Fact: Instagram isn’t photography. Nor is TikTok. They’re great places to show content — but they’re not good places to be able to grow as a photographer. The chances of your apple tree growing in a field of weeds is very small when everything else around you is sucking up all the nutrients. So, to really make your branches stretch, you should consider looking at photo books. The quiet and solace that they deliver is a wake-up call where you need to sit with your own thoughts and feelings. This is really where photo books help photographers to produce their fruit in the form of images that speak to people in ways they feel deeply. Here are the Best Photo Books for Street Photographers Looking for Inspiration.














