Urban vs Street

The common definition of Street Photography is that they are essentially candid photos of people going about their daily life, usually without even knowing that the picture was taken. If a photo doesn't have some aspect of people in it then it isn't usually considered as a Street Photograph.

I prefer the term Urban Photography for my approach to taking photographs in urban settings. Some of my photographs have people of them, but not all of them. However they are all taken in urban settings. Some of my photographs are of buildings, or different features I find of interest such as this fire alarm I found on the side of a building in Saint John, New Brunswick. 

This alarm caught my eye because it is something I have never seen before. That is the type of things I like to photograph, stuff I haven't seen before, or don't see often. I am also fond of graffiti and street art (I know that is cliche for a Urban photographer). When I find some street art that I find interesting I try and find an angle that would give the photograph a different perspective, such as this huge piece of street art that is in Barrie, Ontario, Canada.

Urban photography is much more of a definition for my type of photography, without coming into conflict with those who strictly adhere to the "traditional" definition of what makes Street Photography....well according to them...."Street".