Street Stories with Sissi Lu

Street Stories with Sissi Lu — Tell Human Stories With Your Camera While Traveling

The gist: A film street photography course focused on emotional storytelling — taught on the streets of New York City, it teaches you how to approach strangers, engage them genuinely, and capture the kind of candid human moments that make travel photography meaningful.

• Emotion-first approach: Teaches how to translate emotions into photographs, not just document what you see — the skill that makes street and travel photos resonate with viewers.
• Film photography on the street: Covers Sissi Lu’s approach to using film in a fast-moving street environment, including how her unique perspective shapes her process.
• Subject engagement: Teaches how to approach subjects and build the brief connection needed to capture authentic, non-posed moments — a transferable skill for any destination.
• New York City location: Shot in one of the most demanding and rewarding street photography environments in the world, with techniques that translate to any urban destination.

According to Moment, instructor Sissi Lu offers “a unique perspective on film photography” and teaches her approach to translating emotions into photographs — a storytelling-first framework built on real street shooting experience.

Best for: Travel photographers who want to move beyond documenting places and start capturing the human stories that make destinations come alive in photographs. Skip it if: You prefer landscape or architecture photography without people — this course is entirely focused on human-centered street storytelling. Check the current price before buying.