30 the most striking works of the legends in street photography Joel Meyerowitz
Joel Meyerowitz is a recognized genius, one of the most versatile artists who are able to find exceptional moments in ordinary places and times change shooting style.
Once Joel Meyerowitz knew nothing about photography. And all of a sudden decided to devote himself to her, borrowed a camera, took to the streets of new York city and started to shoot. Pictures were black and white, and in the 1970s he began to film in color. So the photographer not only started an American classic street photography, but also contributed to the development of color photography as a whole.
Joel Meyerowitz — street photographer in the spirit of Henri Cartier-Bresson and Robert Frank that have had a strong influence on him.
Paris, France, 1967.
The photographer was born in 1938 in the Bronx. He first studied history of art and medical illustration at the Ohio state University. Back in new York, in 1959, he began his career as an art Director and designer.
It was very impressed by the meeting with the photographer Robert Frank, and then in 1962, he began to shoot and in the same year he left the Agency, devoting himself entirely to photography. He wandered around new York, capturing the mood of the streets. He soon developed a particular, honest and person-centered style. The photographer unique visual language.
Paris, France, 1967.
In 1966, Meyerowitz began an 18-month tour of Europe, which deeply inspired and can be considered a turning point in the career of a photographer. Meyerowitz took lots of photos of a moving car. These works were presented in 1968 in his first exhibition at the Museum of modern art in new York, "Pictures from a moving vehicle", which was supervised by John himself Szarkowski.
New York, 1975.
Since the late seventies by Joel Meyerowitz focused solely on color photography. In the first half of the seventies he created numerous unique works of street photography.
New York, 1976.
The work of Joel Meyerowitz, who on March 6, will celebrate its 80th anniversary, was shown at many solo and group exhibitions around the world. Work detailed in the documentary of BBC Four series "the Genius of photography" (2006). He also is one of the heroes of the documentary "finding Vivian Maier" (2013).
New York, 1978.
New York, 1963.
Sarah, Princeton, Massachusetts, 1980.
New York, 1974.
New York, 1974.
New York, 1975.
New York, 1973.
Florida, 1970.
Florida, 1967.
Florida, 1967.
Florida, 1968.
Florida, 1968.
Mexico, 1965.
Provincetown, 1977.
Paris, France, 1967.
New York, 1963.
New York, 1963.
Provincetown, 1977.
Provincetown, 1977.
Fifth Avenue, new York.
Texas, 1968.
New York, 1971.
Central Park, 1965.
New York, 1963.
New York, 1962.
New York, 1965.
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