How does he market these shots, I mean does he make a living doing this, and if he does, what about model releases, how does he track these people down after they walk away. Just wondering.
bruce gilden gets to take pictures of anything and everything, while everyone else sits around obeying an ethical code. when you're in photography you realize way too often that getting the picture you want might require physical or mental toughness. imagine war photographers or street photographers like bruce. he likes these pictures (it's art - you can't say something is ugly as a fact), and he's gotten over that ethical barrier to get his pictures that no one else is brave enough to attempt.
Perfect example of how to piss people off and take pictures that are blown out because your flash is three inches from someones face. all the pictures in this video aren't even that good.
Don't like, doesn't feel natural. Yes, we can call it in your face photography but not natural because he doesn't asks people permission. Its so in your face that people make weird expressions, so changing what we call normal.
it is some what intrusive, in your face style of photography. as long as he is using good judgement with which photographs to publish and which to not. that is the line, its about trust and we as people have trust issues with strangers because we are taught to beware of strangers from youth. perhaps its a compliment when an artist finds you worthy of being part of their work.
@5hinkuro To be fair, I don't really like his street shots as much as his photo stories done in the 70s and 80s. Take a look at his extensive portfolio before you continue to put him down. He's worked a hell of a lot harder on his photography than you or I have.
@5hinkuro I'm sorry if my initial post was standoffish; you are correct. Due to the anonymity of the internet, I have no idea who you are. If you have been studying photography for the past 40 years, carefully honing your craft, and even being elected into the Magnum cooperative, then it's possible that you have worked as hard as Gilden has. This is unlikely. Nonetheless, I wish you the best in your shooting. May your photographs be much more lovely than your Youtube comments.
@AndrewTraceur and may your personality be less arrogant, pretentious and snide in reality than your youtube comments suggest. but this is also highly unlikely.
@5hinkuro Let's not end this on a sour note, especially one about ourselves.
To answer your original question, Bruce Gilden is famous because of his unorthodox methods when shooting in the street, the closeness of his photographs, and the praise that those photographs have received. I tip my hat to him and I wish the best of luck to those who wish to learn from him in pursuing their own photographic endeavors.
I don't think his pictures in this video are that great. A few stand out but generally, I'm not a fan. And I hate his in-your-face approach. I'm a New Yorker and a street photographer and have great success, but I don't use these methods. I don't like, for instance, how he puts the camera in the face of the woman walking with the cane and uses a bright flash to capture her. That's just exploitation and can be downright hurtful, not to mention rude. Street photography doesn't have to be this way.
Just wanted to show my support for Bruce- if everybody shot detailed landscapes, couples cuddling in a wheat field, children staring with wide eyes, the homeless, basketball players shouting in victory...ext, the photographic world would be a dead and boring place. His work IS art, it really does capture the gruff nature of of walking the streets of NY. He pushes the limits, as all real artists do. He really is a character himself. Thank you, Bruce. You entertain me.
I am surprised this guy hasn't been shot or stabbed yet. someone commission him on a shoot in south central LA, Or the now as bad east end of London.... Please!!!!
Photography isn't about the feeling people have when the photo is taken; whether it's angry, sad, disrespectful, whatever.
It's about the final result.
And the results of this style of photography are brilliant, they tell the visual story of a city. Who cares people were offended at the time, they will not even remember it the next day. The photos, however, will live on.
@frogsoda He works for magnum. Probably the best photo agency in the world. I think he has the right to be called a photographer, seen as he actually is a photographer, and not a regular guy taking photos.
@frogsoda Thats fair enough, but you still said he isn't a photographer because he owns a camera. You can't say everyone isn't a photographer because you don't like their work. I don't like Van Gogh's paintings but I wouldn't say he wasn't an artist
@ViktorVaughan Well if you define a Photographer as someone who takes pictures then yes he is a photog. But I looked at his Magnum Portfolio and I didn't see much of interest. Anyone can stick a camera in someones face and click. He relies on a lot of luck. I guess in NY this is what passes for art.
Love this guy. And of course he is rude, he is from New York. I'm in California and went to NYC a few times and they are all rude, but in a funny way. I don't take them as seriously being rude, just more of them fitting in with the NYC stereotype. In Cali I wouldn't take a rude waitress, in NYC it is part of the show. Plus he is on a mission, if he stopped to talk to everybody he would never get the shots. And yes, he is in your face but he is shooting you with a camera, not a gun, it's harmless
Tried this for the first time. First pic ever and she went crazy. Guess when you're from New York it's a lot easier, people are probably used to things. People from my city are really stupid, staring at each other and when you walk with a camera or some cool glasses no one has, they look at you like you have something in your face.
The street photographer's own look can be essential to the post-snap reaction -- I mean with Bruce, does he look like someone you want to get tangled with ? Not that he'd beat you up, but he doesn't look painless to engage with ... as a harmless looking asian guy, slightly balding, I have occasionally had a different look (not really on purpose) and I think I get a different reaction.
@Moleskineman I hear what you're saying. I don't quite know where I stand on street photography. If it weren't for opportunistic photographers, we'd have pretty much no interesting documentary photography. But yes, it can be invasive and demeaning. Hard to know where to draw the line.
@CecilyHeron I think it depends on your style. There's the candid shooting-from-half-a-mile-away-with-a-600mm style, or there's the Bruce Gilden style at the other extreme. I prefer a happy medium - a 35mm lens and just shooting people. If they want to talk, I'm fine and enjoy talking to them. If they're aggressive then I'll just keep walking, if they're upset by it I'll talk to them and explain why I did it.
@Moleskineman So you're saying that if someone isn't nice, I should call the cops? Nice logic.. no one here is forcing anyone to shoot like Gilden and theres no point really, do what you can to come up with the best shots just stay within the law and use whatever tools and mesures you need to the best of your ability. No point on dissing since he is producing great images within the law and I'm pretty sure he knows whats at stake if he takes it too far.
@MrTaruz That's not what I'm saying at all, you're taking what I said out of context. Of course he know what's at stake; he's perfectly within his rights to do what he does and he's taken some good shots. Personally, I disagree with his approach. Not only is in an invasive and aggressive tactic, when someone tries to speak to him about the shot, he's straight up rude to them and doesn't even explain who he is or why he's done it.
