Alex Coghe Photography
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Alex Coghe is a Writer and Documentary Photographer specialized in taking pictures with a straight approach and focused on documenting the human condition. Alex is also a full time educator and instructor, producing and teaching his own workshops and photography expeditions in Italy and Mexico.
Alex Coghe Photography
1d ago
Shooting with a 70mm? Why not!
This time I present you 3 galleries because I am working on different fronts and with different lenses. The result however with all three lenses and three different cameras is wonderfully imperfect, close to film. I dusted off the Neewer 35mm f1.7too quickly set aside because is a 70mm in micro four thirds. Speaking of this, don't make the mistake of complaining because it is declared a 35mm as done by a guy on threads with the Canon 24mm, other lens used during the week. The standard metric is always on full frame, guys.
Anyways, back to us, I am enthusiast with ..read more
Alex Coghe Photography
1d ago
I take responsibility and declare it
Street Photography in the last years has been contamined and has too much homogenization which often leads to irrelevant and forgettable things. I made a list of things that should go:
Animals: Animals are beautiful but in street photography I see most of the time mean irrelevant photograph.
Visual Gags: Street photography is about capturing real-life moments than jokes. Visual gags can feel staged, forced. And talking most of the time of the photographer and not of the world around. It is a selfish approach, that lead to immediate likes on instagram (I ho ..read more
Alex Coghe Photography
6d ago
New selection in the weekend
A positive day on the street. Trying to say something new. Exploring new streets in downtown. Taking my risk. But the result is that I have some good one.
This morning I worked the images listening Gil Scott Heron. I continue on my path of wanting to document the real Mexico in the most genuine way. There is no space for photography that consoles, My art is deeply connected with the street, the real one. I don't take photographs that are visual games and I don't take funny pictures.
I am gaining the respect of people I care, of photographers I admire. I am not in t ..read more
Alex Coghe Photography
6d ago
More and more smartphones used for photography: I want to share some ideas with you and i have something to say also about the electronic shutter and the use of electronic zoom in some new mirrorless cameras
The rise of computational photography, with smartphones leading the charge, has blurred the lines between point-and-shoot and artistic expression. While computational techniques offer undeniable advantages, the heart and soul of great photography – a camera and a lens – remains a domain where physical cameras hold a significant superiority.
PLEASE NOTE: I use too smartphones to make some ..read more
Alex Coghe Photography
1w ago
Cuautepec, Barrio Bajo
Yesterday, I ventured into Cuautepec, camera strapped to my wrist.
Now, Cuautepec isn't exactly known for its tourist hordes or picturesque streets. It's a place most photographers would give a wide berth to. But that's the beauty of street photography, isn't it?For me is not about the cool picture to receive likes on instagram. It's about capturing the essence of a place, thwe human condition, how of real Mexico I can capture.
Street photography often gets pigeonholed as capturing the bustling energy of downtowns. But there's a whole world waiting to be discovered beyon ..read more
Alex Coghe Photography
1w ago
Yesterday…
Everyone uses street photography for their own purposes. I have always said that it represents training and school to me. There is no other genre that allows you to take photographs whenever you want and if you want every day you can do it.
Street photography brings me clients. Whether they are photographers eager to learn the secrets of street photography, art directors who want exactly the raw and spontaneous approach of the street to enhance their brand or models who want to be portrayed by me, the important thing remains that I live myself each photographic output in a double di ..read more
Alex Coghe Photography
1w ago
Back to color
The street. My element. Return to color. I try to decipher the visual equations I encounter ..read more
Alex Coghe Photography
1w ago
I say you a thing…
What matters, going beyond the mere technical aspect, are the ideas. Ideas means creativity and therefore in the process of a street photographer how he quickly finds the right solution for a certain photo. If talent has mystery, ideas can be exercised through constant practice, the sum of mistakes and learning.
Here is another collection made in a day, or rather in a couple of hours ..read more
Alex Coghe Photography
2w ago
DSLR cameras are not dead, if not in the heads of modernizers at all costs and obviously of camera manufacturers who only think greedily, moreover without showing much real knowledge of photography in many cases.
Don’t believe the hype. DSLR cameras are still a great solution. Even though mirrorless cameras are gaining popularity. DSLRs offer excellent image quality, a wide range of lenses to choose from, generally have a longer battery life than mirrorless cameras and the OVF gives you a more organic experience.
Sometimes, influenced by the marketing syrens and so many photographers who swit ..read more
Alex Coghe Photography
2w ago
I made this set in different days, recently
Have you ever stumbled upon a trailer with a giant question mark painted on its side? It undeniably piques your curiosity. What's inside? Where is it headed? This sense of intrigue is exactly what a well-composed street photo can achieve.
Many photographers might believe street photography thrives on capturing clear moments. But the magic often lies in the opposite: embracing ambiguity. Here's where the question mark trailer becomes a powerful metaphor for the importance of leaving questions in your street photos.
The beauty of a street phot ..read more