Thursday, March 21, 2013

Some Famous Photographers In NYC

By Tamika Powell


New York City is one of the most important and historic locations in the world for fine art photography. The famous photographers in NYC have pushed the medium onto new directions and created some of the world's most iconic images. These photographers include, Diane Arbus, William, Klein, Steven Klein, Garry Winogrand, Nan Goldin and Joel Meyerowitz.

William Klein was a photo-journalist and fashion photographer that created iconic images from the 1950s onwards. He is known for his unusual and ironic style. Often using motion blur and natural light to amazing effect. He rose to fame when he worked as a fashion photographer for Vogue magazine and also produced photographic essays of American cities. His style often broke conventional photographic rules, which created some truly iconic compositions.

William Klein became famous in the 1950s as a photo-journalist and fashion photographer. He become known for his photo essays of American cities and his unusual photographic techniques that often broke conventional rules in photography. His images use motion blur and natural lighting to create images that are now famous throughout the world.

New York based photographer William Klein is renowned for his unusual photographic techniques in his photojournalism and fashion photography. He rose to fame as a fashion photographer for vogue magazine and as a documentary photographer who produced photo-essays on American cities. His ironic style featured motion blur and natural lighting that often broke conventional photographic rules.

Garry Winogrand is the archetypal New York street photographer and his dark and uncompromising images are known throughout he world. He roamed the streets of New York with his Leica camera and 35mm monochrome film capturing the social issues of 1960s New York. He has taken thousands of photographs during his career.

Joel Meyerowitz was one of the first photographers to shoot in color. Previously color photography was not considered art, bet he believed that color provided more clarity and realism for his subjects. A street photographer he roamed the streets of New York capturing the decisive moment that described New York of the 70s. He also shoots in large format and was the only photographer allowed into Ground Zero to document the aftermath of 9/11.

Joel Meyerowitz is a New York based street photographer who was an early pioneer of color film. He began shooting his iconic treat photography with his Leica and color film in the 1960s when color film was not considered an artistic medium for photography. He was the first photographer to have a color exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. He also works with 8x10 large format film, and was the only photographer to be able to document the aftermath of 9/11.

The City is the perfect city for enjoying photographic exhibitions from famous photographers in NYC, especially at the Museum of Modern Art that has a section dedicated to photography as fine art. All the above photographers were very important for pushing the medium into the area of fine art with their iconic photography.




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