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Upcoming photobooks

Wednesday, August 19th, 2009 Posted in photobooks, photography, street photography | 1 Comment »

A selection of photobooks due out later this year that will make my personal shopping list:- I always mention William Klein as a big influence, yet have never had much access to his books so undoubtedly Errata Edition's Book on Books ...

Joel Meyerowitz interview

Thursday, February 26th, 2009 Posted in photography, street photography | 1 Comment »

© Joel Meyerowitz Check out a great interview with one of photography's most eloquent speakers Joel Meyerowitz here.   A long overdue retrospective is due out in 2010 by Phaidon.

Thin

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008 Posted in photobooks, photography, street photography | No Comments »

© Martin Amis Entries have been pretty thin on the ground this past month and will continue to be for a while - the business of photography and photobooks has taken over. A few recent bookmarks:- Vewd - a new documentary photography ...

Bruce Gilden (again…)

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008 Posted in street photography | No Comments »

© Bruce Gilden / Magnum I'm a big big fan of Bruce Gilden. He has undoubtedly had an influence on my own style of photography - so no apologies for another post about him. In case you haven't seen it already check ...

More coverage of street photography

Friday, March 28th, 2008 Posted in photography, street photography | 1 Comment »

Thanks to Patrick for sending me this piece in the Times about the current public/street photography debate. With thoughtful contributions by Matt Stuart and Jeff Mermelstein, the article nicely rounds up the current situation for street photography. Hopefully ...

Photograper’s rights protest

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008 Posted in photography, street photography | 2 Comments »

Amateur Photographer reports on the news that The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) will stage a protest this Friday outside New Scotland Yard, London in reaction to the police's recent anti-terror publicity campaign. Read the full article here. So ...

London Photography

Thursday, March 20th, 2008 Posted in photography, street photography | 1 Comment »

With all the current furore about photographing in public in Britain (see the latest stories here, here and here), I thought I would post 3 London "street" photographs that caught my eye recently.   © Polly Braden Excellent use of light in ...

More street photography hassles

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008 Posted in photography, street photography | No Comments »

Another alarming story of a candid street photographer running into trouble, this time with a vigilante member of the public/thug. Read the full story here at Londonist. Originally noted from Mark at the excellent Manchester Photography.

Street Photography and the London Underground

Tuesday, January 15th, 2008 Posted in street photography | 5 Comments »

© Walker Evans © Bruce Davidson New York has a long tradition of street photography on it's subway system. From Walker Evans' "Many Are Called" via Bruce Davidson's "Subway" to contemporary photobloggers such as Travis Ruse, there is a rich ...

Misery Loves Company: The Life & Death of Bruce Gilden

Thursday, January 3rd, 2008 Posted in photography, street photography | 3 Comments »

No, Bruce Gilden hasn't passed away.... Misery Loves Company: The Life & Death of Bruce Gilden is the title of a 2007 movie about the legendary street photographer. The 2007 documentary directed by Gideon Gold, intriguingly stars ...