My faves are 1:00 and 2:08 hehe why i got into street photography is to say that i love people. I love human sociology and behaviour why we do what we do is a big interest to me and seeing a human in his/her natural enviroment is something that facinates me.
Bruce is not this harsh in life he is very compassionate of his subjects, and photography with an amazing amount of respect
towards people. He is a master with a 28mm and a 285!. Look at his work on the loss of housing in America that will make you cry out in anger against our society ! His take on the change of NY is somewhat sad the city is changing, keep kicking ass Bruce!! Miah
i agree with the majority here who consider his approach to be both brash and invasive. perhaps he is a celebrated photographer but after watching this i can almost get a sense his arrogance by the look of the facial expressions of his subjects. nice images, poor attitude
Hes arrogant, invasive and rude, I say so what. That's how he is.
Since when was there a clear cut set of rules on street photography. The mans work is fantastic. Some people are discreet, He's not. He's taken a whole different approach.
Yes I would punch him too, But you have to admire his work ethic. Not many people would do this. His images might look lousy, but the reaction he gets from people are completely different from other street photographers.
If he's trying to capture the body language of people reacting to an inconsiderate arse hole that jumps in front of their face and takes a picture without their permission, then he is a genius. And hats off to him to having "no ethics", as it's essential for the type of work he does.
But in my opinion his approach is not one that should be celebrated, and neither are his pictures. They're just not that good.
wish i had a tenth of the balls he's got! i'm too chicken to get close like that and take photos of people. although i'm not a fan of his technique, it's his way, then so be it.
i just wish i was able to get so close and be confident to take photos of people like that.
lol @ the part where he told the men to stop smiling but then still took the shot.
All he captures are people's reactions to his weird behaviour. Street photography should be about extracting unique candid moments of daily life. It's about being invisible. This guy pollutes every situation by his utter presence. Can't believe he works for Magnum. Maybe being an arrogant elitist snob counts more than being a good photographer these days.
when you're talking about an art, which photography is, you can't be the only one who's right. i think his images are interesting. i think his personality seems like a typical hard ass new yorker's too.
Nice Billingham bag, great Domke jacket, but I would rather not use flash. His modus operandi is too in-your-face for my liking, and even though I am a street photographer myself, I'd probably thump him on the nose if he jumped in on me like that because I would think he was attacking me.
I'm a Street Photographer too - Bruce's style is Bruce's style, it's not mine either. I'm far more respecting and observational - I'm not into shocking people and topping it off with a flashgun in the face. Especially old people at that ! If one of them were to have a heart attack and die because of his shock tactics, I'm sure BG would start to 'care' whilst pondering his actions in prison - though I think he'd enjoy the notoriety !!
I'm not a fan, either of his methods or his pictures(I just don't like them, it's not how they were taken that puts me off), however I'll admit that I wish i had half the nerve he has
yeah he's such a bad photographer that he's signed to MAGNUM !!
jesus the picture takes roughly 1/125 of a second to take,how long do you think it takes for them to forget about it ?
If your into photography then i'll bet you wish you had the balls to do what he does, damn i do !
fair play to him
p.s if street photography offends you dont click on the link, what do all you haters expect street photography to consist of ? juggling acts or some other cool but bullshit subject !
I imagine his crass style has gotten him into a few altercations. Just look at the photos... those aren't natural looks he's photographing, it's people's reaction to an odd man lunging towards them.
He lunges so quick that you don't know if he's holding a camera or a weapon.
If someone lunged at me like that my first reaction would be to punch him in the face (and I'm a nice guy).
Street photography is supposed to capture candid moments, not create them with negativity and fear.
He actually tells people what to do, too?
I would not have sympathy for him if someone knocked him flat on the ground for invading their space and verbally treating them like some cheap hooker/model.
1. don't compare a hooker to a model. they are NOT cheap you fuckhead.
2. who cares if he's invasive.
he's only invading a persons walking privacy. which is just a small amount.. it's his style
as many photographers have said/. if your photos are not good enough. you're not close enough. i agree with that and bruce is the perfect example of that. this is TRUE street photography. none of that panzy telephoto stalker crap from across the street, you're better off being a paparazzi asshole
I see zero street photography shots. All I see are controlled model shots. Do you even shoot street?
