Dante Sisofo Blog

Today’s message is simple: kill the masters of street photography. It’s important to learn from those who came before us. To study photo books. To soak in inspiration. Especially when…

Aphorisms on Street Photography at the Beach

Street photography at the beach isn’t talked about enough. Yet over the past three years—traveling from Coney Island, to Ostia in Rome, to Ocean City and Wildwood, New Jersey—I’ve discovered…

Your internal world directly reflects/manifests externally when you are aligned

Hesitation is the thief of all joy

This morning I wanted to discuss what it means to be an amateur photographer—and why I will forever stay one. When people, especially non-photographers, ask about photography, the first question…

What’s poppin’, people? It’s Dante. Today I want to dive into the philosophy of the beginner’s mind in street photography. This is a concept rooted in Zen — called shoshin…

What’s poppin, people? It’s Dante, currently walking around 9th Street here in South Philadelphia. Today I’m thinking about the power of photography and its simple ability to allow you to…

What’s poppin, people? It’s Dante. Currently walking around 9th Street here in South Philadelphia, just snapshotting my way through life. Well, check out this awesome sign. It says classic. It’s…

What’s poppin, people? It’s Dante. Today I wanted to share my daily meal, the one that has powered me for the last three years. It’s simple, it’s primal, and it’s…

“When you’re photographing people, you’re photographing somebody’s soul.” “Street photography has nothing to do with street photography—it has everything to do with how you engage with humanity.” “The way you…

Walking through Old City, Philadelphia—brick roads underfoot, Ricoh GR III on the wrist strap—I find myself reflecting on street photography. What is it? Why does it matter? And why do…

Some thoughts of the day – Aphorisms from My Snapshot Philosophy DANTE

Walking along the river in Philadelphia on a crisp October morning, I’m struck by how clear the reflection is, how the sunlight hits my face. Fall is here, and so…

And people with high testosterone