On: Humans of New York

[officemonkey]

The Sartorialist predates HoNY, but he specialized in people on the street with great fashion sense.

So if we're going in that direction (documenting people on the street,) Bill Cunningham probably predates them all.

[sueders101 → officemonkey]

Eugène Atget is probably worth reading about if you're into the history of street photography.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_Atget