The Genius of Photography- Part 4 ,,Paper Movies"

1) Why did Garry Winogrand take photographs?

Garry Winogrand was an American street photographer known for his portraiture in the mid-20^th century. He took photographs to see what the world look like in photographs.

2) Why did “citizens evolve from blurs to solid flesh”?

At the beginning of developing photography the technology wasn’t good enough to capture life on the street. It moved too fast for the long exposure time which was necessary. The first street scenes were set up. After some time technology improved and “citizens evolve from blurs to solid flesh”.

3) What was/is the “much misunderstood theory”?

The much misunderstood theory was/is decisive moment assigned to Henri Cartier-Bresson.  He was a French photographer considered to be the father of modern photojournalism. In 1952 he published a book called ,,The decisive moment’’.

4) Who was the godfather of street photography in the USA?

Garry Winogrand was the godfather of street photography in the USA.

5) Who was Paul Martin and what did he do?

Paul Martin was a  British photographer. In 1896 he brought a camera to the beach, hiding it in a paper bag. He photographed Victorians of that time relaxing by the Yarmouth seaside.

6) Who said “When I was growing up photographers were either nerds or pornographers”?

Edward Ruscha

7) Why does William Eggleston photograph in colour?

Eggleston’s reputation rests on colour photographs  that he took from early 70s onwards. His photographs were published in the book called ,,William Eggleston’s Guide’’. He calls his pictures “democratic” adding that he is at “war with the obvious”. In his work he tries to capture the real world and colour describes more than black and white, it is more dominant. To some his photos are boring, disturbing and indiscriminate but to the others exceptional and beautiful.  

8) What is William Eggleston about?

He calls himself a photographer who photographs the life today. He comes across hard to communicate and it difficult to talk with him about his own work. The meaning of many of his photographs have been left unexplained.