Obviously you haven't shot like Bruce does, so you don't even know how much of a negative response you'll get when you try to pass off the public as cheap (ie. FREE) models.
Oh, wait. I see one street shot on your flickr with a person it it (called Watching, Waiting) but the person is 100 meters away.
@ourvinylcollection you probably missed his point. he just tries to get through. as he said, he walsk on the west side of the street. that is the completely different way that the people use to walk. so conflicts are programmed.
Definitely not the technique i would use. If this guy were in Paris, he'd be screamed at and possibly punched too. Flashing people's faces the way he does isn't my idea of street photography, at all!
Christ this guy is nightmare and i have not even met him. The scene he is capturing is a false street scene smell or not , stunning people by hammering them with flash tends to produce a character from a normal individual.
So what? It would be a boring world if everyone acted exactly the same. If you don't like it, don't shoot that way. In the grand scheme of things he's not harming anyone. The Photoshop retoucher that wipes away all the "imperfections" for magazines has worse morals than Gilden, in my opinion.
The inner essance of his work is great. I understand it might be rude to flash someone in the face, but its all in the name of ART. If some one asked him what the heck he was doing and he explaind to them the truth behind his art and told them the reality of what it means of what he's doing. I dont think they would be to offended by it. Art takes time to understand there a story behind every image and if he reviels it to them i think they would be impressed.
yep, that's the american way huh? somebody slightly inconvienences you and the reaction is to sue them because you are such a righteous person...idiot
what a fantastic character, each individuals have their own way of taking their photos, even know his is a very intrusive style he produced some fantastic shots. Well worth it!
@raggedphoto You're saying you cannot compose an image while hipfiring? Believe me, some photographers are perfectly able to carefully and precisely compose an image without looking through the viewfinder.
bad luck. maybe it depends on the photographer.maybe you looked vulnerable to him. or maybe you are too intrusive. its all psychological. dont make that incident let you down, keep photographing. if ppl get angry with you, id say its WORTH IT!
At first I wasn't sure about his "attitude". The way he just flashes into people faces out of nowhere etc. But I really liked his images and now after watching this a few times I'm thinking, I wish I had the balls to do this myself. But i just don't think I could.
I appreciate his style in capturing pictures but I don't appreciate his attitude. I'm going to try out his style, but my attitude sure isn't going to be the same as his.
guess you got to be abit somewhat crazy in things liike such to become part of the world renowned photographer shooting team: magnum. to make them somewhat unqiue
What an ass. And the thing is, he makes some good photos but only a small percentage are great. A VERY small percentage. I'd never buy one of his books....
I just wondered can someone like him can shoot whoever he wants on the street? What is the common law? He is a bit annoying...And don't know how can his pictures are good photos?
He's being rude and inconsiderate? Uh, duh? That's kind of the point. Art isn't all pretty flowers and kittens.
This guy is old school New York. He doesn't give a damn, he's going to do whatever he wants and make compelling work out of it. The world needs people like this; the ones who shut the fuck up, get in your face, and just do it.
I wish I can do what he does. But somehow, if I do it, I might get arrested or may be not. May be I should act an ass like this guy does to get what I want to shoot. Then will my pictures will get as much attention as his guy's? I don't know aobut that...I need someone to promote my work...A lot of the time, it is not how good your work is but how good you or your agent promote your work to get you to be known...And I am sure he has the connection that makes him well known...
whether you agree with his style or not doesn't matter. The point is he's making great prints. He understands what he's doing, he knows why he is shooting, and he could care less about anyone else. He reminds me of Dylan
hehe.. last yr. ive watched this video , thinking .. what the hell!!! thats not right !!! ---but now taking street shots almost a year now ! all I can say is WOW !!! lol - --
robert capa also did street photography. But whoever you listen to tell you his oppinion about him, he would tell you he is decrete. You didnt notice he was there.
anyway, I dont think this guy, magnum or whatever, can claim these pictures, it's anethical, stupid, megalomaniac, and egoistic
thats not right. Nobody owns anyone, nobody owns the street. You can't do that and say this is my photograph. No its not yours. You are a silly old annoying man. Holding a camera does not give you any right to do that. Actually holding a camera should be like a burden. An extra weight. You should be thinking how to shoot and the object to come with caracter, and the shoot to have character rather than thinking ways to lift your career. where is your ethics? You should have humility against peopl
as usa rights of a photographer goes, as long as there are many people in a group around watching the same thing, and it's in a public accessible to everyone, it's permitted.
