# Mark Davidson on Street Photography: Stop Shooting for Instagram

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Podcast: [The Eyeshot Podcast on Street & Documentary Photography](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-eyeshot-podcast-on-street-documentary-photography-7726134)
Published: 2026-07-03T07:27:28+00:00
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## Resource

In this episode of Eyeshot 50mm, Australian street photographer Mark Davidson talks about street photography beyond Instagram, visual performance, clichés, and the pressure to make images that simply “work” online. Together, we discuss his late start in photography, his relationship with Melbourne, the use of flash as a way to capture tension and unease, the ethics of photographing strangers, and why failure, patience, and long-term projects are essential to building meaningful work. Eyeshot 50mm is our interview series dedicated to street and documentary photography: raw, direct conversations with photographers who turn the streets into visual stories. Subscribe to Eyeshot, explore our books and discover more interviews with contemporary street and documentary photographers.

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