Bruce Gilden

The signature

Aggressive, flash-in-the-face close-ups of strangers on the street.

What to study

Gilden gets impossibly close, often firing a flash inches from a stranger's face. Study him to understand a boundary, not to copy it. His work raises the central ethical question of street photography: how close is too close, and what do you owe the people you photograph?

Why for Matias

Study Gilden to understand the limits you want, not to imitate. He helps you decide, deliberately, what kind of street photographer you will be.