It's his style, why should anyone have anything against it?
The pictures are good, but I think that's because I've not seen the like before, however, I'm not a fan of the person. I know he say's he has no ethics, but that's not the same as empathy which every human needs to survive as part of society and I don't think he has this, such a shame.
He doesn't capture the real expression because he's too invasive. A flash a few feet from someone's face is hardly going to provide a natural street shot, rather someone's hand up, trying to look away, certainly aware of the photographer. I admire his courage but not his work.
Just because its not your perfect ideal of what street photography is, doesnt mean its not good street photography. Look at some of his work from haiti and from the 60s and 70s and youll feel lame for not appreshiating his awesome work.
I'm referring to his work in relation to this piece, because that's what's being discussed here. Blasting a flash in someone's face from a couple of feet just seems like a very lazy approach to street photography, IMO. Guts, yes. Talent, no.
I agree in a way. He shoots people who don't smile and people who get flashed in their face will either look surprised or serious/angry. Never happy ,so the range of emotions is very limited or orginal.
black screen???
Why???
quiaraluna 2 months ago
/watch?v=Nc1RrQXidlY&feature=related same video less blackscreen...
Scandalone 3 months ago
i have a black video. is that the new restrictions of youtube ???
cekay69 3 months ago
Why is the video black!!!? i here the sound no video though.
ironkatia 4 months ago
what a dick, if he did that to me I would smash his camera.
ChillOutMaann 4 months ago
If the video doesn't show, watch here → /watch?v=BepqQ3p4DKg&feature=related
sintenil2 5 months ago
God, what's wrong w/the video? Actually it's not a video maybe. Just dark, darkness and a voice. :/
Bhote3 5 months ago 2
@Bhote3 watch here /watch?v=BepqQ3p4DKg&feature=related
sintenil2 5 months ago
I watch this video when I want to see man's inhumanity to man and total darkness.
11xzxzxz 7 months ago 2
this is illegal in the province of Quebec here in Canada
manoman5067589261 8 months ago
This has been flagged as spam show
Lens Cap ......
erlingthybo 10 months ago
Lens Cap ......
erlingthybo 10 months ago 4
Interesting! Is this taken at night???!!!!!!!
6tryphon6 11 months ago
why do i only see blackness?
quickshooter100 11 months ago
Here is the same one ... WITH video !
IRBARi09je8
You're welcome.
Bapsite0 1 year ago
Here is the same one ... WITH video !
You're welcome.
Bapsite0 1 year ago
WAKE UP!!! Take this video for blind people down please, you're waisting my time and time is money.
EdEditz 1 year ago
take your vid out, idiot
apfotocanada 1 year ago
this guy is a total chud. good riddance the video is missing
PrinceScumBag 1 year ago
i cant see the video
thunderssound 1 year ago
what the fuck is wrong with this video?
helllajennifer 1 year ago
no video
mstrydom 1 year ago
The video is working here - youtube.com/watch?v=IRBARi09je8
0isoc90 1 year ago 2
how does this guy focus with a rangefinder?
tinolangmanok2010 1 year ago
@tinolangmanok2010 Scale focusing and/or Hyperfocal Distance. Look it up.
joegbakrew 1 year ago
there is no image ma I missing something?
soulsalike 1 year ago
What I don't like about his approach is that he puts himself into people's faces...causing them to react...and thus affecting what he shoots.
tophatandtails 1 year ago
This has been flagged as spam show
Why isn't this video working :-(
kellyangel7 1 year ago
This has been flagged as spam show
Why isn't this video working :-(
kellyangel7 1 year ago
could you fix the video?
boysarefun 1 year ago
No video still...
