Bystander
A History of Street Photography
$98.59
- Hardcover
400 pages
- Release Date
1 October 2017
Summary
In this book, the authors explore and discuss the development of one of the most interesting and dynamic of photographic genres. Hailed as a landmark work when it was first published in 1994, Bystander is widely regarded by street photographers as the ‘bible’ of street photography.
It covers an incredible array of talent, from the unknowns of the late 19th century to the acknowledged masters of the 20th, such as Atget, Stieglitz, Strand, Cartier-Bresson, Brassai, Kertesz, Frank, Arbus…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781786270665 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1786270668 |
| Author: | Colin Westerbeck, Joel Meyerowitz |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Laurence King Publishing |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 1 October 2017 |
| Weight: | 2.40kg |
| Dimensions: | 42mm x 301mm x 232mm |
About The Author
Colin Westerbeck
Colin Westerbeck formerly served as Curator of Photography at the Art Institute of Chicago and Director of the California Museum of Photography at the University of California, Riverside. He has taught the history of photography at the University of Southern California and, currently, UCLA. He is internationally acknowledged as the foremost expert on street photography.
Joel Meyerowitz started making spontaneous color photographs on the streets of New York in 1962 with friends such as Tony Ray-Jones and Garry Winogrand. He has since become known as one of the most important street photographers of his generation. Instrumental in changing attitudes towards color photography in the 1970s, he is known as a pioneer, an important innovator, and a highly influential teacher.
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