Category: Street Photography

Street Photography by Marcus Puschmann Nuremberg. Streetfotografie von Marcus Puschmann Nürnberg. Webseite streetsofnuremberg.com

Stages of Life

An elder man in leather clothes passionately riding a heavy motorccycle through a narrow alley in Marseille, France

While roaming the streets with camera in hand, I often take photographs of local street life. And when doing my selections and post processing, I find that I have captured humans in activities that, at least for me, are somehow representative for their respective stages of life.

I want to start with the elder ones. The generation that has built the foundations of what we live in today through a life full of work and caring for their families. The last stage can be a tough one. Poverty, deteriorating health, the loss of a partner, increasing loneliness. Still there are many that remain active, take their lives into their hands, find time to enjoy what they didn’t have time for during their working years. Still passing on their experiences and lessons of life.  

A mid-aged lady deep in thoughts selling fish on a local market in Marseille, France

The grown ones. The backbone of our society. Caring for both the old and the young. Having seen their share of life. Often captured within the treadmills of daily routine and the consequences of decisions they took many years ago. Sometimes thinking too much about what could have been rather than realizing what still can be.

A young couple snuggling on a door step in Marseille, France, seemingly lost to the world.

And finally the young ones. Life is good, mostly. Uncomplicated. Full of perspectives, hopes, dreams. First love, the joy of having someone very special in your life. Using every opportunity to sneak away from guardians and burdens of school life. Happiness, laughing  together, enjoying coziness. Our all future.

Forgive if these thoughts are too black and white 😉

For more inspirations on street photography, check out my free Learning Center.

Have a great Tuesday

Marcus

Photo Notes
Camera: Olympus PEN-F
Lens: mZuiko 14-150mm f/4.0-5.6 travel zoom

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Walking through a door

A man walking through a door into the beautiful historic courtyard of a mosque in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
Walking through a door | Samarkand | Uzbekistan | 2025

Life is a journey that ends not with fear, but with curiosity. In the final moment, we are walking through a door, leaving behind everything we have ever known. No one can tell us what lies beyond, yet the unknown has always been where new discoveries begin. Perhaps there are wonders we cannot imagine, familiar faces, endless peace, or something greater than words can describe. Until that moment comes, all we can do is wonder—and when the time arrives, step forward with quiet curiosity to see what waits on the other side.

Have a great Sunday

Marcus

Photo Notes
Camera: iPhone 14 Pro

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Music on the Streets of Nuremberg

Band playing at the Bardentreffen festival 2026 in Nuremberg, Germany
Bardentreffen | Nuremberg | 2026

There was music on the Streets of Nuremberg last night, with the 2026 Bardentreffen singer-songwriter festival happening this weekend. The Significant Other and I headed into the old town to listen to the performance of the band “Gracefull Black & The Weekenders”, where a close friend of us is the drummer. It was awesome to be back out on the streets on a warm summer night. Combining music, street photography and some sightseeing in our historic old town. Join us for a stroll by clicking “read more” below…

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Finding Silence by the Sea

A solitary person sitting beside a beached boat on the shore in Noli, Liguria, Italy.
Noli, Liguria | Italy | May 2026

The first thing that caught my attention was the person sitting quietly by the sea. But what made me press the shutter was the way the soft light, the tranquil atmosphere on this pebbled beach and the simple composition came together in that single moment during our afternoon stroll along the Ligurian coast, just west of Genoa.

I have no idea what the lady staring out to sea was thinking about, and that’s perfectly fine. Street photography rarely provides answers. Instead, it invites us to create our own stories about the people and moments we encounter.

Photo Notes
Camera: Nikon Zf
Lens: Voigtländer Nokton 40mm f/1.2E
Exposure: 1/400 sec | F/6.3 | ISO 360

Have a great Thursday

Marcus

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Asinello

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Silent Observations

A Nubian woman clad in a traditional dress sitting in the door of her house in a Nubian village on the banks of the Nile in Upper Egypt
Silent Observations | Egypt | 2026

Life has its challenges at times, and these days it is difficult for me to find time to care for this blog. But at least I want to keep the series of 126 straight months of posting alive 😉. By leveraging a post I did the other week over on monochromia.blog where I have the honor of being a regular guest contributor. If you are into black&white photography, check out this blog as it features daily the work of some truly amazing photographers.

This street photo I took in Egypt last month. A woman sits in the doorway of her house in a Nubian village on the banks of the Nile in Upper Egypt. Wearing a light-colored traditional dress and headscarf, she holds a glass in her hands and enjoys a moment of silent observations. The photograph was made using the available late afternoon light. Sunlight falling across her face and clothing while the interior behind her remains in shadow. Shooting in monochrome was the easy choice. It emphasizes the contrast between light and dark, drawing attention to her expression and the everyday scene of village life.

Taken with my Nikon Zf and the Nikkor Z 24-200mm f/4-6.3 VR, image specs 1/800 sec @f/6.3 and ISO 2000, 200mm focal length.

