Today, I will share some insights on street photography in foreign countries.
I wrote this text on the 18th of June, 2025, while being in the Latvian town of Liepaja. I have written many times that the core of my photographic activities is in the capital of Poland, Warsaw. On the other hand, I also wrote many times that the center of my universe is precisely where I am in the present moment. Today, while in Latvia, I will try to focus on pursuing my artistic activities abroad. The truth is that I do not travel as much as other people. For many years of my life, before I started regularly doing street photography, I thought I needed to travel to take great pictures.
How wrong I was. Now I see that the best photos I made were in the capital of Poland.
Before I started doing street photography, I traveled to several countries, starting from Ukraine in the east and ending in the US in the west. The truth is that I haven’t done street photography consciously in these two countries. So, where did I do it abroad? Where did I start to consciously walk with my camera in my hand to capture the fleeting moments from the foreign streets? It happened on the Greek island of Crete in 2016 (in general, I started regularly doing street photography in October 2015). Later on, there were Hungary in 2017, Latvia for the first time in 2021, Estonia in 2024, and Latvia for the second time in 2025.
My approach to street photography in foreign countries is no different from how I do it in Poland.
I simply grab my Nikon D90, walk among the foreign streets with my beloved Kamilka (in Warsaw, I usually take pictures by myself), and photograph whatever attracts my eyes. While in Latvia, I do not walk with a heavy rucksack (the last time in Warsaw, I had 37.5 kg [83 lbs] on my back and shoulders. That’s why I feel like a light traveler.
