@wrongsideofthelensWrong Side Of The Lens

An episodic doc series on street photographers. Made by Josh Ethan Johnson

card updated Oct 15, 2026 · 11 clips parsed · following 48 · 191,200 likes total

Engagement20.03%above average

Account summary

@wrongsideofthelens has 14,200 followers and 111 videos. Across the 11 parsed clips the average is 48,917 views and 8,777 likes. Engagement to views is 20.03%, which is above average for TikTok. On the newer half of the feed the response is falling (−10.23 pp). Posts roughly 0.1 times a week. An average clip reaches 344% of the follower count.

Followers

14.2K

+0 in period

Engagement

20.03%

−10.23 pp newer half

Average views

48.9K

median 1.6K

Likes per clip

8.8K

33 comments avg

Shares / saves

987 / 720

1.47% of viewers save

Posting rate

0.1 / wk

reach 344% of followers

Latest clips

11 collected

After returning from Minneapolis, where he documented protests and ICE — @wrongsideofthelens

1.7K2:01After returning from Minneapolis, where he documented protests and ICE raids following the murders of Renée Good and Ale2742416

Nikita’s sense of humor is as present in his photos as in his personal — @wrongsideofthelens

1.5K1:05Nikita’s sense of humor is as present in his photos as in his personality. He’s serious about the work, but jokes to rec1253611

Nikita doesn’t hide faces in his images for anonymity—he hides them be — @wrongsideofthelens

8K1:24Nikita doesn’t hide faces in his images for anonymity—he hides them because it’s a perfect metaphor for how the secretiv702107478

He spots the shot and runs for it—no fear, no hesitation. Nikita simpl — @wrongsideofthelens

7302:22He spots the shot and runs for it—no fear, no hesitation. Nikita simply refuses to miss the perfect moment. Little Man’s29111

Surrounded by killing machines, Nikita’s only weapon is his flash. He — @wrongsideofthelens

1.2K1:21Surrounded by killing machines, Nikita’s only weapon is his flash. He uses it to illuminate what’s hidden in the brighte79125

For Nikita Teryoshin, context is everything. Nothing Personal is massi — @wrongsideofthelens

1.7K1:31For Nikita Teryoshin, context is everything. Nothing Personal is massive—too complex for any single image to define. The1353816

Nikita breaks down the iconic cover image of Nothing Personal—and why — @wrongsideofthelens

1.6K1:22Nikita breaks down the iconic cover image of Nothing Personal—and why it perfectly captures the essence of the project. 11311013

What do dairy cows and machine guns have in common? For Nikita, they b — @wrongsideofthelens

2551:11What do dairy cows and machine guns have in common? For Nikita, they both led him to the unexpected world of the global 7012

Photographer Nikita Teryoshin takes WRONG SIDE OF THE LENS inside the — @wrongsideofthelens

1.6K2:28Photographer Nikita Teryoshin takes WRONG SIDE OF THE LENS inside the back office of the global arms trade. Little Man’1845819

Sean Maung photographed the weekly gay cowboy club night at an LA-base — @wrongsideofthelens

68.8K0:58Sean Maung photographed the weekly gay cowboy club night at an LA-based bar called Tempo. He earned their trust by print13.5K1511.3K1.5K

Jill Freedman grew sick of missing all the action during her time phot — @wrongsideofthelens

451.1K1:00Jill Freedman grew sick of missing all the action during her time photographing the NYC firefighters in the mid 70's so 81.4K1849.4K6.3K

Engagement per clip

11 parsed clips · newest on the right · click a bar to open the clip peak: 21.8% ER

Oct 15Nov 26Feb 17

Date	Views	Likes	Comments	Shares	Saves	ER
Feb 17, 2026	1,665	274	2	4	16	16.82%
Dec 18, 2025	1,510	125	3	6	11	8.87%
Dec 9, 2025	7,979	702	10	74	78	9.85%
Dec 1, 2025	730	29	1	1	1	4.25%
Nov 28, 2025	1,186	79	1	2	5	6.91%
Nov 26, 2025	1,670	135	3	8	16	8.74%
Nov 26, 2025	1,575	113	1	10	13	7.87%
Nov 21, 2025	255	7	0	1	2	3.14%
Nov 20, 2025	1,617	184	5	8	19	12.18%
Oct 31, 2023	68,800	13,500	151	1,319	1,458	21.76%
Oct 15, 2023	451,100	81,400	184	9,422	6,302	20.17%