Ultra-wide composition can work in street photography, but it is harder because close people—especially faces near the frame edges—can look distorted and distracting. In your image, the foreground child dominates the frame, but the story is not fully clear, so viewers are unsure what they should focus on.

What to improve:

• Make the subject/story clearer. Near/mid/far structure alone is not enough; the relationships between the people must read immediately.
• Avoid placing faces close to the edge with an ultra-wide lens. That perspective often looks unflattering.
• Consider cropping to simplify the frame and remove distracting or awkward partial elements.
• Use depth and placement to guide attention. With an ultra-wide at f/8, much of the scene stays in focus, so composition must do more of the directing.
• Ultra-wide lenses are usually less flattering for people than for environments, so they work best when the setting is part of the story, not just the people.

Street photography is subjective and often captured quickly, so imperfect composition is normal. But if the emotional moment matters, review alternate frames from the session and choose or crop the one where the story reads most clearly.