MisterBung 1 year ago
lol what the fuck is this lol
CBAlexQ 1 year ago 3
i watch this video once in a while when i need a bit of inspiration.
please fix it.
mikeos 2 years ago 33
...exactly the same here...
pedr0mg 2 years ago
Only AUDIO is available. Would have loved to see this video.
DigitalDRY 2 years ago 2
I can`t see the video whay?
jblacking123 2 years ago
Sorry, I can't see the video. Somebody should fix this.
estropiciovideo 2 years ago
OMG is wonderful, the images are so sharp I like the composition and the exposure.
loco039 2 years ago
I don´t see the video but listen the sound...
mckabort 2 years ago
no video?
CrazyJimKU 2 years ago
My faves are 1:00 and 2:08 hehe why i got into street photography is to say that i love people. I love human sociology and behaviour why we do what we do is a big interest to me and seeing a human in his/her natural enviroment is something that facinates me.
Neverstop954 2 years ago
Bruce is not this harsh in life he is very compassionate of his subjects, and photography with an amazing amount of respect
towards people. He is a master with a 28mm and a 285!. Look at his work on the loss of housing in America that will make you cry out in anger against our society ! His take on the change of NY is somewhat sad the city is changing, keep kicking ass Bruce!! Miah
leicaeyetoeye 2 years ago
Man i love photography,but i couldn't go sticking my wide-angle and flash in peoples faces like that lol
He has a lot of confidence :-)
choppageworshipper 2 years ago
His images reflect his personality. I think he is brilliant. I think whatever you photography thats what you are. You are your photograph.
dwayneb9584 2 years ago
I happen to really like him, despite the abuse i'll get for saying this.
lawbra 2 years ago
@lawbra he's 100% dedicated. how many others can u say that to? he's also commenting on the paranoid nature of people in modern times.
tenrazo215 2 years ago
Nice attitude, poor images.
ElevenFortyEight 2 years ago
i agree with the majority here who consider his approach to be both brash and invasive. perhaps he is a celebrated photographer but after watching this i can almost get a sense his arrogance by the look of the facial expressions of his subjects. nice images, poor attitude
hellokeogh 2 years ago
Hes arrogant, invasive and rude, I say so what. That's how he is.
Since when was there a clear cut set of rules on street photography. The mans work is fantastic. Some people are discreet, He's not. He's taken a whole different approach.
Yes I would punch him too, But you have to admire his work ethic. Not many people would do this. His images might look lousy, but the reaction he gets from people are completely different from other street photographers.
lt1eg6 2 years ago
@lt1eg6 why punch him? it's just a photograph.
tenrazo215 2 years ago
I wasn't being serious. I like his style and his imges.
lt1eg6 2 years ago
i wouldn't be suprised if he got a photo of a fist ha.
tommyjerret 2 years ago 8
Exactly what is Bruce Gilden trying to "capture"?
If he's trying to capture the body language of people reacting to an inconsiderate arse hole that jumps in front of their face and takes a picture without their permission, then he is a genius. And hats off to him to having "no ethics", as it's essential for the type of work he does.
But in my opinion his approach is not one that should be celebrated, and neither are his pictures. They're just not that good.
occupymymind 2 years ago 4
wish i had a tenth of the balls he's got! i'm too chicken to get close like that and take photos of people. although i'm not a fan of his technique, it's his way, then so be it.
i just wish i was able to get so close and be confident to take photos of people like that.
brucecheewai 2 years ago
lol @ the hat and vest
lol @ flash
lol @ his technique
lol @ the part where he told the men to stop smiling but then still took the shot.
All he captures are people's reactions to his weird behaviour. Street photography should be about extracting unique candid moments of daily life. It's about being invisible. This guy pollutes every situation by his utter presence. Can't believe he works for Magnum. Maybe being an arrogant elitist snob counts more than being a good photographer these days.
roflz0rIII 2 years ago 2
@roflz0rIII that's your opinion
obviously he feels different
when you're talking about an art, which photography is, you can't be the only one who's right. i think his images are interesting. i think his personality seems like a typical hard ass new yorker's too.
itsumonihon 2 years ago
@roflz0rIII
lol @ your ignorance.