@Moleskineman What you really mean is that you disagree with his personality. His approach to photography is flawless and uncompromised, theres nothing between him and the shoot. I too think his is rude but that's not really worth discussing now is it? I prefer your style of course but I can still admire the shoots Bruce gets by doing what he does. Making someone mad for 15 minutes isn't really a big problem in my book although I would try to avoid it :)
@MrTaruz What I really mean (and what I've already said) is Bruce Gilden takes okay photos. He used to take better photos; these more recent "aggressive street" ones, in my opinion, aren't as good as his earlier works. What I disagree with is his attitude, his methods and his approach to his subjects. His approach isn't flawless; no one's is. Making someone mad isn't a problem, no, but I'd rather explain and let people know what's happening because it makes the whole process more enjoyable.
@Moleskineman Flawless in the sense that he sees a shot and goes head on and takes it, of course he doesn't have a100% success rate but at least he is there every time making an effort. I can't agree when you are saying that his earlier work are "better", it's different and you prefer it. I see qualities in these shots that his not so recent ones lack, though I prefer his gangsters. Wether you and I like them or not it's hard getting a natural startled effect without without being agressive.
YEAH!!! Like shooting six thousand digital shots on a 5D with a telephoto!.......pass. Street is about having balls. Say what you want, but at least he's willing to risk being knocked out for the effect he digs. Study up.
Stop being such a blowhard. I never implicated anything about digital. There're many awesome photographer who use film cameras too. Neither did i sat anything about not having 'balls'. The simple fact is i think his photos look no different from an amateur with a toting a DSLR around.
Well, to each is own. I'm definitely not like you, but i ain't gonna judge you for what you like. I hope you'd return the favor and not put up red herring's about 5Ds with telephotos. Study up.
Stop being such a blowhard. I never implicated anything about digital. There're many awesome photographer who use film cameras too. Neither did i sat anything about not having 'balls'. The simple fact is i think his photos look no different from an amateur with a toting a DSLR around.
Well, to each is own. I'm definitely not like you, but i ain't gonna judge you for what you like. I hope you'd return the favor and not put up red herring's about 5Ds with telephotos. Study up.
I'm a photographer, and I think his actions are totally UNCOOL. He and I would MOST DEFINITELY get IN. TO. -IT-. if he did that to me. TOTALLY UNAUTHORIZED. FUCK Bruce Gilden.
@tenserrrr I think they are honest, not so damn pretentious as many others are. Raw street. If you think his shoots are bad you are plain wrong(referring to other commenters), I get sick of the over use of trends in photography: desaturate, HDR, strong toning ect. Gildens shoots are too me interesting, bold and intense a diversion from DoF spamming and fairytail-like lights.
@MrTaruz Very, very true. Photography now is at a real ebb, as anyone with a decent camera can take a stunningly realistic picture. So in the quest for originality, everyone goes in for the 'edgy' visual devices and 'evocative' chocolate box scenes. It's good that there are photographers who rely on the real world, not technology and being 'arty' Have you seen Martin Parr's work? I like him too.
@CecilyHeron Each to his own, but when looking at photos as a photographer, magnum photos never fails to interest me. Martin Parr is great, another photographer thats very hard to copy, he is a real storyteller.
@lvpdesign If he's selling the image itself (or a copy)via a exhibition I think he can but to have it be part of advertisement is a no go, unless Magnum solves that somehow.
I like street photography actually I love it but what he is doing whit that flash is a bit rude ... think about it, you walk on the street when someone comes and flash you in the face, you wouldn't know what just happened, why did he toke a photo .. is good that he's expressing he's felling by doing photography, we all do.. just when you take a photo try to make somehow to not scare the person you're taking the shot of ......................
As someone who does not upload vids to youtube I've never read their privacy act in great detail. I was speaking to the wider issue, that publication of someone's image without consent is legal in most cases, at least in Canada and the USA. Consent is needed in certain situations like using a persons image to promote a product and it does help protect you from potential civil suits (That's why corporation's may have a more restrictive privacy act).
I really really like his work. I find his approach to getting the shot unappealing but love the character in the people. There's life in his images. I fear for his safety but greatly enjoy his pictures and don't want him to stop.
Being a serious photographer myself. I still don't wan't a crazy dude popping flash on my face. Street photographers does not create moments. They STEAL in an impolite way.
I've no respect for impolite photogs selfish bastard who wants pictures for himself. His pictures aren't even good. Anyone could've done what he does.
me encanta la fotografia, sobre todo la callejera, y con el tema centrado en las personas. Pero debo admitir que el estilo de este tipo de fotografos me resulta enfermiso, compulsivo e invasivo. Yo en el lugar del fotografiado me sentiria profundamente confundido y agraviado. Si me hace una captura de esas, poniendome el objetivo de golpe en las narices, tendria por seguro un buen regaño de mi parte. Hay que respetar un minimo de espacio vital, aunque las captura que logran sean increibles....
i saw him at a bar in Derby...he wasn't so nasty looking. some guy with an m6 was trying to chat cameras with him but he excused himself and went to talk to a woman with big tits instead.
I was photographed by Bruce many years ago... walking down 5th ave. near 34th street and this guy crouches down, Leica to his face flash held high, BOOM! takes a picture from like 5 feet away. Oddly, I was doing street photography and had a Leica in my hand but didn't react quickly enough. Didn't know who he was at the time but my reaction was "ok, fair enough, I do that too."
shitty photos, shitty personality. i do give him props however for doing what he does. when you walk in the city people are so disconnected from eachother, even smiling at someone on the street is taboo. i respect this man for forcing emotion and confrontation out of people. too bad he's an asshat.
Some of his published shots are good but, at the end of the day, he's a snap-shooter there's no thought of composition and I bet he bins an awful lot of pictures.....Flash is bloody horrible full in the face, ..He's not a craftsman...Just a chancer....But, that said, I find his enthusiasm quite inspiring, and his looking for "characters" helps you understand his motivation...
@awiserbud - I don't believe, nor did I say, that this is the best way to do street. I and many other street photographers LOATHE Gilden's aggressive and obnoxious method. Furthermore, you claimed that you object to people being "fair game" when they're in public spaces. However, do you object equally to the ubiquity of video/photo surveilllance in our public spaces? We shoot street to document and to immortalise; they photograph to monitor and control. Which should we be more concerned about?
This guy is probably the most rude street photographer out there.. jumping in peoples faces with flashes? He mugs them with his camera.. just horrible..why not be a human being and ask them...
