The Art of Less: My Approach to Minimalist Street Photography in London

ronisidhu
May 21
2 min read

London is a city of chaos and contrast, where historic architecture meets modern life, and millions of stories unfold daily. Yet within this noise, I’ve found a quieter space to create: minimalist street photography.

This style isn’t about capturing everything, it’s about capturing the right amount to tell a story in a clean, minimalist way.

Why Minimalism?

Minimalist street photography allows you to strip away the excess fat and focus on emotion, geometry, light, and form. For me, it’s about creating images that breathe

where negative space, bold contrast, and silent tension tell louder stories than a crowded frame ever could.

In a fast moving city like London, this approach feels both meditative and disruptive. It invites viewers to pause, take a moment and look at the environment in a totally different way from what they are used to.

What Defines My Style

Over the years, I’ve honed my approach that blends high contrast black and white tones, clean compositions, and sharp use of shadow and light. Influences like Fan Ho and Alan Schaller shaped my vision, but I’ve added my own artistic touch. I find beauty in the mundane, the overlooked, and the in between.

Whether it’s a lonely figure walking through harsh light under a brutalist structure, or a fleeting shadow cast on a wall in Soho, I look for moments that feel timeless, clean and uncluttered.

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Shooting Minimal in a Maximalist City

London isn’t naturally minimal. It’s layered, loud, and at times very messy. That’s the challenge and the reward, to look in between the chaos and madness, to find those moments of peace in the loudness.

My process often involves walking for hours, letting the city speak before I press the shutter. I study light, wait for clean backgrounds, and isolate human subjects in geometric contexts. Sometimes I come home with just one frame I love. And that’s more than enough. The process of getting out there with the camera, looking for those moments, trying to predict what is going to happen, waiting for all the elements to align... that's where the magic is, and that is my meditation.

Join Me: Minimalist Street Photography Workshops in London

If you’re intrigued by this style and want to explore it hands-on, I run minimalist street photography workshops in London. Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned shooter, these sessions will challenge the way you see and shoot.

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