You need to check out his other work before you confine it to the trash can - check out his Coney Island work....
Jez2008UK 11 months ago
Nice Billingham bag, great Domke jacket, but I would rather not use flash. His modus operandi is too in-your-face for my liking, and even though I am a street photographer myself, I'd probably thump him on the nose if he jumped in on me like that because I would think he was attacking me.
oldproji 2 years ago
@oldproji
I'm a Street Photographer too - Bruce's style is Bruce's style, it's not mine either. I'm far more respecting and observational - I'm not into shocking people and topping it off with a flashgun in the face. Especially old people at that ! If one of them were to have a heart attack and die because of his shock tactics, I'm sure BG would start to 'care' whilst pondering his actions in prison - though I think he'd enjoy the notoriety !!
Jez2008UK 11 months ago
这么扫街，厉害~~
lmqiqi 2 years ago
I'm not a fan, either of his methods or his pictures(I just don't like them, it's not how they were taken that puts me off), however I'll admit that I wish i had half the nerve he has
StanleyDonwood 2 years ago
yeah he's such a bad photographer that he's signed to MAGNUM !!
jesus the picture takes roughly 1/125 of a second to take,how long do you think it takes for them to forget about it ?
If your into photography then i'll bet you wish you had the balls to do what he does, damn i do !
fair play to him
p.s if street photography offends you dont click on the link, what do all you haters expect street photography to consist of ? juggling acts or some other cool but bullshit subject !
peace
spimages 2 years ago 2
Is this the smell of the street ? Silly man...
nerja57 2 years ago
I imagine his crass style has gotten him into a few altercations. Just look at the photos... those aren't natural looks he's photographing, it's people's reaction to an odd man lunging towards them.
He lunges so quick that you don't know if he's holding a camera or a weapon.
If someone lunged at me like that my first reaction would be to punch him in the face (and I'm a nice guy).
MichaelSeneschal 2 years ago
@MichaelSeneschal yeah exactly.
This is paparazzi-style photography, not street.
ourvinylcollection 2 years ago
@spoier He's harming people's sense of security. If someone came at you with a large flash, would you feel:
1. Secure or...
2. Safe or...
3. Trustworthy
Resounding answer = NO.
This is not street. It's controlled and abusive.
plastikmanfan 2 years ago 2
He is invasive and arrogant.
Street photography is supposed to capture candid moments, not create them with negativity and fear.
He actually tells people what to do, too?
I would not have sympathy for him if someone knocked him flat on the ground for invading their space and verbally treating them like some cheap hooker/model.
ourvinylcollection 2 years ago 4
1. don't compare a hooker to a model. they are NOT cheap you fuckhead.
2. who cares if he's invasive.
he's only invading a persons walking privacy. which is just a small amount.. it's his style
as many photographers have said/. if your photos are not good enough. you're not close enough. i agree with that and bruce is the perfect example of that. this is TRUE street photography. none of that panzy telephoto stalker crap from across the street, you're better off being a paparazzi asshole
ichirootaniguchi 2 years ago
@ichirootaniguchi "don't compare a hooker to a model"
He's treating people as if they're just some hooker or cheap model. In other words, he's not respecting them or their space.
"who cares if he's invasive"
Respecting people is important.
This isn't true street photography. The photographer is intentionally involving himself.
Bruce Gilden is a public paparazzi.
Also, I'm not an asshole. I don't invade people's spaces and tell THEM what to do just so I can photograph them.
ourvinylcollection 2 years ago
@ichirootaniguchi I went to your flickr site AND your website.
I see zero street photography shots. All I see are controlled model shots. Do you even shoot street?
Obviously you haven't shot like Bruce does, so you don't even know how much of a negative response you'll get when you try to pass off the public as cheap (ie. FREE) models.
Oh, wait. I see one street shot on your flickr with a person it it (called Watching, Waiting) but the person is 100 meters away.