@Jez2008UK The photos he takes aren't real either.. they are of people having a reaction to someone jumping in their face with a camera and having a flash go off.... If someone wants 'real' photos then the best approach would be with a long lens.. otherwise as soon as you put yourself into someone's space it's no longer natural...
You need to read my reply to awiserbud - it might not be YOUR way of taking street photographs, but it's BRUCE's.....
You are also implying that there is ONE/BEST way to take street photos and that's your way - I'm sorry, but you're wrong, very wrong (and I speak as a Street Photographer myself).
@Jez2008UK I wasn't speaking to the photography I was speaking to his manners and the way he approaches people. Even how he answered the interviewer " I don't care what the question is" his photography is great but I'm sorry he just annoys me with his obnoxious mannerisms.
I agree with you fully. He's irritating. His pictures aren't that bad, but they're not natural either. No one's going to look natural when some crazy dude pops a flash in their face.
Shows little respect for his subjects and most of his shots simply show people in a state of shock or surprise. I think his technique is more about his personal attention seeking tbh. Copy this guys technique at your peril (and probably all of ours too).
@denguexxx he does not need their permission as its a public place. Also, taking someones camera and throwing it off to the road will end up with you most likely being sued.
I really enjoy this but wouldn't it make more sense to shoot without flash? I mean you lose so much when you use flash plus its very rude to put a flash in someone face like that. If someone came up to me that close and did that, he would be eating his camera.
You people complaining only wish you had the confidence on the street and as a photographer that this man has. And he has revered photographic results that reflect his confidence. Amazing work and one of a kind.
I think his photography is unremarkable and technically inept. I can't put him in the same league as Cartier-Bresson that's for sure. What I don't understand is - can he sell this stuff? Unless it is for news then I would have thought he would need a model release. I can't see any of his victims giving him one of those.
Where is the art? I have had to shoot people who are incidently in a scene when I am on a photo assignment, but never tried to invade their space like this guy. I even try to avoid it. Although he may be legal in doing this, is this any different from a street denizen getting in your face and panhandling money?
@weshoot ...for the subject being shot, I guess its not any different, Its practically assault with a flash. ..but as im sure you know, street photography is about people not streets, so there's always an element of stealing from people, ...photographic theft. Bruce just adds photographic assault. Personally I prefer to observe and record rather than influencing the scene, but who am I to say that his results aren't valid? ..and despite his methods, I find his results captivating.
@JClavinPhotography - I have looked at your work, and you are light-years ahead of this guy. The assault-type photography leaves something to be desired in the execution - blown out images because of his close use of his flash.
I wouldn't like someone to stick a flash in my face that close. Even though he can use the images for editorial purposes, if he did that to me, I would file a criminal complaint of assault. If he had to pay an attorney, win or lose, he would lose the attitude.
@weshoot Hey thanks for the nice comment, its much appreciated and I agree with much of what you say about Bruce and his "style". Are you familiar with Jeff Mermelsteins work? His photography is awesome but his methods are less offensive. Thanks again weshoot.
@JClavinPhotography - You're right! I was not familiar with Mermelstein's work, but he is so much better than Bruce, and way less intrusive. He realizes he is taking something, but he has actually immortalized rather than terrorized.
I noticed that both of these guys use Leica rangefinder cameras, probably because it allows them to hide the cameras in plain sight. I usually am using something much larger, with a zoom lens, so I wouldn't get the same look to my images.
There's a paradox here alright. His photography is beautiful but his methods are uncomfortable, at best. I guess we should stick to our own brand of street photography and leave the "pounce and snap" stuff to Bruce. Street photography would be a poorer genre without him and his kind, for sure. As for always asking permission? not a chance... if i want someone to pose, i'll go hire a model.
@joegbakrew The only time I photographed people on the streets was on a trip to India. I approached potential subjects, struck up a conversation where possible or simply pointed at my camera in a questioning way. I was refused twice and walked away, respecting their rights. I can send you a link to the photos if you wish. I maintain I could do what this man does with my eyes closed.
@KARBONIZM Bruce Gilden has taken some fantastic photographs, I just happen to think that this stuff has no point at all. Angles, composition, exposure, invasiveness, all bad, bad, bad. The very fact he admits to having no morals does it for me. Each to their own, but if he approached me and flashed that thing in my face, he'd be shitting Leica parts for a few weeks after.
This form of photography invades peoples human and civil rights, he is photographing individual subjects without consent, a complete invasion of privacy and he should be arrested for doing so.
If i ever photograph strangers i "always" get their approval first...ALWAYS.
@awiserbud - You are dead wrong, both legally and ethically. If you are in a public place, you are fair game to be photographed. If anything infringes on liberty and civil rights it is restricting people from expression in the name of "security". When that happens, the terrorists have won.
Now, Bruce Gilden is a douche -- and he doesn't represent the overwhelming majority of street photographers who respect their subjects.
@paulparanoid Fair Game? Just because u happen to be outdoors does NOT make u fair game, most people are outside out of necessity not because they want to be photographed. it has nothing to do with security, i dont believe taking photographs compromises security on any level, if something can be seen legally with our eyes then taking a photograph of it is merely preserving the memory of that subject, but it does not apply to people who should reserve the right to say no to being photographed.
@awiserbud - I'm sorry you feel that. But if you understood the way most street photographers operate you'd understand that it's respect. You'd understand that most street photographers are VERY sensitive to their subjects and actually don't take photographs of people who obviously don't want to be shot. And many street photographers (using digital, anyway) will delete a photo if I subject asks them to. This is what I was referring to when I said "Learn".
@paulparanoid That i can understand, and speaking as a photographer myself i totally understand the passion for what people see through the lens, However Bruce Gilden does not come across to me as the kind of guy who would delete a shot if asked to do so (i could be wrong) and this kind of photography gives the subject no warning or choice. yes i realise the best shots are achieved like this, but the subject should always have that choice, otherwise its just another invasion of privacy.
@awiserbud - I've had only problem doing street photography. Most people have no problem with the practice -- and they can appreciate and recognise a person who is doing their art with respect. And are actually happy to be a part of it!
What's really sad is that Bruce Gilden, with his obnoxious methods, actually gives other street photographers who are nothing like him (he is a very controversial figure within the genre, many people dislike him quite strongly) a bad reputation.
