An Introverted Street Photographer 

"If you're forcing yourself to be someone you're not, you're just hiding what makes you unique" This is epic

can we take a second and appreciate the amazing filmmaking here? well done

I'm an introvert too, I feel like in a weird way street photography is an outlet for human connection. Really well shot video, man!

I'm also an introvert and drawn to Street Photography more than other types of photography. Ironically, I am also attracted to the human condition as subjects. I feel like I am observing the mise-en-scène of a play called life and I'm an audience to a phenomena that even the subjects aren't aware of.

Great video. Simple as that

Introverts are mature or old souls, wired differently. Bless you brother

some of the visuals here are INSANE. So beautiful

Being an introvert doesn't just mean that people talk less. Being an introvert is like having a social battery, we charge these by being alone. Extroverts on the other hand charge their batteries by being social. I love to talk, but I need time afterwards for myself. Lovely video and very inspiring!

Everything so well said, especially about staying who you are personally as photographer. About WHY one is taking a photo and how you should have that reason in your back pocket ready to explain to people. About choosing to photograph in the style and manner that does fit your personality. Another amazing episode in your career..I cant even call your channel a youtube channel anymore. To me it's like a Netflix series about your journey. I am not exaggerating.

This really therapy for me. Being an omnivert i do enjoy talking and feel the energy but at times i just wanna go out and clear my head to enjoy the time and life around me. And capture the moment to slowly i try to add my own view and its art form

Feels like most street photographers I personally know are introverts. Guess that’s why we easily get along more so than hanging out with old buddies from high school..

Great video! As an hardcore introvert and avid street photographer, I find this kind of photography very similar to what I do all the time: observe people interacting with each other. I find it way easier than work with a model for exemple.

As an introvert and avid amateur photographer, I enjoyed your video. Thanks

Your photographs and videos always have a quiet and calming atmosphere that reflects your personality. You seem to have found your own style of creating and I'm super glad for you. Keep it up!

Wow. This has got to be one of the best RU-vid videos I've ever watched on street photography and those of us who are drawn to it. I too, like a good majority of the commenters, am an introvert. I feel everything you mentioned when I'm out and about shooting. Also this video is a master class on editing and storytelling. It so refreshing to see a video with a true point of view and message that can resonate on so many levels.

This was so impressive man. Absolutely well done.

Thank you! So much of this applies to me, but hearing someone else talk about this is so insightful. And now I have something to point people at when they ask why I make images of what I do. Take care.

Street photography for an introvert is the best therapy you can have.

Really enjoyed your insights on this topic. I’ve watched it 3 times to fully understand and appreciate the tips you have for everyone. Another masterpiece, Ivan!

put together so well, not one dull moment in this film and lots of people can relate to this.

This was so calm for my nervous system to watch. Photography is such a beautiful way for that inward expression to be pushed out and to highlight what others often miss in their internal loudness or vibrancy. This was wonderful. Much appreciated 🙏.

I'm an introvert and I love photography and this really hit me! Keep up the good job!

I needed this! Thank you

This is so amazing. I enjoyed how it was well put together. The narration, the tips, the cinematography. Thank you, Ivan.

Thank you!I needed this!

Each video of yours is a capsule of knowledge for me, thank you very much Ivan 🙏🙏

10:54 I audibly said "Wow, thats beautiful." Good job!

Felt like you were talking directly to me 🙏🏿. Great cinematography

I’m so thankful for this, for you to be open about who you are, this video is so precious, one can feel the care and thought you put into it, and the time and effort, wish you the best, lots of love to every photographer and creative being too, and again, thank you

Blow me away. This is a fantastic and insightful video. Love this. Thanks for making and sharing.

Thank you for doing this video! I've always been drawn to street photography, and you're spot-on about introverts being observant. I notice so many amazing moments, but I have always been too afraid to point the camera. This was the inspiration I needed.

A really thoughtful and helpful video. Thank you.

