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American, 1928 to 1984
Garry Winogrand
studied
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“I photograph to find out what something will look like photographed.”
The signature
Restless, tilted, high-energy American street, shot in enormous volume.
What to study
Winogrand photographed to see what things looked like photographed. Study his energy, his tilted frames, his appetite for the chaotic crowd, and his sheer volume (he left thousands of undeveloped rolls). He shows that shooting a lot, fast and loose, is part of the work.
Why for Matias
He frees you from preciousness. Shoot a lot, loosen up, let energy in. Then edit hard.
Iconic images
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Best books
The Animals (1969)
The zoo as human comedy.
Women are Beautiful (1975)
Controversial; a record of the street gaze of its time.