@awiserbud this is his way of expression and accountable to some experience or combination of experience which leads him to this way of expression, thats what it is to be human, not separate from but involved with the world around
@KARBONIZM there is a distinct difference in being involved with ones surroundings, and forcing others to become involved beyond their free will. He is a pretty big guy, obviously, but i would imagine if he wasn't he would have a lot more hastle keeping hold of his camera. i think thats half the reason he gets away with it, because people think twice about confronting him. expression is fine, i'm all for it. but this is clearly crossing the boundaries of personal space and privacy.
.......going up to random people who are just casually walking along and then flashing them with a fucking blindingly bright light? Especially OLD people?
How does he market these shots, I mean does he make a living doing this, and if he does, what about model releases, how does he track these people down after they walk away. Just wondering.
Raistlin306 2 days ago
bruce gilden gets to take pictures of anything and everything, while everyone else sits around obeying an ethical code. when you're in photography you realize way too often that getting the picture you want might require physical or mental toughness. imagine war photographers or street photographers like bruce. he likes these pictures (it's art - you can't say something is ugly as a fact), and he's gotten over that ethical barrier to get his pictures that no one else is brave enough to attempt.
Markislaus 1 week ago
Perfect example of how to piss people off and take pictures that are blown out because your flash is three inches from someones face. all the pictures in this video aren't even that good.
phillswanson 1 week ago
I want to take a picture of him taking a picture of me.
3forte 2 weeks ago
He dresses like he is about to abuse someone and just throws a flash in your face, might have good pictures but this is an asshole way to shoot.
JackDagnaIs 2 weeks ago
I wonder if he tried to photograph Sean Penn back in Sean's photographer slugging days...I wonder what would have happened?
Ken5imaging 2 weeks ago
Don't like, doesn't feel natural. Yes, we can call it in your face photography but not natural because he doesn't asks people permission. Its so in your face that people make weird expressions, so changing what we call normal.
nesquikADDICTED 2 weeks ago
it is some what intrusive, in your face style of photography. as long as he is using good judgement with which photographs to publish and which to not. that is the line, its about trust and we as people have trust issues with strangers because we are taught to beware of strangers from youth. perhaps its a compliment when an artist finds you worthy of being part of their work.
daveknowshow 3 weeks ago
how the fuck is this talentless hack famous
5hinkuro 1 month ago
@5hinkuro To be fair, I don't really like his street shots as much as his photo stories done in the 70s and 80s. Take a look at his extensive portfolio before you continue to put him down. He's worked a hell of a lot harder on his photography than you or I have.
AndrewTraceur 1 month ago
@AndrewTraceur how can you be in a position to claim that he has worked harder than me or anybody else for that matter. fuck off
5hinkuro 1 month ago
@5hinkuro I'm sorry if my initial post was standoffish; you are correct. Due to the anonymity of the internet, I have no idea who you are. If you have been studying photography for the past 40 years, carefully honing your craft, and even being elected into the Magnum cooperative, then it's possible that you have worked as hard as Gilden has. This is unlikely. Nonetheless, I wish you the best in your shooting. May your photographs be much more lovely than your Youtube comments.
AndrewTraceur 1 month ago
@AndrewTraceur and may your personality be less arrogant, pretentious and snide in reality than your youtube comments suggest. but this is also highly unlikely.
5hinkuro 1 month ago
@5hinkuro Let's not end this on a sour note, especially one about ourselves.
To answer your original question, Bruce Gilden is famous because of his unorthodox methods when shooting in the street, the closeness of his photographs, and the praise that those photographs have received. I tip my hat to him and I wish the best of luck to those who wish to learn from him in pursuing their own photographic endeavors.
AndrewTraceur 1 month ago
@AndrewTraceur sigh. please refer to my previous comment, and good day sir
5hinkuro 1 month ago
I don't think his pictures in this video are that great. A few stand out but generally, I'm not a fan. And I hate his in-your-face approach. I'm a New Yorker and a street photographer and have great success, but I don't use these methods. I don't like, for instance, how he puts the camera in the face of the woman walking with the cane and uses a bright flash to capture her. That's just exploitation and can be downright hurtful, not to mention rude. Street photography doesn't have to be this way.
sdflksdfkfh 1 month ago
Nice to see John Sergeant at 1:21
marmadukejones 1 month ago
I didn't see on photo I could appreciate to be honest.
charlieeff 1 month ago
he is not a good photographer. with his intrusive method, he is not capturing street. expressions change as soon as he does his stupid thing.
rahulv99 1 month ago
@rahulv99 yea and no one cares about what you think.
Daydream2142 1 month ago
Each to their own.
breakit46 1 month ago
Just another person 'famous' because of a vacuum of talent.
AntiIgnorantDimwit 2 months ago
Just wanted to show my support for Bruce- if everybody shot detailed landscapes, couples cuddling in a wheat field, children staring with wide eyes, the homeless, basketball players shouting in victory...ext, the photographic world would be a dead and boring place. His work IS art, it really does capture the gruff nature of of walking the streets of NY. He pushes the limits, as all real artists do. He really is a character himself. Thank you, Bruce. You entertain me.
scottybee915 2 months ago 5
Im a photographer and sometimes take pictures of people on the street, but damn, this guy is crazy. The pictures arent even that good, whatever.
TheHolyMongolEmpire 2 months ago 2
im so surprised people don't get pissed off and confront!!
midnitexstar 2 months ago
How boring taking photos of people all with the same expression of shock. Yawn!!
Don't mind street photography when there is a story to tell or some humour but this is just dull!!!
bearlop 2 months ago
I am surprised this guy hasn't been shot or stabbed yet. someone commission him on a shoot in south central LA, Or the now as bad east end of London.... Please!!!!
Adrianyoutubing 2 months ago
He looks like that evil guy of Jumanji
v1kkz 3 months ago
@mdma111 hahaha
dirtynuke 3 months ago
I wonder how many times he's had to replace a Leica after someone took it from him and shoved it up his arse.
mdma111 4 months ago 32
@mdma111 lol made me laugh
madshaunyboy 4 months ago
@mdma111 he is probably sponsored by leica since he's from magnum.. he can probably change leica like 1000 times though..
m0t3ki 2 months ago
Photography isn't about the feeling people have when the photo is taken; whether it's angry, sad, disrespectful, whatever.
It's about the final result.
And the results of this style of photography are brilliant, they tell the visual story of a city. Who cares people were offended at the time, they will not even remember it the next day. The photos, however, will live on.
hazymat 4 months ago
This is culture??
How f'ing difficult is it to stick a flash in someone face and shoot a zombie portrait of them?
