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Bruce Gilden (born 1946) is a noted street photographer, known for his work in New York City. While studying sociology at Penn State, he saw Michelangelo Antonioni's film Blowup in 1968. Due to the film's influence, he purchased his first camera as a result, and began taking night classes in photography at the School of Visual Arts of New York. He routinely uses his camera's flash, alerting his subjects to his presence, unlike most street photographers. Fascinated with normal people on the street and the idea of visual spontaneity, Gilden turned to a career in photography.[1] A member of Magnum Photos, he shot images of Japan's Yakuza mobsters, the homeless, prostitutes, and members of bike gangs between 1995 and 2000. According to Gilden, he was fascinated by the duality and double lives of the individuals he photographed.[2] Gilden is also the subject of Misery Loves Company: The Life and Death of Bruce Gilden, a documentary produced in 2007.[3]

THEORY - "An Interview with Garry Winogrand" From Visions and Images: American Photographers on Photography, Interviews with photographers by Barbara Diamonstein, 1981-1982, Rizoli: New York Garry Winogrand is one of the most important photographers at work in America today. His sophisticated snapshot-aesthetic pictures celebrate ordinary events, and transform them with precise timing and framing into astute visual commentaries on modern life.

Hunting for characters on the Streets of New York City with Magnum Photographer Bruce Gilden. Visit WNYC's Street Shots for more videos and a chance to share your own Street photographs.

Bruce Gilden walks up and down streets, lingers at corners, and waits for his unsuspecting subjects. Then, with camera in one hand and flash in the other, he swoops in for the shot and passersby are caught in his frame. EGG catches up with Bruce Gilden at work and in action in New York City, his home turf.

Documentary on Garry Winogrand - Part 2

Documentary on Garry Winogrand - Part 1

In January 2008, staff from the National Media Museum travelled to the Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson in Paris, to film interviews with Agnès Sire (Director of the Fondation HCB), and Martine Franck (photographer and President of the Fondation HCB).\n\nThese interviews give personal insights into Cartier-Bresson, the Fondation, and the history of the scrapbook and subsequent exhibition.\n\nFor full information on the exhibition at the National Media Museum in Bradford, read more here:\nhttp://www.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk..

In 1973 Henri Cartier-Bresson spoke as part of a series organized by Cornell Capa. HIs observations on photography are paired here with many of his most well known images. In this excerpt of the DVD available from icp.org, you get a sense of his succinct insightful observations on the photographic medium.

2006 documentary on Henri Cartier-Bresson \npart 1 of 10

interview with cartier bresson

David Alan Harvey working in Cuba Produced by Kevin F. Burtnett © National Geographic Society

Jeff Mermelstein on street photography part 2

Jeff Mermelstein on street photography

Joel Meyerowitz On Street Photography