cover for its Spotted by Pinterest editorial. Whether approaching strangers for street portraits or taking candids like my London street photography, the sense of community – and your place within it – changes the quality of images you create. This goes beyond street style photography and is part of street photography as a whole: images change when you go from the outside looking in to being a part of the experience. Sophia Hadjipanteli (@sophiahadjipanteli) in pin badges and studs, a street portrait where the jacket tells half the story. I felt this the most when shooting street photography during London’s solar eclipse: the city came together, and it’s an experience anyone from all walks of life can share the same awe in. When documenting Carnival’s J’Ouvert paint-throwing parade only a few weeks prior, getting yourself covered in paint – versus watching from the sidelines – puts you into the shoes of the subjects you’re photographing. As it applies to fashion photography, it’s a warm community with a shared commonality of a love for self-expression. It’s what gets everyone into it. The same goes for street style photographers too, who share a love for finding their unique voice in a shared environment – as well as rampant neurodivergence, which I feel most street style (and street) photographers would agree with: it embraces pursuing the “shiny thing” that goes by. Street style details at London Fashion Week: snakeskin trousers that matched the bike. Red was the colour of the season, right down to the tights. The Missing Addresses While it is warm, it is gatekept, made to feel exclusive and unobtainable: the sense of “cool” that sometimes feels manufactured, while nonetheless sought after. As time goes on, some aspects and experiences within Fashion Week become more accessible. Others become further out of reach to the majority. This was the first season since I’ve been a photographer in London where no addresses were published on the schedule. On the other hand, having just shot Copenhagen Fashion Week for Pinterest, I saw that Copenhagen publishes the schedule for all to see. Copenhagen Fashion Week | Marta Camin by the Marina Marta Camin (@immartacamin) at Copenhagen Fashion Week, where the show addresses are published for everyone. Copenhagen Street Style | Tobias Reiersen in Tweed and Wide Jeans Tobias Reiersen (@tobiasreiersen_) on the cobbles in a tweed blazer, wide jeans and a turquoise jumper knotted at the shoulders. Copenhagen Street Style | Alphons Amuri in Print Alphons Amuri (@avecamour.ii) in a head-to-toe illustrated print and a beret, his bike propped beside him. Copenhagen Fashion Week | Petra Henriette in Polka Dots Petra Henriette (@petrahenriette) laughing in polka dots and a bandana, one of my favourite candids from Copenhagen. Copenhagen Street Portrait | Yaqub Gabeyré on the Building Site Yaqub Gabeyré (@yaqub_gabeyre) leaning on site fencing in matching monogram denim and a New York cap. Copenhagen Street Style | Ruman Adan in the Evening Light Ruman Adan (@ruman150) close up in golden evening light, a paisley top layered under the leopard print. Two sides of the same coin. One may argue publicized locations lead to requiring more security. Protests are common in London, too: H&M’s show was hit by PETA this season, as was COS’s at New York Fashion Week. However, other cities thrive by making it a part of their identity – not hoarded for the recurring guests and familiar few. From my own experience photographing this season of the “Spotted by Pinterest” editorial series, having shot AW26 London Fashion Week for Pinterest earlier in the year and being Pinterest’s first to shoot Berlin Fashion Week street style, this season felt different – in a very positive, if guarded, way. Berlin Fashion Week | Under the Feuerwehrzufahrt Sign @nonodeutsch against corrugated metal in a grey zip jacket and blue ruffles, from the season I was Pinterest’s first to shoot Berlin Fashion Week. Berlin Street Style | Black Layers and Silver Chains @mecchamaru in a black utility shirt over stripes, layered chains and a globe cap, against a white door. Berlin Fashion Week | Leather on Leather @nastasiaclaire and a friend in cropped leather, satin trousers and wraparound shades by the railings. Berlin Street Style | Samaa Against Sandstone Samaa (@s444maa) in a patchwork slip dress, cat-eye glasses and a yellow bag against a sandstone wall. Berlin Fashion Week Street Style | Lace and Feathered Heels Smiling from her wheelchair, ivory lace sleeves catching the light against a candy-pink wall. Berlin Street Style | Christopher by the Rotunda Christopher (@chrisfrydays) leaning on a brick wall in pinstripes and wide shorts, a round colonnaded building behind him. I became a street style photographer for Pinterest after they found my first LFW SS25 men’s street style and SS25 women’s street style blog posts. My portfolio has come a long way since then, but I just showed up with a camera not knowing anyone – just following the only address they gave. And this led to where I am today, with street style photography as a foundation of my experience in London as a lifestyle photographer. Now, that opportunity may have evaporated for others who were in my