In Mastering Street Photography, fully updated to include the latest technologies and software, acclaimed photographer Brian Lloyd Duckett presents the techniques that can elevate images of the urban landscape from the ordinary to the extraordinary. A practical guide to equipment and technical skills leads into lessons in finding inspiration, developing projects and composing different subjects and scenes – laying the foundations for you to capture the candid moments that reveal life in the raw and as it happens.

One of the great joys of street photography is that it can be practiced just about anywhere and at any time. With a little planning and a handy camera, there is a world of great shooting opportunities.

Newly updated edition of this practical guide, covering all you need to know before you hit the streets. Brian Lloyd Duckett is a UK-based photographer and founder of the StreetSnappers photography hub. He covers everything from equipment and technical skills to planning a shoot, finding inspiration, creating compositions and completing the image in post-production.

Brian Lloyd Duckett is the Principal and Course Tutor at Streetsnappers, a specialist in street photography workshops and tutorials in London and cities across Europe. A highly successful commercial and editorial photographer, he teaches as a Visiting Lecturer on photography degree courses. He has worked for many leading newspapers and commercial organizations, but his hobby and passion is street photography. He is the author of Mastering Street Photography, Street Photography Workshop, 52 Assignments: Street Photography, 52 Assignments: Black & White Photography, 52 Assignments: Portrait Photography (Ammonite Press). Brian is based in Merseyside, England.