*snickers*
ourvinylcollection 2 years ago
@ourvinylcollection you probably missed his point. he just tries to get through. as he said, he walsk on the west side of the street. that is the completely different way that the people use to walk. so conflicts are programmed.
snakekiller110 1 year ago
ice flows in his veins.
tenrazo215 2 years ago
well i think he is the KING !
anyone knows the smooth nice song in the background ??
Gibtsjanich 2 years ago
his too much in your face... dont like it... dont like his pics either
Edok3777 2 years ago 4
great photos
JERZYMODRAK 2 years ago
lol this guy is a douche, try a longer lens buddy.
8mds8 2 years ago 2
i could not agree less
djsilage1 2 years ago
His job sure seems interesting!
hbcool100 2 years ago
Brooklyn accent is dutch.
zzxzqwq 2 years ago
Haha..
"I have no ethics"
CalypsoJack 2 years ago
Definitely not the technique i would use. If this guy were in Paris, he'd be screamed at and possibly punched too. Flashing people's faces the way he does isn't my idea of street photography, at all!
bolenathrules 2 years ago 2
I love it!
Brilliant,..............go on...
maxpin63 2 years ago
Way to abrasive :( by flashing people in the face like that doesn't result in candid real photos
stef11488 2 years ago
Oh well, this removes any guilt I have for photographing the people I see lol.
Atafect 2 years ago
amazing.
cutterschoicenotmine 2 years ago
Fuck me, he nearly killed that old woman
willrennie007 2 years ago
haha that was awesome. he has some balls, bruce gilden
lloplop 2 years ago 2
haha exactly the same thought went through my mind when i watched this! definitely an approach to street photography i would avoid.
ch4nn16 2 years ago
haha i know, this is NOT photography lol, surely street phots are a slice of life
willrennie007 2 years ago
He is a nob, but if you work for Magnum you must be doing something right!
Scudbook27 2 years ago
right. I think we all know who the nube is here
lloplop 2 years ago
Christ this guy is nightmare and i have not even met him. The scene he is capturing is a false street scene smell or not , stunning people by hammering them with flash tends to produce a character from a normal individual.
"i am a charachter magnet" dear me!
drix01 2 years ago
The lucky beggar 8)))
In Russia for such shooting in the answer would give a fist in a nose.
romansann 2 years ago
umm sorry but that is anywhere. especially, nyc.
lloplop 2 years ago
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romansann 2 years ago
Sheesh, he's way too bold for my taste.
thecommercialedge 2 years ago
Excelente ! Greetings from Costa Rica !
crvillani 2 years ago
tough mentally
2deluxe58 2 years ago
What's up with that guy at 2:17? He looks like a bobblehead.
sadcepa 2 years ago
BTW is that an M3?
Carterofmars 2 years ago
It's an m6
sgs5000 2 years ago
What would NYC be without guys like this? They are the heart and soul of NY. Not the BS interlopers you see roaming around looking for a Starbucks.
Carterofmars 2 years ago
Very interesting style.
P3rformula 2 years ago
this guy just bugs me
extremefstop 2 years ago 4
So what? It would be a boring world if everyone acted exactly the same. If you don't like it, don't shoot that way. In the grand scheme of things he's not harming anyone. The Photoshop retoucher that wipes away all the "imperfections" for magazines has worse morals than Gilden, in my opinion.
spoier 2 years ago
"i have no ethics"
:)
ikariss77 2 years ago
Great work!
en101com 2 years ago
bullllsheettt!!
ErnestoKobayashi 2 years ago
this guy is so rude!!! hes ok but hes rude!
seals1288 2 years ago 3
The inner essance of his work is great. I understand it might be rude to flash someone in the face, but its all in the name of ART. If some one asked him what the heck he was doing and he explaind to them the truth behind his art and told them the reality of what it means of what he's doing. I dont think they would be to offended by it. Art takes time to understand there a story behind every image and if he reviels it to them i think they would be impressed.