Owning a camera doesn't make you a photographer. Living in New Jork doesn't make you an artist.
frogsoda 4 months ago
@frogsoda He works for magnum. Probably the best photo agency in the world. I think he has the right to be called a photographer, seen as he actually is a photographer, and not a regular guy taking photos.
ViktorVaughan 2 months ago
@ViktorVaughan Well There are Photographers whose work I don't like. This guy is just one more of them.
frogsoda 2 months ago
@frogsoda Thats fair enough, but you still said he isn't a photographer because he owns a camera. You can't say everyone isn't a photographer because you don't like their work. I don't like Van Gogh's paintings but I wouldn't say he wasn't an artist
ViktorVaughan 2 months ago
@ViktorVaughan Well if you define a Photographer as someone who takes pictures then yes he is a photog. But I looked at his Magnum Portfolio and I didn't see much of interest. Anyone can stick a camera in someones face and click. He relies on a lot of luck. I guess in NY this is what passes for art.
frogsoda 2 months ago
"The angle, it wasn't good"
"She smiled"
"That's even worse!"
leeyoung1991 5 months ago
I want to throat punch this wanker
mysterben 5 months ago
You better like these pictures. Bruce Gilden is willing to get punched in the face for them.
ManSteaming 6 months ago
Love this guy. And of course he is rude, he is from New York. I'm in California and went to NYC a few times and they are all rude, but in a funny way. I don't take them as seriously being rude, just more of them fitting in with the NYC stereotype. In Cali I wouldn't take a rude waitress, in NYC it is part of the show. Plus he is on a mission, if he stopped to talk to everybody he would never get the shots. And yes, he is in your face but he is shooting you with a camera, not a gun, it's harmless
scrolex 7 months ago 22
Tried this for the first time. First pic ever and she went crazy. Guess when you're from New York it's a lot easier, people are probably used to things. People from my city are really stupid, staring at each other and when you walk with a camera or some cool glasses no one has, they look at you like you have something in your face.
187onaPigeon 7 months ago
The street photographer's own look can be essential to the post-snap reaction -- I mean with Bruce, does he look like someone you want to get tangled with ? Not that he'd beat you up, but he doesn't look painless to engage with ... as a harmless looking asian guy, slightly balding, I have occasionally had a different look (not really on purpose) and I think I get a different reaction.
kkwwz 8 months ago
I will call the police if someone done that to me one the street. It's a harassment.
wche37 8 months ago
@wche37 It's not illegal, it's just not nice. Do you think that no one has called the police in his whole career?
Moleskineman 8 months ago
@Moleskineman I hear what you're saying. I don't quite know where I stand on street photography. If it weren't for opportunistic photographers, we'd have pretty much no interesting documentary photography. But yes, it can be invasive and demeaning. Hard to know where to draw the line.
CecilyHeron 7 months ago
@CecilyHeron I think it depends on your style. There's the candid shooting-from-half-a-mile-away-with-a-600mm style, or there's the Bruce Gilden style at the other extreme. I prefer a happy medium - a 35mm lens and just shooting people. If they want to talk, I'm fine and enjoy talking to them. If they're aggressive then I'll just keep walking, if they're upset by it I'll talk to them and explain why I did it.
Moleskineman 7 months ago
@Moleskineman So you're saying that if someone isn't nice, I should call the cops? Nice logic.. no one here is forcing anyone to shoot like Gilden and theres no point really, do what you can to come up with the best shots just stay within the law and use whatever tools and mesures you need to the best of your ability. No point on dissing since he is producing great images within the law and I'm pretty sure he knows whats at stake if he takes it too far.
MrTaruz 7 months ago
@MrTaruz That's not what I'm saying at all, you're taking what I said out of context. Of course he know what's at stake; he's perfectly within his rights to do what he does and he's taken some good shots. Personally, I disagree with his approach. Not only is in an invasive and aggressive tactic, when someone tries to speak to him about the shot, he's straight up rude to them and doesn't even explain who he is or why he's done it.
Moleskineman 7 months ago
@Moleskineman What you really mean is that you disagree with his personality. His approach to photography is flawless and uncompromised, theres nothing between him and the shoot. I too think his is rude but that's not really worth discussing now is it? I prefer your style of course but I can still admire the shoots Bruce gets by doing what he does. Making someone mad for 15 minutes isn't really a big problem in my book although I would try to avoid it :)
MrTaruz 7 months ago
@MrTaruz What I really mean (and what I've already said) is Bruce Gilden takes okay photos. He used to take better photos; these more recent "aggressive street" ones, in my opinion, aren't as good as his earlier works. What I disagree with is his attitude, his methods and his approach to his subjects. His approach isn't flawless; no one's is. Making someone mad isn't a problem, no, but I'd rather explain and let people know what's happening because it makes the whole process more enjoyable.
Moleskineman 7 months ago
@Moleskineman Flawless in the sense that he sees a shot and goes head on and takes it, of course he doesn't have a100% success rate but at least he is there every time making an effort. I can't agree when you are saying that his earlier work are "better", it's different and you prefer it. I see qualities in these shots that his not so recent ones lack, though I prefer his gangsters. Wether you and I like them or not it's hard getting a natural startled effect without without being agressive.
MrTaruz 7 months ago
@wche37 No it's not.
nordqvistjimmy 3 months ago
Lost in thought. This guy shots great mannequins.
11xzxzxz 8 months ago
What a joke. Crude snapshots done by a god-expensive camera.
This dude needs to go on flickr to see what REAL street photographers can do.
dermapteratenuis 8 months ago
@dermapteratenuis
YEAH!!! Like shooting six thousand digital shots on a 5D with a telephoto!.......pass. Street is about having balls. Say what you want, but at least he's willing to risk being knocked out for the effect he digs. Study up.
StableCableNews 8 months ago 2
@StableCableNews
Stop being such a blowhard. I never implicated anything about digital. There're many awesome photographer who use film cameras too. Neither did i sat anything about not having 'balls'. The simple fact is i think his photos look no different from an amateur with a toting a DSLR around.
Well, to each is own. I'm definitely not like you, but i ain't gonna judge you for what you like. I hope you'd return the favor and not put up red herring's about 5Ds with telephotos. Study up.
dermapteratenuis 8 months ago
@StableCableNews
Stop being such a blowhard. I never implicated anything about digital. There're many awesome photographer who use film cameras too. Neither did i sat anything about not having 'balls'. The simple fact is i think his photos look no different from an amateur with a toting a DSLR around.
