Stephen McLaren is a photographer, writer and curator based in San Francisco.
'Informative, visually compelling and genuinely exciting to thumb through, it’s a substantial tome that illuminates the work of some of street photography’s masters' - Creative Review 'Image-driven but with passages of text that offer insight into featured photographers’ practices, the book whisks readers off on a tour through history and across many parts of the world' - Royal Photographic Society Journal 'Shows how the impulse to take candid pictures is continually being redefined' - Aesthetica 'This book delves into the archive and presents us with unparalleled works by photographers including Henri Cartier-Bresson, Bruce Gilden and Christopher Anderson' - Monocle 'McLaren has excelled in presenting to us many previously unpublished images alongside portfolios from less known members … Magnum Streetwise offers an excellent overview as well as a tantalising glimpse of what other treasures are in store' - Cellophaneland 'A glorious celebration' - Daily Telegraph, Travel Books of the Year 'The ultimate bible for fans of the genre … a lot of books pass through the Amateur Photographer office, but as a particular fan of this kind of photography, I haven't seen a better one in a long time' - Amateur Photographer 'From a New York street crossing splattered with spilt red cherries to the colourful marketplaces and street vendors of Tokyo, this book is a sensory blast with surprise along the way' - Best Photography Books of 2020, Sunday Times