Shadows and Street Photography can never be separated for they tend to greet each other for the brilliance both has got to offer. The Variety of shadows can always boost your picture, the surprise and interesting mood  it creates can get the viewer to go deep into the picture. It definitely requires a lot of keen vision & an eye for detail when you decide to get shadows and light into your frame. What emerges out of these compositions is a classic choice of brilliance  inside your frame.

Simple but effective tips would be about watching the direction of light, & if you are ready to shoot the shadows make sure you walk calculating the direction of light. Shooting from altitudes will provide interesting shadows too. Here we have carefully collected some awesome examples of shadows in photography.

All photos are linked and lead to the sources from which they were taken. Please feel free to explore further works of these photographers on their collections or their personal sites.

Ombre Scalari - Great Examples of Shadows in Street Photography
Photo Credit: Umberto Verdoliva

 

Shadows - Great Examples of Shadows in Street Photography
Photo Credit: Artur

 

Where the shadows have no name - Great Examples of Shadows in Street Photography
Photo Credit: Ramon

 

Walking on Wall - Great Examples of Shadows in Street Photography
Photo Credit: George Marazakis

 

Who is he - Great Examples of Shadows in Street Photography
Photo Credit: Andrea Bianco

 

Athens Street Photography - Great Examples of Shadows in Street Photography
Photo Credit: Lukas Vasilikos

 

Germany Street Photography - Great Examples of Shadows in Street Photography
Photo Credit: Ying

 

Cementerio Blues - Great Examples of Shadows in Street Photography
Photo Credit: Marcelo Caballero

 

London Street Photography - Great Examples of Shadows in Street Photography
Photo Credit: Jiro

 

Pure Life - Great Examples of Shadows in Street Photography
Photo Credit: Mathieu Testa

 

Angel - Great Examples of Shadows in Street Photography
Photo Credit: Andy P

 

The Little Dog Laughed - Great Examples of Shadows in Street Photography
Photo Credit: Jan Bishop

 

Shadow monster - Great Examples of Shadows in Street Photography
Photo Credit: Dalio Photo

 

Steps - Great Examples of Shadows in Street Photography
Photo Credit: Marja and agent

 

The world of shadow - Great Examples of Shadows in Street Photography
Photo Credit: Huzzatul Mursalin

 

Spain Street Photography - Great Examples of Shadows in Street Photography
Photo Credit: Christian Luna

 

The defining touch - Great Examples of Shadows in Street Photography
Photo Credit: Oscar from Denmark

 

From above... my squared edition - Great Examples of Shadows in Street Photography
Photo Credit: Sofia torrao

 

Shanghai Street Photography - Great Examples of Shadows in Street Photography
Photo Credit: Hao Jiang

 

 

In the Middle - Great Examples of Shadows in Street Photography
Photo Credit: Danny Santos

 

Shadows - Chefchaouen, Morocco - Great Examples of Shadows in Street Photography
Photo Credit: Maciej Dakowicz

 

To a Better Place - Great Examples of Shadows in Street Photography
Photo Credit: Ian Brumpton

 

The sound of the crowd - Great Examples of Shadows in Street Photography
Photo Credit: Ian Brumpton

 

Shadow - Great Examples of Shadows in Street Photography
Photo Credit: Yiannis Zisis

 

Manhattan Street Photography - Great Examples of Shadows in Street Photography
Photo Credit: Ed Peters

 

Paris Street Photography - Great Examples of Shadows in Street Photography
Photo Credit: Mikael Marguerie

 

The childhood - Great Examples of Shadows in Street Photography
Photo Credit: Saud A Faisal

 

Torkio - Great Examples of Shadows in Street Photography
Photo Credit: Antonio Perrone Torkio

 

Vertigogos - Great Examples of Shadows in Street Photography
Photo Credit: Alucenando1

 

The man in white hat - Great Examples of Shadows in Street Photography
Photo Credit: Mikhail Palinchak

 

Old Shadow - Great Examples of Shadows in Street Photography
Photo Credit: Hernan Blanco

 

Shadow - Great Examples of Shadows in Street Photography
Photo Credit: George Krause

 

Lamp, Shadow and a Smoking Woman - Great Examples of Shadows in Street Photography
Photo Credit: Jianwei Yang

 

Play - Great Examples of Shadows in Street Photography
Photo Credit: Foto Banditt

 

Slumdog - Great Examples of Shadows in Street Photography
Photo Credit: David Gibson

 

Barcelona - Great Examples of Shadows in Street Photography
Photo Credit: J.cYepes

 

Barcelona - Great Examples of Shadows in Street Photography
Photo Credit: Martín Molinero

 

We cast a shadow - Great Examples of Shadows in Street Photography
Photo Credit: Koci Hernandez

 

Night Shadows - Great Examples of Shadows in Street Photography
Photo Credit: Sergio Sergiampietri

 

Wrek - Great Examples of Shadows in Street Photography
Photo Credit: Cristian Munteanu

 

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