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Today we pay tribute Glenn Capers, to one of my favorite street photographers who we lost last week. Plus we’ll speak with members of the very active New York City Street Photography collective.

A Tribute to Photojournalist Glenn Capers

If you’ve been following SPM you’ve probably heard me mention that Glenn Capers is one of my favorite photographers.

It saddens me to tell you that Glenn has just last week lost his battle with heart disease and has passed away. He leaves behind his wife RoMa Johnson, family and many friends

Glenn is a former photojournalists, world traveler, film maker, teacher and master storyteller. I first met him four years ago when I interviewed him as the featured photographer in Street Photography Magazine. He remained in touch ever since sending us updates about his world travels and workshops.

No matter where Glenn trailed, he had the ability to easily connect with people of all cultures on a very personal level. This put him into situations that enabled him to create some very powerful images. But always the people came first and the photo was a bonus.

In my opinion he was more of a documentary photographer than street photographer. As can be seen in the many photo stories he published over the years both as a professionals and as personal projects.

My personal favorite story is a photo story titled A Day in the Life of Superman. It’s the story of Gerrardo, a retired school custodian in San Jose, Costa Rica, who donned a Superman suit to help protest the treatment of striking schoolteachers in his city.

Glenn first got to know Gerrardo personally. After forming that bond Gerrado invited him into his life to tell his story. The results are amazing. There’s a link to the photo story in the show notes. Don’t miss it.

Glenn said that during his travels he was frequently invited into people’s lives to share their most personal moments. The ability to truly emphasize is a gift do this as a gift which can’t be faked.

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