shoes. Though the main NEWGEN (New Generation) space for emerging designers remained the same, the address is no longer shared. For someone like me who was on the fence about even going – let alone building the courage to overcome the awkwardness of street photography – that makes all the difference. London Fashion Week Candid | Saying Cheese in Leicester A guest in a striped blazer and white flares strides past a van that reads Saying Cheese in Leicester, the kind of juxtaposition I look for in my London street photography. London Fashion Week Street Style | Sequins and a Phone Call Tegan Astani (@teganastani) and a friend, one in a sequinned dress with a blue IKEA bag, the other mid phone call. London Fashion Week Street Style | At the Ice Cream Van Abigale Masters (@abigalemasters), Bella (@sister__________bella), Kitty Shukman (@kittyshukman) and Kai (@kailahashimoto) in pastels, pleats and pink hair by an ice cream van. London Fashion Week Candid | Hugs Outside the Shows Guests greet each other with hugs between shows, a SpongeBob tote in the middle of it all. London Fashion Week Candid | Two on a Lime Bike Two guests double up on a Lime bike outside the shows, one perched on the back in yellow heels. The Veterans With the stage set for the manufactured exclusivity and fast-forwarding to this season, spring summer 2027 (SS27), many of the street style photographer “veterans”, those who’ve been at every Fashion Week in every city, every season, for years or decades, have returned the smiles and well wishes. Being an extroverted person, I seek to meaningfully engage with others and make them feel welcome – especially stemming from feeling on the fringe of friend groups in high school and not wanting others to feel excluded. The Fashion Week community has sometimes felt like it’s had a “you can’t sit with us” mentality among those who’ve been there the longest. Maybe it’s because they’ve seen many photographers come and go. For most of them, street style photography is their identity, being the only kind of work they produce. Maybe there’s a sense of job i or feeling threatened, as gossip makes its way around about who stole which person’s street style job, and it sometimes feels like there’s a scarcity mentality that there isn’t enough paying work for everyone who wants to photograph it. Shooting Copenhagen poses more barriers to entry than shooting street style in your own city. It’s more niche than Paris Fashion Week for those looking to self-fund the trip with the hopes of photographing overflowing guest lists of world-renowned talent. Those who travelled to shoot street style in Copenhagen were either the ones most committed or had found a commissioned place in the street style photography industry. London Fashion Week Street Style | Chloe Carterr in Ruffles Chloe Carterr (@chloe_carterr) in tiered black ruffles, a red fur stole and a halo of curls on a London street corner. More in my street style photography. London Fashion Week Street Style | Mia Valentine in Red Leather Mia Valentine (@miavalentine___) in a red and black leather racing jacket against a grey wall. London Fashion Week Street Style | Astrid Lonsdale and Blue Nails Astrid Lonsdale (@toodahloo) in wraparound shades, a navy blazer and long blue nails, a black cab passing behind. London Fashion Week Street Style | Nicole Brixi in Lime and Blush Nicole Brixi (@nicolebrixi) in a lime cardigan, blush satin skirt and turquoise ballet flats outside a white stucco terrace. London Fashion Week Street Style | Chani Ra in Periwinkle Chani Ra (@chani__ra) standing in a glazed brick doorway in a periwinkle cardigan and pleated navy skirt. For me, that’s Pinterest – and a very outwardly visual identity with the QR code badge I wear and the release form clipboard we chase subjects down with (unique to us at Pinterest as a commercial organization, albeit largely beloved by the public, versus a magazine who can post anything for editorial usage). Pinterest has been my favourite client since I moved here – a Vancouver photographer now living in London. In Copenhagen, the veterans acknowledged me. Some who quite literally turned their chins up to me and my peers only a handful of months earlier have now said “it’s really great to see you!” and gone in for a hug. It feels good to be welcomed and recognized, but I can’t help the high school feeling. This isn’t to put down what others may think of “earning the respect”, and it takes time for a very mild acquaintance to become a friendship. That newfound recognition made its way into London Fashion Week this season, something my longtime Pinterest partner and style expert Leanne noticed too. She brought up “something feels different this time”, and after I shared the reflections I’ve given here, she said it all made sense and she couldn’t agree more. It came as an awareness and a surprise, and one I’ve since learned others shared: after banding together and shooting the last couple of years, my group of friends is now seen as an established group. This blog post summing up the spring summer men’s and women’s street style has shapeshifted into a diary (albeit briefly, I promise), but after sharing these street style roundups on my blog, there are