Thursday, August 11, 2011

Street Photography - The Classics

This is a very brief tour of a few classic street photographers showing some of my favorite images. Study each image carefully. It's quite a learning experience to pick up the nuances from photographer to photographer. Each has an amazing style of their own honed from years of experience, trial and error and practice.


Elliott Erwitt (b. 1928)


Jacques Henri Lartigue (1894–1986)




Roger Mayne (b. 1929)




Bill Brandt (1904–1983)




Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908–2004)




Helen Levitt (1913–2009)




Walker Evans (1903–1975)




Weegee (1899–1968)






Lisette Model (1901–1983)




Robert Frank (b. 1924)






Joel Meyerowitz (b. 1938)




Harry Callahan (1912–1999)




Jeff Mermelstein (b. 1957)




Bruce Gilden (b. 1946)




Nick Turpin (b. 1969)








Image source: http://www.wikipedia.org

Be a classic too! Please leave any type street photography image, candid or portrait, in your comment box. Open your comment box, click the + sign in lower left corner, upload photo. Click on photo thumbnail to view larger size.


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28 comments:

Team g square said...

Not a great fan street photography , but seeing at these wonderful and classic images . One must say that street photography can be fun and great .

Rimly Bezbaruah said...

I dont know much about photography Mari but these pictures speak to you. 

Faye Balatbat said...

Cool! I love classics! :)
By the way, here's the photo. Sorry for the late response because I was busy for a week. Gosh. I have just opened my account. Anyway, those photos make me smile. Seems like there are a lot of stories behind the photos. :)

Purabi Naha said...

Marie, amazing pics!! I had a great time going through these classics! You can say, I almost know nothing of photography, so I come to your blog often since you inspire me a lot!! Your blog is class!
Thanks for appreciating my blog too!! 

bod for tea said...

These are just perfect. I love the one of the old lady and the ladder that seems to be going nowhere xx

Rinda said...

Fantastic. I have a blog post scheduled for tomorrow referencing your blog post about ethics of candid street photography. I hope you check it out and like it.
rind

Rogueartist said...

Mari, what wonderful photographs!  I recognize many of them.  My father was a professional photographer and he took many street photos in his spare time.  I used several of his photos to create a painting of an old flower seller.  You can find the painting on my right side-bar on my blog.

David Smith said...

Great photos that you selected for this post. Must say I find myself drawn to the vintage black and white shots and my faves are pics #4 and #5 as the kids from that era are so adorable and innocent. Thanks for sharing these classics!!

Bec Owen said...

These are fabulous, Mari!  Some I have seen before...my favorite is the shot by Callahan with the girl's face reflected in the window...wow!  And I think I've said this before...I really love B&W photography!  Thank you so much for sharing these classics with us! :)

Mari Sterling Wilbur said...

It's amazing what a great photographer can accomplish with a good eye for detail.

Mari Sterling Wilbur said...

Amazing and varied but very appealing, aren't they.

Mari Sterling Wilbur said...

I love your photo of the hands! I've started a FaceBook Kids With Cameras group. It's kids from 5-12 and young adults from 13-18. This would be a great image to show them with your permission. It would give them some great ideas for taking photos.

Mari Sterling Wilbur said...

I hope you will learn lots of tips to help you with your own photos :D I love your recipes. :D

Mari Sterling Wilbur said...

Those are two of my faves. I have so many photography and art books and love revisiting them often! These photographers taught us so much through their experimentation.

Mari Sterling Wilbur said...

I looked at your painting - it's beautiful! You are so creative! I bet it was great having a professional photographer as a Dad. Did he take tons of photos of the family?

Mari Sterling Wilbur said...

I will be sure to do that :D

Mari Sterling Wilbur said...

I'd be hard pressed to pick a favorite but I agree - those two are wonderful :D

Mari Sterling Wilbur said...

That is an amazing shot! I've often wondered how many he snapped off to come up that that one. It has so much detail it must be studied to pick up everything that's going on.

Sailor said...

Wonderful collections!  It was nice to see some classic street photography pictures.  I think the Joel Meyerowitz (b. 1938) was bit scarey.

Syed Alfandi said...

nice..my favorite has always been Bresson..

wan maznah cooking varieties said...

hi mari... you have shown how interesting, images on street photography can be.... Not only on the  professional photography quality but also on the artsy aspect and the story it tells...
so many images with so many stories that you don't  even have to do a write up. great idea to publish this

Mari Sterling Wilbur said...

Love your street photography - you've captured excellent drama, excitement and action!!

Mari Sterling Wilbur said...

He may seem less scary if you watch some of his YouTube videos but I understand what you mean. Bruce Gilden often gets right into peoples faces. He has some good YouTube videos too.

Mari Sterling Wilbur said...

I have a hard time choosing a fave. They are all so wonderful in their own ways.

Mari Sterling Wilbur said...

Thank you Wan. I'm glad you recognized that each image creates a story, a mood and emotional impact. Hard to accomplish!

Jessica Mokrzycki said...

Wow...amazing photographs. I enjoyed looking through them. Each definitely has a sense of their own style.

Mari Sterling Wilbur said...

Yes they do. I wonder, when looking at their photos, how long it took for them to develop their individual styles. Lots of experimentation I'm sure.

melissatandoc said...

I loved the composition of each classic pic...but I liked Callahan's and Mermelstein's the best ;)