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History of Street Photographers, Track A, Part 12 – Elliott Erwitt

And now, after a five-year absence, here we are again as though nothing has happened. In truth, nothing much has. We suspended the series primarily because blogging turned out to be a horrible way of reaching people. Though we get intermittent readers, most of the people who stopped by were other bloggers, doing so, in…

21 March 2021 in History of Street Photography, photography.

Louise Rosskam, in Color

WITHIN this website, on any number of occasions, we have held discussions on the merits of color versus black and white photography. I won’t repeat those here, or even bother to link to them (because I can’t be arsed to look them up). Instead, I will post below some photos from FSA photographer Louise Rosskam,…

20 February 2021 in History of Street Photography, photography, Women Photographers.

The Photography of Edwin Rosskam, Chicago, 1941

Farm Service Administration (FSA) photographer Edwin Rosskam is not as widely known as some of the FSA’s other artists. However, his work (and that of his wife, Louise Rosskam) needs to be known and preserved. Rather than waste a great deal of space detailing Rosskam’s history, I’ll let his own words speak for him :…

20 February 2021 in History of Street Photography, photography.

Photo of the Day: Helen Levitt, 1971

Helen Levitt’s 1970s color photos  resonate with a distinctive color palette, full of blue, turquoise, green and red hues. Her shots are of people, alive in their environment, rich in the structure of “ordinariness,” and not simply adornments found in a grey-hued urban landscape. Like Joel Meyerwitz, Levitt waits for those normal gestures that mark…

03 April 2017 in History of Street Photography, photo of the day.

Saul Lieter, as Told by Margit Erb – Director, Saul Leiter Foundation

This is a lovely, inspiring video regarding the life of photographer and artist, Saul Leiter, who lived most of his life in the obscurity of New York, but whose groundbreaking color photography perhaps permanently shattered the dim, enamored yearning of Leica lovers for the monochrome image.This video was recommended to me by fellow photographer and…

12 December 2016 in History of Street Photography, photography.

Pioneers of Color Street Photography

Anyone who’s ever seen my photography probably knows that I strongly prefer color to black and white. Maria and I have written on the differences before, so I won’t repeat those arguments here in total. I realize that many people think true photography is black and white, but suffice it to say, you’re wrong. 😉…

03 December 2016 in History of Street Photography, photography.

Photo of the Day: Dorothea Lange, 1939 (Color vs. Black and White)

There has long been a debate on whether black and white or color photography is better. Many love black and white for its ability to separate viewers from the subject and its ability to reduce the photo to its compositional elements. Y’all are wrong. 😉 Here’s a famous photo by Dorothea Lange, taken in July…

12 September 2016 in History of Street Photography, photo of the day, Uncategorized, Women Photographers.

Photo of the Day – Esther Bubley, 1947

Sleeping Passengers, Greyhound Bus Terminal, New York City, 1947, Esther Bubley, American (1921 – 1998)   Esther Bubley was an American documentary (street) photographer who specialized in photos of ordinary people, taken in an intimate, expressive manner. She spent much of her career in New York City and Washington, DC, and is, among other things,…

19 August 2016 in History of Street Photography, Photo of the Day.

Photo of the Day: Robert Frank, 1958

I’m going to try an experiment I’m calling “Photo of the Day,” wherein I post a photo I’ve come across and fallen in love with. I’m hoping it stimulates my not leaving this blog idle for so long. It will only work, however, if people view the photo and the brief blurb on its background.…

03 August 2016 in History of Street Photography, photography.

Garry Winogrand at Rice University, 1977

In 1977, Winogrand was invited by photographer and professor Geoff Winningham to speak with students at Rice University in Houston. The video of the event, below, was produced by the National Gallery of Art in conjunction with the exhibition Garry Winogrand, organized by the National Gallery of Art, Washington, and the San Francisco Museum of…

03 August 2016 in History of Street Photography, photography.

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Maria Jones-Phillips

“The self does not divide but multiplies in incongruous ways, incongruous to you that is. It forms within its own nature a potential wealth of other personality types that indeed populate your conception of the world and form those friendly faces that you meet within your so-called day-to-day experience. Life is not intrinsic to the manifestation of these other selves, for life is a term that can only apply to the human construct. We as your caretakers so to speak are just beyond the remit of your understanding of time. We perch atop the fence of your awareness like crows bringing the warmth and wisdom of the dark to the brightness of your cave. We bring light to you in ways that you do not presently comprehend. We furnish your worlds with cherished thoughts and indeterminable wisdoms that cloud your skies and pepper the land with things to look at, admire and experience as extensions of your selves. Your personhoods expressed through nature and creature-hood, through blustering winds and swelling tides. The moods of the earth match your own national and individual moods. One does not follow on from the other but all swim happily in unison within the tide of memories that link you all. A body of memories that is as vital as any living organism, of which the you that you know forms an important strand.” Sidiris

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Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Mystery Author, photographer, futurist/historian, multiracial, anti-idealist, poet, NBA fan, people watcher, grammar guerrilla. As a blogger, I write about art, photography, writing, and poetry, with the occasional rant about life in general. I've written 13 novels and 3 short story collections, only some of which are available, because I often don't have time to create art and sell it. I'd rather be prolific than famous. Check out my writing and/or photography blogs. You can view my photography portfolio at http://firewingphotography.com/

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