Thank you for your honesty and your open heartedness. I rarely bump into a video of a photographer so enriched with so many practical tips coming out of daily routine experience of an individual (who happens to share the experience of being a photographer in this life) but who is not shrouded in a big ego. Thank you, once again. It was precious.

Took the words out of my mouth. This is a amazing piece

Thanks for your video. I can relate to its content in so many ways. Take care, and all the best!

This is so encouraging to watch. Thank you Ivan. I'm an introvert as well. I love doing photography for the same reasons. As z quiet person, i learn a lot by stepping back and observing. I battlemsome of the same fears and anxieties.. but I'm learning to enjoy the process. I look forward to watching more of your videos.

I've never felt so relaxed and inspired at the same time, great filming and great advice.

Glad I found your channel - truly resonates with me as well

What a wonderful essay.Very pleased i happened by your channel,a very thoughtful piece.

I really can find myself in a lot of what you talk about in this video and indeed being like this has its advantages. Keep making the stuff like this, really like this vid.

Such a great video! Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Plus it is awesomely narrated and edited as well :)

I like seeing people, especially in places where they make settings come alive, as in city centers/squares. But I don't care to speak to them or make new friends. Subbed!

Great video man! love to see I'm not the only one!!

Well said and thank you for affirming it for us who relates

This really resonates with me as a fellow introvert. Thank you for making this.

Another very beautiful video. Thanks so much. SO many thoughts when watching again and angin. The best gift for Father’s Day. Thanks bro

Luv it man! Thx for sharing!!!!

What a refreshingly honest, lucid, and intelligent take on life, art, and the attempt to find meaning and a place in the world. Keep these great videos coming, Mr. Chow!

I love this! I used to get so anxious about not being comfortable with shooting the kind of street photography I saw on Instagram and struggling to get close to people. These days I tell myself to not be creepy and take pride in documenting life without disturbing anyone. It really helped me find my style and voice, and I'm so much happier with the results! Thanks for making this and sharing! You're a great storyteller!

im an introvert too and wow, this video felt like a warm hug, i've been more and more interested in street photography and this made me feel that i can do it :) thank you Ivan

This spoke to me. Great episode.

This was a great idea to put your thoughts together like this, and in such a well-done video. Very creative!

I can completely relate to everything you mentioned in this video. The editing and pacing of all your thoughts was spot on, narration was smooth and clear, and the final message was beautiful. Brilliant work Ivan!

bro, you are amazing. i really appreciate your efforts and your work. hats off bro.....

thank you so much for inspiring me!! i'm new to photography , this helps me so much finding myself and what i could capture

Welcome back man, really glad to have you back making these fine videos! I totally love all your videos but this one in particular is so much more. As being an introvert myself and living in a country with a conservative culture I so relate to all the things you said. Really appreciate the words you said especially the last point as it is so important to realize our value and perspective as a photographer and not be indulged with all the rules and norms. Thanks man!

Ivan man! This was beautiful and wonderful. Im over here just relating on every level. Well said and continue to be you and keep it up!

Thank you so much for this video, speaks to my soul

Awesome video and thoughtful advice. Great work🤙🏻

Excellent. You had me captivated the entire time. Thank you!

Always so well done! Keep the stellar content coming 👍🏾🙌🏾

Amazing video. Thank you for sharing your experience and thoughts!

I absolutely love your videos and photos! This really helped me being that I am introverted, love doing street photography and live in Toronto. Anyways keep up the great work! :D

This video made me change the way I think about myself. Thank you for this!

This is a superb video which exactly describes how I feel about street photography. You have put into words, what I've been thinking about for a long time in my life. Very well made! TY for sharing!

This video opened up so many miles of mentally open streets to take photos of dude, Much Respect.

this is gold, thanks so much. i'm kinda feels all of your insecurities. keep up the goold work

This was brilliant. A calm and introverted encouragement. Thank you! So much....