IWANTTOBELIEVE15 2 years ago
I hope that some day someone "flashes" into his face too! :D
Quex01 2 years ago
Fucking annoying! I hope somebody sues the shit out of him...
arschgeigenblogspot 2 years ago
yep, that's the american way huh? somebody slightly inconvienences you and the reaction is to sue them because you are such a righteous person...idiot
TomchyCanadian 2 years ago 5
'' what do you mean not here .. i didnt know you owned the street .. im takinf a picture .. not here he says '' lol
sOkaLi09 2 years ago 2
i do that sometimes but tourist get mad lol... i just say oops my flash went off...
sOkaLi09 2 years ago
wow what the hell.... 0:35
presnillajones 2 years ago
what a fantastic character, each individuals have their own way of taking their photos, even know his is a very intrusive style he produced some fantastic shots. Well worth it!
bennharding 2 years ago 2
I thought it was great !!
jerryeastvillage 2 years ago
I don't quite agree with this guys "technique".
madcatmotions 2 years ago 2
what a tool, walking around in a vest and a safari hat in NYC, shooting the same angle and pretty much blindly then calling it art?
raggedphoto 2 years ago
@raggedphoto You're saying you cannot compose an image while hipfiring? Believe me, some photographers are perfectly able to carefully and precisely compose an image without looking through the viewfinder.
Hamring 1 year ago
thaz the way,great attitude
Paranoidish 2 years ago
If I do like this in my country I will get swollen eyes, bleeding nose and broken camera!!
fotoventure 2 years ago 3
i dont think so. most malaysians are just too shy, they wont even dare to lift a finger.
malayneum 2 years ago
Once when I took photo of a man on the street he spotted me and approached me asking who the hell am I and why I took his photo with a fierce face!!!
fotoventure 2 years ago
bad luck. maybe it depends on the photographer.maybe you looked vulnerable to him. or maybe you are too intrusive. its all psychological. dont make that incident let you down, keep photographing. if ppl get angry with you, id say its WORTH IT!
malayneum 2 years ago
your right.
josemart15 2 years ago
hahahaha
u HAVE to do it. dont think about what will happen.
it is hard to photograph people here too...
josemart15 2 years ago
At first I wasn't sure about his "attitude". The way he just flashes into people faces out of nowhere etc. But I really liked his images and now after watching this a few times I'm thinking, I wish I had the balls to do this myself. But i just don't think I could.
Fubs 2 years ago
I appreciate his style in capturing pictures but I don't appreciate his attitude. I'm going to try out his style, but my attitude sure isn't going to be the same as his.
LeDaveee 2 years ago
This guy is a crock of shit! And his pictures just stink. WTF does he think he's doing? I see better stuff on fucking Flickr. Whatever dude....
EuroInvicta 2 years ago
Hey is real ! lol
wildrover1111 2 years ago
guess you got to be abit somewhat crazy in things liike such to become part of the world renowned photographer shooting team: magnum. to make them somewhat unqiue
urnichaptek 2 years ago
What an ass. And the thing is, he makes some good photos but only a small percentage are great. A VERY small percentage. I'd never buy one of his books....
in2food 2 years ago
I just wondered can someone like him can shoot whoever he wants on the street? What is the common law? He is a bit annoying...And don't know how can his pictures are good photos?
wikct2 2 years ago
Twattttttt
bakka20 2 years ago
no wonder why he's a nut job lol
he's part of Magnum! FUCK those guys are better than AP and Reuters combined
getty's got JACKSHIT. i want his leica!!!
ichirootaniguchi 2 years ago
echnotic woho echh tsudoesn echtak ouphot fao kabla echpeopl
Uterusbreeze 2 years ago
He's being rude and inconsiderate? Uh, duh? That's kind of the point. Art isn't all pretty flowers and kittens.
This guy is old school New York. He doesn't give a damn, he's going to do whatever he wants and make compelling work out of it. The world needs people like this; the ones who shut the fuck up, get in your face, and just do it.
speedgraphic 2 years ago 6
I wish I can do what he does. But somehow, if I do it, I might get arrested or may be not. May be I should act an ass like this guy does to get what I want to shoot. Then will my pictures will get as much attention as his guy's? I don't know aobut that...I need someone to promote my work...A lot of the time, it is not how good your work is but how good you or your agent promote your work to get you to be known...And I am sure he has the connection that makes him well known...
wikct2 2 years ago
whether you agree with his style or not doesn't matter. The point is he's making great prints. He understands what he's doing, he knows why he is shooting, and he could care less about anyone else. He reminds me of Dylan
grasswitharoot 2 years ago 3
Good pictures but his behavior is completely inacceptable
regionalsaint 2 years ago
So... what?