Well, to each is own. I'm definitely not like you, but i ain't gonna judge you for what you like. I hope you'd return the favor and not put up red herring's about 5Ds with telephotos. Study up.
dermapteratenuis 8 months ago
This dude is on some BULLSHIT. SORRY.
I'm a photographer, and I think his actions are totally UNCOOL. He and I would MOST DEFINITELY get IN. TO. -IT-. if he did that to me. TOTALLY UNAUTHORIZED. FUCK Bruce Gilden.
athenalong 8 months ago 4
I wonder how often people do punch him in the face.
MrJava200 8 months ago 4
got to be a joke
aviewphotography 8 months ago
He's too full of himself. I don't think his pictures are that good...
Nirvalica 8 months ago 4
I never like nyc street photos from gilden, too aggressive, like a novelty photography.
tenserrrr 9 months ago
@tenserrrr I think they are honest, not so damn pretentious as many others are. Raw street. If you think his shoots are bad you are plain wrong(referring to other commenters), I get sick of the over use of trends in photography: desaturate, HDR, strong toning ect. Gildens shoots are too me interesting, bold and intense a diversion from DoF spamming and fairytail-like lights.
MrTaruz 8 months ago
@MrTaruz Very, very true. Photography now is at a real ebb, as anyone with a decent camera can take a stunningly realistic picture. So in the quest for originality, everyone goes in for the 'edgy' visual devices and 'evocative' chocolate box scenes. It's good that there are photographers who rely on the real world, not technology and being 'arty' Have you seen Martin Parr's work? I like him too.
CecilyHeron 7 months ago
@CecilyHeron Each to his own, but when looking at photos as a photographer, magnum photos never fails to interest me. Martin Parr is great, another photographer thats very hard to copy, he is a real storyteller.
MrTaruz 7 months ago
So he can legally sell an image of someone he shot on the street without a model release?
lvpdesign 9 months ago 2
@lvpdesign If he's selling the image itself (or a copy)via a exhibition I think he can but to have it be part of advertisement is a no go, unless Magnum solves that somehow.
MrTaruz 8 months ago
i bet this guys gets banged out alot. hahaha
Chromeburners 9 months ago
I like street photography actually I love it but what he is doing whit that flash is a bit rude ... think about it, you walk on the street when someone comes and flash you in the face, you wouldn't know what just happened, why did he toke a photo .. is good that he's expressing he's felling by doing photography, we all do.. just when you take a photo try to make somehow to not scare the person you're taking the shot of ......................
2012Constantin 9 months ago
Good for you Bruce, keep it up. No one is hurt by what you do and someone needs to keep the art alive.
Upstreamswimmer 9 months ago
dont like it, viewing people who are all pissed off about being photographed in such a rude way.
firehandszarb 9 months ago
taking a picture like this isn't illegal
but if you want to publicize it, (like putting it in a YouTube video)
pictures that close could easily be counted as portrait
in which case you need to consent
(except persons of public interest, but only in a news article)
unamaxify 10 months ago
@unamaxify
As far as I' aware you only need consent if the photo will be used to promote a product/advertising.
oldpond24 9 months ago 2
@oldpond24
well it depends on local laws, in this case were the youtube servers are located.
i guess those are in the USA.
And please correct me if i'm wrong but they have a privacy act that prevents you
from publicizing pictures of regular persons without consent.
Remember this only counts for pictures where the people clearly are the main subject.
It does not count if they're only a small part of the captured scene.
unamaxify 9 months ago
@unamaxify
As someone who does not upload vids to youtube I've never read their privacy act in great detail. I was speaking to the wider issue, that publication of someone's image without consent is legal in most cases, at least in Canada and the USA. Consent is needed in certain situations like using a persons image to promote a product and it does help protect you from potential civil suits (That's why corporation's may have a more restrictive privacy act).
oldpond24 9 months ago
@oldpond24 really? how on earth would all those celebrity magazines get away with it?
Dombowerphoto 9 months ago
@Dombowerphoto
Because it is legal, duh, winning.
oldpond24 9 months ago
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@unamaxify
As far as I'm aware you only need consent if the photo will be used to promote a product/advertising.
oldpond24 9 months ago
Try to do this with me...It will be the last shot for this Leica...
alexcubata 10 months ago
they are all out of focus
jeebiskebowski 10 months ago
I like Bruce. He takes photos and doesn't afraid of anything.
nowaiii1 10 months ago
absolutely disrespectful attitude towards people. He uses his camera like a gun.
SaveBeloMonte 10 months ago 3
I really really like his work. I find his approach to getting the shot unappealing but love the character in the people. There's life in his images. I fear for his safety but greatly enjoy his pictures and don't want him to stop.
Mexico911 10 months ago
this is forced..street photography is about something else
marvinecek 10 months ago
The guy is a moron.
MsAndromede 10 months ago
Man this guy is bold, I would never flash a passerby
jeremy41234 10 months ago
I love the results and the way he does it (in part) but it would be better without the flash, that's what I consider pretty disrespectful
deadkrusty6 10 months ago
Being a serious photographer myself. I still don't wan't a crazy dude popping flash on my face. Street photographers does not create moments. They STEAL in an impolite way.
I've no respect for impolite photogs selfish bastard who wants pictures for himself. His pictures aren't even good. Anyone could've done what he does.
mundane stuff can look good in BW
Epsilon5th 10 months ago
Twisted bastard , ,
With all the risk he's taking , , his photos suck .. . i can shoot better with my mobile . .
albaraki 10 months ago
if you never had a broken nose you may need one,ask for permission before taking someones picture
esj4373 10 months ago
@esj4373 If you're out in public, there's nothing you can do to stop people from taking photographs of you. If you don't like it, stay inside.
BlownMacTruck 10 months ago
This dude is RAW!