So well done and as an introvert, something I needed to hear. This will help a lot!!

You are not the only one, Ivan. And there is no need to change. You are who you are. Don't change.

You really don’t know how important this video is to me. I really needed to watch this and to know that I’m not the only one feeling like this. Many of your tips and tricks I have already done and everything else I am able to put into practice. Thank you so much ✌🏾

Unique video, spotless. Love it, thanks for producing

Nicely said and put together .

Well done. Your storytelling through your videography and stills was spot on. Beautifully shot! And inspirational.

This video spoke to me in every way! Brilliant! I struggle with knowing who I am as a photographer and what story I want to tell. This took a lot of pressure off. Thank you so much! I love your style, by the way.

thx man. inspiring msg. i found it at the perfect time for me. i needed that msg. keep shooting.

You are like a Guru of Photography. Your video makes me Smile. So relaxing :)

This is a great video, a pleasure to watch. I love how you have used what some people could call a "weakness" into your strength

Great vid! Love it!!!!!

As an introvert and love street photography, i appreciate your video a lot. Thank you!

Thank you for your insights, Ivan.

Wow. Beautiful narration, ambient audio, editing, and composition of the video. Great job.

Two minutes in the video I decided to subscribe. As an introvert photographer I absolutely love this kind of videos. Thanks a lot. Cheers from France.

Really interesting video about a topic that surprisingly, I would argue as not being too uncommon. I like what you said about introverts being highly observant and self aware, and would like to add that introverts are also, from what I've encountered, more empathetic towards others. And the recharge point is the most true, believe it or not I would consider myself an introvert, I expend all my weekly saved energy for one day's worth of street photography 🤏

Great work man... really inspiring.

Absolutely love this! ❤🤌

wow you really showed me myself in this video and showed me iam not the only one that has the issues i have ... never even crossed my mind i was an introvert until now so thank you for making understand myself more

Excellent video and advice. Just what I needed to see. Thanks 👍😊

Amazing Video! Thank you , i really needed to see this and you are awesome for speaking up for these conflicting feelings of what a "modern " photographer should or shouldn't be.

Damn its so relatable to me, in every points that u share, Thank you for making this video.

Very relatable…definitely felt this practicing street photography in Seoul and Baltimore. Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts (esp as an introvert…)

Great video and captures! Just knowing I'm not alone has giving me a boost of encouragement. Thank you for expressing your work. Much appreciated.

This was so soothing. Also… the business card thing was brilliant! Never thought of using that as an explanation.

Solid, practical and original advice - offered to us alongside first-class art. An absolute gem of a video!

Thank you for this video, I really needed it

Wow. You hit the nail on this one. Just saw this two years after you posted it. New subscriber and becoming to be a big fan. When I was 14 I started shooting in the days of film back in the 70’s in Asia. I was an introvert (and internally still am) and found photography as my way to reach out. It was also a way for me to gain the courage to reach out to strangers and shoot.

Thank you very much for taking the time to put this together. I found this very validating and enlightening. I'm also an introvert but love doing street photography. All of the conventional wisdom says to get close and use a wider lens. 20mm or 35mm get thrown around a lot as suggestions. You can't really stay too invisible this way and I like to be invisible as much as possible to keep the captured moments as authentic as possible. I'm slowly building my own technique to stay observant while feeling comfortable outside my comfort zone. As you said, just going out to do street is already a big step out of this zone for people like us. I prefer longer focal lengths. I love the 85mm for street. This helps me a great deal and it feels right to me despite it being branded as just a portrait lens. I also started limiting my time out and not spending hours upon hours shooting and giving my feet blisters. I give myself 2-3 hours tops. You really gave me some good pointers to incorporate into my work. Great stuff and please keep great content like this coming.

This resonates with me, in a very cozy, satisfying way

Wow - this one of the best videos about street photography I have ever seen. Thanks so much.

Loved this video! Thank you, from an introvert to an introvert.