only so many ways you can write about trend patterns and colours. London Fashion Week Street Style | Wilfred Cisse in Pinstripe Wilfred Cisse (@wilfredcisse) in a double-breasted pinstripe suit, green knit tie and tortoiseshell sunglasses, coffee in hand. London Fashion Week Street Style | Laura Klein in Check Cuffs Laura Klein (@lauraelizabethklein) smiling through oversized tinted glasses, long copper waves over a navy coat with check cuffs. London Fashion Week Street Style | Leather and Lace-Up Boots Ellie Robinson (@elliee.rob) and Ellis (@babyelll) against black brick in tan leather, layered skirts and lace-up boots. London Fashion Week Street Style | Freddie Long and Camden Cox Camden Cox (@camdencoxmusic) and Freddie Long (@freddielong__) in matching stripes and tote bags in front of a cream Georgian terrace. As someone who shares my point of view for a living (though visually), I felt these observations of this really niche photography genre – which gets seen by the masses, but continues to be made out of reach to most – go beyond what a magazine would tell you, or an AI-written blog post would spit out. This is me! And having a wider identity as a street and lifestyle photographer as a whole helps keep me humble: most of the candid street photography I shoot is garbage, but the once-a-year type candid moments keep me coming back. It enables you to see things as they are and document them, versus becoming the part of the fashion world that makes it feel elitist – and like high school. This is why I love partnering with Pinterest – it’s not the “we wear pink on Wednesdays” prescriptive approach to fashion. We’re not sent out to capture haute couture or the luxury unobtainability. It’s about capturing creativity and ingenuity; working with what you have, finding vintage, repurposed, or reimagined. We ask if this will inspire someone else, and we photograph it to share it with the world. London Fashion Week Street Style | Bina Under the Caution Sign Bina (@binaofficial) in a pinstripe jacket, grey joggers and a newsboy cap beneath a Caution Internal Traffic sign. London Fashion Week Street Style | Alessia Golfetto in Cut-Out Knit Alessia Golfetto (@alessiagolfetto) in a cut-out crochet halter dress and silver bangles against a whitewashed wall. The SS27 Trends We document those who create their own style and make conscious choices to put their own spin on things, rather than mirror others. This season, here’s what the trendsetters were wearing – those who break the industry mould and use their own style to inspire others: creating community that you can be a part of, too. Purple and red: the standout, worn together and on their own, and surprising to see so soon after teal led the way in Copenhagen only a month before Glamoratti: funnel neck jackets, 80s vibes and oversized aviator sunglasses Colourful plaid Bird and feather details: even feathers in red Bows: though I didn’t see many in hair Mary Janes: the ballet flat-style shoe Big collars on shirts: one we spotted beyond the brief London Fashion Week Street Style | Polka Dots, Denim and Red Boots A polka dot bag, a floor-length denim coat over red heeled boots, and a white hood with lace tights. London Fashion Week Street Style | Leather, Trench and Hot Pink Three details from the season: an olive leather jacket with a statement earring, a trench with a fuchsia bag, and a bike crate to match pink flats. London Fashion Week Street Style | Lace, Stripes and a Burgundy Holdall A sheer lace skirt with a denim bag, two friends laughing in graphic jackets, and a fitted white knit with a burgundy holdall. Through this post I’ve shared my favourite street style portraits from London Fashion Week SS27, and you can see Pinterest’s own picks on its Street style trends from London Fashion Week board. If you’re on the fence about shooting London Fashion Week next season, like I was at SS25, start with my guide to approaching strangers for street portraits. And if you spot the Pinterest badge and clipboard, come say hello. London Fashion Week Street Style | Solange Smith in Velvet Solange Smith (@solangesmith) in a black crushed velvet coat with arms folded, red-brick mansion blocks behind. London Fashion Week Street Style | Burgundy Bags in a Row Burgundy everywhere: a track jacket, a structured handbag and a slouchy leather bag against diagonal timber. London Fashion Week Street Style | Red Feathers and a Swan Skirt Red feathers, a periwinkle cardigan and a swan appliqué skirt, with a Mickey Mouse jumper close behind. London Fashion Week Street Style | Simona Mezzina in Stripes and Green Socks Simona Mezzina (@simona.m.mezzina) in a striped jumper, denim bubble skirt, green knee socks and Mary Janes by black railings. See Copenhagen Fashion Week SS27 street style See Berlin Fashion Week SS27 street style trends for Pinterest See the best of street style photography See more London street photography See advertising photography Follow on Instagram Get in touch https://www.koby.photography/blog/london-fashion-week-ss27-street-style #fashionweek #streetstyle #londonfashion #copenhagenfashion #martacamin #tobiasreiersen #pinterest #alphonsamuri #everylondon #addresses #rss #feeds #linksharing #qwibbit