STREET PORTRAIT
DISRUPTION WORKSHOP
A four-hour Street Thief workshop at the
STREET BADASS Photography Festival
With the STREET THIEF
(AKA Gary Lashmar)
The Mission
To support photographers to punch through the barriers in the way of them taking great street portraits. This is achieved through challenging and fun processes and demonstrations by Gary throughout the 4 hour experience.
Shoot Menu
HOUR ONE - INTRODUCTION
Meet for coffee and at which time Gary will share his approach and what is required to gain the confidence and consistency to trigger great portraits when out on the streets.
HOUR TWO - TRIGGERS & DEMONSTRATION
Gary demonstrates live with a model first, showing how to engage a subject with triggers, to create collaboration and you’ll learn how to find strong light anywhere — whatever the weather — and use it to shape great portraits.
HOUR THREE
Participants will work in a controlled enviroment with eachother and a model to craft portraits with Gary on hand to give feedback.
HOUR FOUR
This is where the safety rails come off. You’ll be given a focused street portrait challenge and sent back into the real world to put everything into practice — approaching strangers, finding light, directing the moment, and creating portraits with intent.
a STREET THIEF workshop
(at Street Badass 2026)
7 PLACES ONLY
Date: Friday 29th May 2026
Time: 10AM-2PM (4 HRS)
Location: Knapp Gallery, London, NW1 4NS
A four-hour street portrait workshop with Gary Lashmar, aka the Street Thief at the Street Badass Festival Workshop, 2026.
This isn’t about gear, tricks, or getting lucky. It’s about dismantling the habits that keep your work safe, tidy, and forgettable. Learn how to trigger strangers in a way that engages them, creating the conditions for real portraits — not just quick snapshots.
We’ll work on the street under clear constraints that remove escape routes. No hiding. No drifting. The focus isn’t the shot — it’s your presence. How you enter an interaction. How you hold it long enough for something real to surface. Whether you’re awake to what’s unfolding in front of you. You’ll leave with stronger portraits, yes — but more importantly, with a harder trust in your own eye and the confidence to use it.