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How to shoot impressive street pictures like the great architectural photographer Lucien Hervé.

Lucien Hervé

Considered to be one of the greatest architecural photographers of the 20th century, Lucien Hervé’s work is something all those who love shooting the street and the urban environment can learn from. He collaborated with the French architect Le Corbusier for over fifteen years and Le Corbusier is quoted as saying that Hervé had ‘the soul of an architect’. In this article we will look at how his images can inspire us to shoot better architecturally based street pictures.