Best Leica Style Camera Apps for Mobile Photography in 2026
There’s something enduring about the Leica aesthetic — the slower, more deliberate approach to image-making; the subtle rendering of light; rich monochrome tonality; and the feeling that photography is about observation rather than endless processing. Mobile photography apps have increasingly leaned into this philosophy, with a number of developers creating beautifully restrained camera experiences inspired by classic rangefinder shooting. A few years ago, I visited Leica’s headquarters in Wetzlar and found the entire experience enduringly fascinating. Beyond the cameras and gorgeous lenses themselves, what stayed with me was the sense that Leica treats photography less as technology and more as a way of seeing. Walking through the campus and museum…
Mobile Photography – Streets Ahead Interview – Paula Betlem – Mobile Street Photography
This is a really insightful and absorbing interview between our hugely talented co-editor of StreetsAhead, Cara Gallardo Weil and the inspirational, fresh and very exciting mobile street photographer, Paula Betlem. Thank you both for this, our readers are going to love it! (foreword by Joanne Carter). “This week, the Women’s Mobile Street Photography Collective (StreetsAhead) is pleased and honoured to feature Paula Betlam in our interview segment. I first noticed Paula’s work when she posted some photos on the Hipstamatic Street Photography page on Facebook. Although relatively new to street photography, she is a keen observer and has a good eye for composition. I highly recommend a visit to Paula’s…
Streets Ahead Interview: Susan Rennie – Mobile Street Photography
This week, the Women’s Street Photography Collective (Streets Ahead) is pleased and honoured to feature Susan Rennie in our interview segment. Susan began taking photographs in the late 60s and studied with Lisette Model. After a long career as an academic and women’s health activist, she retired in 2005 and became serious about mobile photography three years ago. Her sense of timing and composition has enabled her to capture some great moments. I highly recommend a visit to her galleries. Flickr: Susan Rennie @susrennie
Streets Ahead Interview: Basak Aytek – Mobile Street Photography
This week, the Women’s Street Photography Collective (Streets Ahead) is please and honoured to feature Basak Aytek in our interview segment. Although relatively new to street photography, Basak’s work reveals that she has a gift for capturing the moment. Her willingness to learn and absorb information and advice given to her by other street photographers has resulted in an engaging body of work. I highly recommend a visit to her galleries Flickr: basakaytek You can follow Basak on Instagram and Eye’Em: @basakaytek
Streets Ahead – Thirty First Edition – Mobile Street Photography
Welcome to the thirty first edition of “Streets Ahead,” a weekly column dedicated to women mobile street photographers. Each week we review and curate work that was submitted to our Flickr Group. In addition to creating a showcase video which features a sampling of submitted work, we also highlight a few images that caught our attention… offering some thoughtful commentary about technique, composition, and subject matter. If you are not a member of our Facebook group… we highly recommend that you join us! This is our space for sharing newsworthy information and conducting discussions (what, when, where, why and how) about Women Photographers/Artists and Street Photography, in general. So, if…
