Punk vs. Street (Photography)

So called "street photography" is still going strong after its initial resurgence over a decade ago, in large part fueled by the concurrent analog revival. The ethos about punk music was that it was a return to rock basics and that you didn't even need to know how to play (an instrument) to do it. Technical and aesthetic expertise is not necessarily required in today's "street photography' either, just have a camera (preferably a Leica).Forget that the genre has long been abandoned by the upper echelon of the photographic art world (do they still matter, do they still exist?)- it just seems to get more and more popular. Popular to the point where you now have various vloggers enthusiastically sharing their street photography journeys, while opining on their favorite techniques and approaches. And it's all good, except when, except when- they really don't have a clue. I learned years ago never to judge a photographer until you see their finished results, and in my latter years, I…