Mrjoeshmo 11 months ago
LMAO! Poor old lady.
pmkns 11 months ago
me encanta la fotografia, sobre todo la callejera, y con el tema centrado en las personas. Pero debo admitir que el estilo de este tipo de fotografos me resulta enfermiso, compulsivo e invasivo. Yo en el lugar del fotografiado me sentiria profundamente confundido y agraviado. Si me hace una captura de esas, poniendome el objetivo de golpe en las narices, tendria por seguro un buen regaño de mi parte. Hay que respetar un minimo de espacio vital, aunque las captura que logran sean increibles....
tincholimonada 11 months ago
i saw him at a bar in Derby...he wasn't so nasty looking. some guy with an m6 was trying to chat cameras with him but he excused himself and went to talk to a woman with big tits instead.
stillben 11 months ago
I hope one of his subjects gives him a swift smack to the face.
stuntaneous 11 months ago
anyone know what song it is??
ldigestani 11 months ago
I was photographed by Bruce many years ago... walking down 5th ave. near 34th street and this guy crouches down, Leica to his face flash held high, BOOM! takes a picture from like 5 feet away. Oddly, I was doing street photography and had a Leica in my hand but didn't react quickly enough. Didn't know who he was at the time but my reaction was "ok, fair enough, I do that too."
bwworld 1 year ago 37
is it allowed in the US to photograph people and publish these pictures without permission?
sh3t0r 1 year ago
@sh3t0r yes
spaded 1 year ago
cool
000broken000 1 year ago
I could see how some people would be annoyed with this
waggygee 1 year ago
shitty photos, shitty personality. i do give him props however for doing what he does. when you walk in the city people are so disconnected from eachother, even smiling at someone on the street is taboo. i respect this man for forcing emotion and confrontation out of people. too bad he's an asshat.
1223dude1223 1 year ago 3
mi fa paura, un predatore
GlocalAble 1 year ago
Check out this blog about him in the description
madshaunyboy 1 year ago
wow, practicing this aggressive diplomacy of in-your-face-filming is way better than a clandestine operation with telephotos or zooms.
shinigamibry 1 year ago
Some of his published shots are good but, at the end of the day, he's a snap-shooter there's no thought of composition and I bet he bins an awful lot of pictures.....Flash is bloody horrible full in the face, ..He's not a craftsman...Just a chancer....But, that said, I find his enthusiasm quite inspiring, and his looking for "characters" helps you understand his motivation...
bongoloony 1 year ago
@awiserbud - I don't believe, nor did I say, that this is the best way to do street. I and many other street photographers LOATHE Gilden's aggressive and obnoxious method. Furthermore, you claimed that you object to people being "fair game" when they're in public spaces. However, do you object equally to the ubiquity of video/photo surveilllance in our public spaces? We shoot street to document and to immortalise; they photograph to monitor and control. Which should we be more concerned about?
paulparanoid 1 year ago 3
This guy is probably the most rude street photographer out there.. jumping in peoples faces with flashes? He mugs them with his camera.. just horrible..why not be a human being and ask them...
Matthew075 1 year ago
@Matthew075
I completely understand what you're saying but often, if you ask for a picture, the picture no longer looks real - it becomes a posed shot.
Jez2008UK 1 year ago
@Jez2008UK The photos he takes aren't real either.. they are of people having a reaction to someone jumping in their face with a camera and having a flash go off.... If someone wants 'real' photos then the best approach would be with a long lens.. otherwise as soon as you put yourself into someone's space it's no longer natural...
Matthew075 1 year ago 4
@Matthew075
You need to read my reply to awiserbud - it might not be YOUR way of taking street photographs, but it's BRUCE's.....
You are also implying that there is ONE/BEST way to take street photos and that's your way - I'm sorry, but you're wrong, very wrong (and I speak as a Street Photographer myself).
Jez2008UK 1 year ago
@Jez2008UK I wasn't speaking to the photography I was speaking to his manners and the way he approaches people. Even how he answered the interviewer " I don't care what the question is" his photography is great but I'm sorry he just annoys me with his obnoxious mannerisms.
Matthew075 1 year ago
@Matthew075
I agree with you fully. He's irritating. His pictures aren't that bad, but they're not natural either. No one's going to look natural when some crazy dude pops a flash in their face.
pmkns 11 months ago
some of the shots really did capture the absent thought of the people, the rest were just kind of overexposed monochrome blur
vehlajatt22 1 year ago
nice vest.
stickwalker 1 year ago 2
2:15
ToMhGe 1 year ago
Shows little respect for his subjects and most of his shots simply show people in a state of shock or surprise. I think his technique is more about his personal attention seeking tbh. Copy this guys technique at your peril (and probably all of ours too).
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denguexxx 1 year ago
@denguexxx he does not need their permission as its a public place. Also, taking someones camera and throwing it off to the road will end up with you most likely being sued.
ApeKing202 1 year ago
@denguexxx haha I would have you arrested soon after you dumbass
thunderpantza 1 year ago
Crap photographer.
hahafunnypolis 1 year ago
He probably has been punched but doesn't care. The man loves his art.
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benjhouston 1 year ago
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benjhouston 1 year ago
No one likes flash right in thir faces
segajin 1 year ago
No one likes flash right in thir faces
segajin 1 year ago
I really enjoy this but wouldn't it make more sense to shoot without flash? I mean you lose so much when you use flash plus its very rude to put a flash in someone face like that. If someone came up to me that close and did that, he would be eating his camera.
RLJSlick 1 year ago
You people complaining only wish you had the confidence on the street and as a photographer that this man has. And he has revered photographic results that reflect his confidence. Amazing work and one of a kind.
joegbakrew 1 year ago 4
He seemed kind of rude and obnoxious to me...
duhman024 1 year ago
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I think his photography is unremarkable and technically inept. I can't put him in the same league as Cartier-Bresson that's for sure. What I don't understand is - can he sell this stuff? Unless it is for news then I would have thought he would need a model release. I can't see any of his victims giving him one of those.
Burbclaver 1 year ago
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Burbclaver 1 year ago
Where is the art? I have had to shoot people who are incidently in a scene when I am on a photo assignment, but never tried to invade their space like this guy. I even try to avoid it. Although he may be legal in doing this, is this any different from a street denizen getting in your face and panhandling money?
weshoot 1 year ago
@weshoot ...for the subject being shot, I guess its not any different, Its practically assault with a flash. ..but as im sure you know, street photography is about people not streets, so there's always an element of stealing from people, ...photographic theft. Bruce just adds photographic assault. Personally I prefer to observe and record rather than influencing the scene, but who am I to say that his results aren't valid? ..and despite his methods, I find his results captivating.
JClavinPhotography 1 year ago
@JClavinPhotography - I have looked at your work, and you are light-years ahead of this guy. The assault-type photography leaves something to be desired in the execution - blown out images because of his close use of his flash.