Have a great Monday

Marcus

Photo Notes
Camera: Nikon Zf
Lens: Nikkor Z 24-200mm f/4-6.3 VR
Image specs: 1/800 sec @f/6.3 and ISO 2000, 200mm focal length

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Guardians

Guardians in an ancient Egyptian temple standing in a shaft of light in front of a wall full of hieroglyphs
Guardians 1 | Egypt | 2026

Visiting a 2.250 year old ancient Egyptian temple today, I took a couple of images of two local guardians posing in their traditional garments for the passing photographer. Wich one do you like best? Leave your preference in the comments below. For the other images continue after the jump….

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Moves

Three teenagers playing chess in Giardini Luzzati Genoa
Moves | Genoa | 2026

Three boys around a small café table in Genoa’s Giardini Luzzati. Ignorant of the world moving around them. Children playing, trees swaying in the cold wind blowing from the sea, chatting people sitting at surrounding tables (including us enjoying a drink). Their focus is somewhere else. Pondering their next moves.

What I liked about this moment is how calm it felt. No phones in their hands. No rush. Just a simple game that has been played for hundreds of years. It’s cool to see young people still playing chess like this, out in the open, face to face. In a time where everything is fast and digital, they chose something slow and thoughtful. Chess makes people pause. It brings them together. It creates small worlds like this one—just a board, a few pieces, and three minds sharing the same space. And for those teens, in this moment, nothing else seemed more important.

Taken with my Fuji X-T50 and the Fujinon Super EBC XC 1:2.8-4.8/16-50mm R LM WR. Image specs 1/500sec | f/4.8 | ISO 1000 | 50mm (75mm full frame equivalent).

If you feel inspired to capture the stories of the streets and are looking for tips and inspirations around street photography, check out my free Learning Center. 

Have a great Monday

Marcus

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Faces of the Street

Monochrome Street Photography in Via XX Septembre Genova
1/500sec | f/2.8 | ISO 1250 | 24mm

Yesterday, The Significant Other and I visited the fantastic exhibition of dutch painter Anton van Dyck in Genoa’s Palazzo Ducale. After, we went for some errands in Via XX Settembre. And while the wife went into a clothing store, I stood under the arcades of La Superba’s principal shopping mile, snapping away at the passing faces of the street. I used my Fuji X-T50 and the Fujinon Super EBC XC 1:2.8-4.8/16-50mm R LM WR. And what can I say, the tiny camera/lens combo basically went unnoticed by the passing people. To see more images from a 15 minute stretch of street photography, click “read more”…

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Too many legs

Girl with too many legs
Too many legs | Genoa | 2026

Street Photography is also about capturing juxtapositions. Like a girl having too many legs. I snapped this image with my iPhone 14 Pro one the steps of San Lorenzo Cathedral in Genoa. Click “read more” to see it from your slightly different angle.

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Waves meet Love

A mother kneeling at the waterline of the sea holding her toddler face to the approaching waves
Waves Meet Love | Celle Ligure | 2026

In this image waves meet love. Hmmm….can you call this a street photograph when it was taken at the beach? The question came up the in the comments of my previous post. While the question is valid, the answer is simple. Street photography isn’t defined by where it’s taken, but by what it captures. It’s about observing real, unscripted human moments in public spaces. A beach, just like a sidewalk, a subway, or a park, is a public stage where life unfolds naturally. Or as Shakespeare says “All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women, merely players” which is the motto of this blog.

Taking with my iPhone 14 Pro. If you are looking for tips and inspirations around street photography, check out my free Learning Center. 

Have a great and creative Sunday

Marcus

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Horizons

Two people by the sea watching the horizons
Horizons | Celle Ligure | 2026

The other weekend, The Significant Other and I spent an afternoon in Celle Ligure, a picturesque little town a few kilometers west of our Southern Home in Genoa. In March, we are still a few weeks removed from start of the swimming season. Now, Celle’s beach is still a quiet stretch of shoreline, where the world seems to pause between sky and sea. I was intrigued by the two figures sit at the edge, somehow dwarfed by the vast horizon, sharing a moment that feels both intimate and infinite. Street Photography can be very calm and minimalistic.

Taking with my iPhone 14 Pro. Slight cropping in Lightroom Classic. If you are looking for tips and inspirations around street photography, check out my free Learning Center. 

Have a great Thursday

Marcus

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Hamburg Monochrome

Monochrome Elphi Hamburg
Wedding Day | Hamburg | 2026

I haven’t posted in a while, but life has been quite busy lately, especially in the job that pays the bills. But photography (and this blog) is never forgotten. Last weekend, The Significant Other any I headed to Hamburg for a dearly needed 5 day getaway. Obviously I took plenty of images during those 5 days on the snowy banks of the Elbe River. What I’m sharing today are a couple of monochrome photographs, a mix of street and other images (I have no clue what to call the three non-street photos). See the other images after the jump…

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