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Bhubaneswar, July 24: There’s so much life on the streets. The thousands of colours and expressions may get unnoticed by the naked eye. But, the lens can capture every bit of the daily drama and action on the streets. It was exactly what the young shutterbugs in the city tried doing recently. They participated in a photography workshop on the city streets to capture the best candid shots outdoors. A group of 30 talented photographers gathered at Raj Mahal Square to participate in a photo walk and outdoor workshop on street photography. The outdoor workshop was titled Street Sutra. It was conducted by DK Pattnayak and Sashi Das— two professional street photographers from the city. “We wanted to popularise the style of street photography among young and aspiring photographers in the city. We taught them the nuances of street photography,” said Pattanayak. “We tried to teach people the way of seeing things differently, instead of just looking at it. We wanted to improve the ‘creative vision’ of the photographers in the city,” he added. Pattanayakexplained the difference between the street photography and its other styles. “It’s not always the camera that matters. It’s the person behind the lens, who matters the most. Street photography is one of the most difficult as well as easiest genres of photography. It is easy in the sense that we don’t need costly gadgets, high end-cameras or spend a lot of money to travel around the world to do it. We can simply grab whatever camera we have and go on to the streets and start shooting. But the most difficult prospect is the approach and patience for waiting for the right click,” he added. “It is an unplanned act. There’s a world of content on the streets. It depends upon the expertise of the photographer to pick and choose an apt and interesting subject out of the lot. It is the test of his creativity,” said Sashi Das. The experts shared some tips for street photography at the workshop with the budding photographers. “Street photography needs a lot of patience and creativity. The workshop helped me in understanding the motive of the image,” Jaydev Sahoo, a participant, said.