Wrong Side Of The Lens

WSOTL is an episodic video doc series about street photographers and their strange ambition to take photos of absolute strangers.
Films by Josh Ethan Johnson

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Wrong Side Of The Lens: A video documentary series on street photography and those obsessed with pursuing this strange art form. Throughout the episodic series, 18+ photographers share their experiences searching for the perfect candid shot

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Victor Llorente took his $300 Delta voucher and did what any normal street photographer would do; fly solo to the most authentic Texas rodeo with a super bright off camera flash. The rodeo made for some strong images but Victor found the parade especially photogenic.

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Aaron Berger fantasizes about having the superpower of invisibility which he'd use exclusively to get the most fly-on-the-wall photos.

This is an excerpt from Aaron Berger's full episode, part of the Wrong Side Of The Lens series. Link in bio.

#invisibility #photograghy

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Jorge Garcia haunts the streets of NYC with his camera in hand waiting for interesting moments like this.

This is an excerpt from Jorge's bonus episode, part of the Wrong Side Of The Lens series. Link in bio.

Music by Grant Cutler

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Valerie J. Bower doesn't believe you have to be part of a community in order to document it. It all comes down to intention.

This is an excerpt from Valerie J. Bower's full episode, part of the Wrong Side Of The Lens series. Link in bio.

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Richard Sandler used photography as his personal shrink. Much cheaper and maybe just as effective.

This is an excerpt from Richard Sandler's full episode, part of the Wrong Side Of The Lens series. Link in bio

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Jill Freedman had an immense curiosity and had always wondered what the lives of a traveling circus would be like. So, she found one and hung around until they accepted her into their otherwise closed-off society. The images speak for themselves.

Jill’s full episode at LIB

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Matt Weber pursues a NYC moment.

This is an excerpt from Matt Weber's full episode, part of the Wrong Side Of The Lens series. Link in bio
#nyc #limo

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Daniel Arnold started in the street and eventually was invited to point his flash towards the who’s who of American culture at the gala of all galas: the Met Gala.

Watch Daniel’s full video at https://t.co/r0VwLolNPA

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Sean Maung is born and raised in the City of Los Angeles. He comes from a diverse background in a diverse neighborhood. His impressive and gritty body of work shows how easily he can navigate between seemingly different cultures.

Find Sean’s episode at https://t.co/r0VwLolNPA

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Ray Potes aka “Hamburger Eyes” got the idea for his now popular ‘zine when he and his friends were sending photos to each other around the globe. He was working at Kinkos and realized making a ‘zine was cheaper than printing proper photos.

EP.10 https://t.co/r0VwLolNPA

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Sebastian Siadecki is an ER doctor by day and street photographer every free moment he has. Photography has helped inform his day job and his day job has given him confidence in the street.

Sebastian’s bonus episode can be found at https://t.co/r0VwLolNPA

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Julian Master was drawn to street photo like a moth to a towering inferno. Even he thought it was odd, at first, to just walk around and take strangers' photos. Times have changed since back then and he now has a million amazing photos.

Check out full episode at link in bio

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Richard Sandler was taking NYC street photos when most of us were in short pants. He tells the story about making an image and many decades later getting some insight on it.

Check out full episode at https://t.co/fRrSeqsVmK

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Estevan Oriol is an LA native and began taking photos in the early 90's. He tells the story of how this body bag image was art directed by the police.

Check out full episode at https://t.co/fRrSeqsVmK

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@FlakPhoto My name is Josh Ethan Johnson and I’m a street photographer. Currently in the biz of promoting my web documentary style series Wrong Side of the Lens showcasing other street photographers and their work! Check out https://t.co/fRrSeqsVmK to watch the full episodes 🍄📸

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@Jill_Freedman is a photographer's photographer. Most everyone around street, photojournalism, documentary and fine art photography at least knows her images if not her name. Yet, she struggled to make a living from photo. What does it take?
#jillfreedman #streetphotography

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@borntobenervous’s origin story. Where's he from? Why does he do the things he does? Why Street photo?

This is an excerpt from Daniel Arnold’s full episode, part of the Wrong Side Of The Lens series. Link in bio.

Music by Grant Cutler
#streetphotography #danielarnold #origins

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Jill Freedman, Daniel Arnold, Richard Sandler, Michelle Groskopf, Estevan Oriol, Ray Potes, Matt Weber, Victor Llorente, Valerie J Bower, Julian Master, Sean Maung, Aaron Berger, Chris Voss, Jorge Garcia, Sebastian Siadecki, Mathias Wasik, Mark Beckenbach, and Josh Ethan Johnson

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Wrong Side Of The Lens: A video documentary series on street photography and those obsessed with pursuing this strange art form. Throughout the episodic series, 18+ photographers share their experiences searching for the perfect candid shot