Michael Ernest Sweet (born 1979) is a Canadian photographer, writer, and educator. He is the author of two books of street photography, The Human Fragment[1] and Michael Sweet's Coney Island.
Sweet has made grainy black-and-white,[9] oddly-framed, gritty,[10] low-fi,[11] close-up street photography. He has used cheap cameras, including disposable and instant cameras,[12][13] and the Ricoh GR Digital. He is the author of two street photography monographs, The Human Fragment,[14] and Michael Sweet's Coney Island. His photography often consists of "human fragments"—partial views of people on the street.[15][16]
Sweet's photography has won both portfolio and spotlight prizes in Black and White Magazine,[17] and a 2nd prize and Editor's Pick in Life Framer's "Black & White" and "Human Body" awards in 2024.[18][19] He has written for the Evergreen Review,[20]Canadian Teacher Magazine,[21]Reed Magazine,[22]English Journal,[23]Photo Life Magazine,[24] and Digital Camera magazine in the UK.[25] He was a regular contributor to The Huffington Post photography section from 2014 until early 2017.[26]
Sweet wrote for Canada's Photo Life magazine from 2015 until its closure in 2021.[27] He now contributes regularly to F-Stop Magazine as a photography critic.[28] Sweet has also been a regular contributor to Canadian Teacher Magazine since 2008.[29]
