There seems to be this idea that street photography must be done secretly and silently as if to go unnoticed by those around you. I am not a fan of this idea. There is certainly value in being able to capture the "decisive moment" and make a picture of a scene as it happens. However, I do not feel that you must TAKE pictures without being noticed. Being able to walk right up to a person, find something special in them, and having them participate in the act of MAKING a picture is something many seem to be afraid to do. I can't imagine being afraid of another human- someone who eats sleeps and breathes just like I do. In fact, I've been given and created with people more than I could ever take from anyone. Again, we exist in a world with other human beings just like ourselves and to interact with each other, to me, is to learn more about ourselves.