Street photography is a type of documentary photography that captures “human drama” within public places. In street photographer Ken Lamug’s view, “One of the beautiful elements of street photography is that it is spontaneous, unplanned and unpredictable... anything can happen.” Ken, a member of our SNP Meetup Group, says that street shoots require great patience and anticipation. “A photographer must always be looking for subjects to fall into the right place at a cohesive and interesting moment.”

At this meetup on Saturday (Dec. 5 @ 1:30p) we’ll begin at Beyond the Neon, a street-photography exhibit by Ken Lamug and Tom Jones. Ken and Tom will be with us for that hour to talk about street photography and their exhibit, as well as answer our questions about the challenges of this photography genre.

At 2:30p we’ll start making our way downtown to the Freemont Street Experience for a hands-on street-photography shoot with Ken and Tom. We will meet in front of (i.e., outside) Starbucks at The Golden Nugget (129 E. Fremont St.).

Given that Las Vegas’ 23rd Annual Downtown Hoedown and its Tree Lighting Ceremony are both taking place that day, there should be no shortage of “interesting moments.”

DETAILS:

Saturday, December 5, 2009

1:30 pm; Beyond the Neon
College of Southern Nevada
Gallery located in Telecommunication Building
3200 E Cheyenne Ave.
North Las Vegas, NV

3:15 pm: Meet in front of Starbucks @ The Golden Nugget (129 E. Fremont St.)