I wouldn't like someone to stick a flash in my face that close. Even though he can use the images for editorial purposes, if he did that to me, I would file a criminal complaint of assault. If he had to pay an attorney, win or lose, he would lose the attitude.
weshoot 1 year ago
@weshoot Hey thanks for the nice comment, its much appreciated and I agree with much of what you say about Bruce and his "style". Are you familiar with Jeff Mermelsteins work? His photography is awesome but his methods are less offensive. Thanks again weshoot.
JClavinPhotography 1 year ago
@JClavinPhotography - You're right! I was not familiar with Mermelstein's work, but he is so much better than Bruce, and way less intrusive. He realizes he is taking something, but he has actually immortalized rather than terrorized.
I noticed that both of these guys use Leica rangefinder cameras, probably because it allows them to hide the cameras in plain sight. I usually am using something much larger, with a zoom lens, so I wouldn't get the same look to my images.
Thanks.
weshoot 1 year ago
There's a paradox here alright. His photography is beautiful but his methods are uncomfortable, at best. I guess we should stick to our own brand of street photography and leave the "pounce and snap" stuff to Bruce. Street photography would be a poorer genre without him and his kind, for sure. As for always asking permission? not a chance... if i want someone to pose, i'll go hire a model.
JClavinPhotography 1 year ago 3
There's absolutely no skill in what this man does. They are just snaps with no merit whatsoever. Pretty pointless really.
esarempee 1 year ago
@esarempee You go out and try it then. I bet you couldn't.
joegbakrew 1 year ago 2
@joegbakrew The only time I photographed people on the streets was on a trip to India. I approached potential subjects, struck up a conversation where possible or simply pointed at my camera in a questioning way. I was refused twice and walked away, respecting their rights. I can send you a link to the photos if you wish. I maintain I could do what this man does with my eyes closed.
esarempee 1 year ago
@esarempee
"I maintain I could do what this man does with my eyes closed."
You absolutely, definitely could not.
Jez2008UK 1 year ago
@esarempee if no merit how come he's got magnums respect
KARBONIZM 1 year ago
@KARBONIZM Bruce Gilden has taken some fantastic photographs, I just happen to think that this stuff has no point at all. Angles, composition, exposure, invasiveness, all bad, bad, bad. The very fact he admits to having no morals does it for me. Each to their own, but if he approached me and flashed that thing in my face, he'd be shitting Leica parts for a few weeks after.
esarempee 1 year ago
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esarempee 1 year ago
This form of photography invades peoples human and civil rights, he is photographing individual subjects without consent, a complete invasion of privacy and he should be arrested for doing so.
If i ever photograph strangers i "always" get their approval first...ALWAYS.
awiserbud 1 year ago
@awiserbud - You are dead wrong, both legally and ethically. If you are in a public place, you are fair game to be photographed. If anything infringes on liberty and civil rights it is restricting people from expression in the name of "security". When that happens, the terrorists have won.
Now, Bruce Gilden is a douche -- and he doesn't represent the overwhelming majority of street photographers who respect their subjects.
Learn.
paulparanoid 1 year ago 3
@paulparanoid Fair Game? Just because u happen to be outdoors does NOT make u fair game, most people are outside out of necessity not because they want to be photographed. it has nothing to do with security, i dont believe taking photographs compromises security on any level, if something can be seen legally with our eyes then taking a photograph of it is merely preserving the memory of that subject, but it does not apply to people who should reserve the right to say no to being photographed.
awiserbud 1 year ago
@awiserbud - I'm sorry you feel that. But if you understood the way most street photographers operate you'd understand that it's respect. You'd understand that most street photographers are VERY sensitive to their subjects and actually don't take photographs of people who obviously don't want to be shot. And many street photographers (using digital, anyway) will delete a photo if I subject asks them to. This is what I was referring to when I said "Learn".
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paulparanoid 1 year ago
@paulparanoid That i can understand, and speaking as a photographer myself i totally understand the passion for what people see through the lens, However Bruce Gilden does not come across to me as the kind of guy who would delete a shot if asked to do so (i could be wrong) and this kind of photography gives the subject no warning or choice. yes i realise the best shots are achieved like this, but the subject should always have that choice, otherwise its just another invasion of privacy.
awiserbud 1 year ago
@awiserbud - I've had only problem doing street photography. Most people have no problem with the practice -- and they can appreciate and recognise a person who is doing their art with respect. And are actually happy to be a part of it!
What's really sad is that Bruce Gilden, with his obnoxious methods, actually gives other street photographers who are nothing like him (he is a very controversial figure within the genre, many people dislike him quite strongly) a bad reputation.
paulparanoid 1 year ago
@awiserbud this is his way of expression and accountable to some experience or combination of experience which leads him to this way of expression, thats what it is to be human, not separate from but involved with the world around
KARBONIZM 1 year ago
@KARBONIZM there is a distinct difference in being involved with ones surroundings, and forcing others to become involved beyond their free will. He is a pretty big guy, obviously, but i would imagine if he wasn't he would have a lot more hastle keeping hold of his camera. i think thats half the reason he gets away with it, because people think twice about confronting him. expression is fine, i'm all for it. but this is clearly crossing the boundaries of personal space and privacy.
awiserbud 1 year ago
HES CUTTING OFF LIMBS LIKE A MOTHER FUCKER.
nickteezy408 1 year ago
@nickteezy408 HAHA!!! You made me laugh!! That is funny!
scottssister1 1 year ago
I'm a photographer, and I think he's a douche. No ethics indeed.
hcoll 1 year ago
Fucking asshole
Kadadj 1 year ago
.......going up to random people who are just casually walking along and then flashing them with a fucking blindingly bright light? Especially OLD people?
Fucking cunt.
ohwnosrepeht 1 year ago
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I like the essence of his work. How he can captures so great moment in a so simple way. JUST PHOTOGRAPHY.
totolecolo 1 year ago
I like the essence of his work. How he can captures so great moment in a so simple way. JUST PHOTOGRAPHY
totolecolo 1 year ago
Genial
recpixel 1 year ago
I'm meeting this man TODAY!!!!!!!!
He's in Derby, UK for the afternoon and we're taking photos with him :D!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
max357 1 year ago 2
How does he focus so fast? probably because he is usually the same distance from his subjects.
aller7 1 year ago
@aller7 Scale focusing or Hyperfocal Distance, look it up.
joegbakrew 1 year ago
how does he focus?
gobanbango 1 year ago
thats freaking great