Everyday, billions of people go about their daily lives, and most go largely unnoticed as they carry out their daily tasks and errands. Only a small handful are featured on the news or in photographs, and they tend to be celebrities, policymakers or athletes.

But the actions and life displayed in city streets can actually be far more fascinating. By photographing random passersby, you can see the normal, un-orchestrated emotions and actions of the general population. The results can be unique and quite fascinating.

Here’s 30 examples of captivating street life photographs:

Simple life, lovely life IV by *jozefmician

Untitled by Linda Wisdom

Vendor By C&C Imaging

peregrinations By loicg

NewYork Street Life By darksaif

Streetlife © Maarten De Wispelaere

STREET LIFE By Aristide Mazzarella

Street life By Valery Titievsky

Street life By Valery Titievsky

Stop and enjoy life by =anaranxa

Street Life by the13wizard

Caught Out By Owen G

Paris, somewhere By Simone Cento

New York – The City that Never Sleeps by DarkSaiF

Soul wandering © Tim Corbeel

TStreet Photography – Decisive Moment by KelbellsCoffee

Life in Hanoi By Tashi Delek

Church Street by Aircraftkiller

The sweet life By Thai Hoa Pham

Park life On the street Novosibirsk Siberia By mksystem

Street Life By Laurence Penne

life on Russian streets By the wacker

The missed rendezvous By Laurence Penne

Deserted street by monsterrrrous

Street life in Addis By abgefahren2004

Street Life By Shi Ying Ying

Still Life on Main Street By beatnikside

Street life in Hong Kong by drevilknevel

The beast in Times Square By C3 Photography

Street life Vicent de los Angeles