Genius? Art?
Bah...
caravanov 2 years ago
hehe.. last yr. ive watched this video , thinking .. what the hell!!! thats not right !!! ---but now taking street shots almost a year now ! all I can say is WOW !!! lol - --
and add this hes a MAGNUM photographer!!!
BxOxMxB 2 years ago
great video..but here in th UK if i shot like that I would get several beatings a day! LOL
jonfletcher147 2 years ago 5
agreed.
grif04 2 years ago
is that a reflex? and i think that the ISO must be around 800 or high
anyma19 2 years ago
It's a Leica. He's using flash so he could use 100 ISO and be fine.
This guy is so in-your-face! Not really my style to use flash like this but to each his own.
fodera6 2 years ago
mm youre right about the leica and the flash..
the street photography needs to have a little tact
anyma19 2 years ago
that is not rude, i mean its just a photo!
who care about the people that appear! is just street photography..and thios guy is amazing!
anyma19 2 years ago
Wow... I wish I had the courage to photography like this.... Who knows, I may give it a shot one day.
veganmo 2 years ago 2
No.......If you don't have the fame, you are nothing... Once you have the fame, the nothingness becomes everything.
vascularcylinder 2 years ago
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Darmgeschwulst 2 years ago
That is not artistic...
I love photography but i think this is rude...
rlauritta 2 years ago
vergewaltiger !!
Segler133 2 years ago
robert capa also did street photography. But whoever you listen to tell you his oppinion about him, he would tell you he is decrete. You didnt notice he was there.
anyway, I dont think this guy, magnum or whatever, can claim these pictures, it's anethical, stupid, megalomaniac, and egoistic
rockhardandloud 2 years ago 2
When you are famous, your shit smells like popcorn.
vascularcylinder 2 years ago 2
sweet or salty?
valenghi1 2 years ago
You know? It is kinda a mixture of the two, but more salty... XD
vascularcylinder 2 years ago
That is fucking stupid and rude!!! It is just a jerk with fame.
vascularcylinder 2 years ago 2
There's nothing there your just scaring people.
rustynasty143 2 years ago 2
I love this guy. Totally aggressive street photography approach. I thought I had been too aggressive before, but now I see just how far one can go.
Janakin 2 years ago
you really need another person to see this?
alexanderrrrrrrrr 2 years ago
thats not right. Nobody owns anyone, nobody owns the street. You can't do that and say this is my photograph. No its not yours. You are a silly old annoying man. Holding a camera does not give you any right to do that. Actually holding a camera should be like a burden. An extra weight. You should be thinking how to shoot and the object to come with caracter, and the shoot to have character rather than thinking ways to lift your career. where is your ethics? You should have humility against peopl
rockhardandloud 2 years ago
as usa rights of a photographer goes, as long as there are many people in a group around watching the same thing, and it's in a public accessible to everyone, it's permitted.
It's his style, why should anyone have anything against it?
shane6003PQ 2 years ago
Уматово
Alchevec 2 years ago
cool
fotografodeboda 2 years ago
Terrorist
bananarama666 2 years ago
The pictures are good, but I think that's because I've not seen the like before, however, I'm not a fan of the person. I know he say's he has no ethics, but that's not the same as empathy which every human needs to survive as part of society and I don't think he has this, such a shame.
RedheadCobweb 2 years ago
Na ennyit a személyiségi jogokról...
Pesten már kapott volna egy pofont az szinte biztos ;-)
kpjotr 2 years ago
2:40 lol
matrags 2 years ago
He doesn't capture the real expression because he's too invasive. A flash a few feet from someone's face is hardly going to provide a natural street shot, rather someone's hand up, trying to look away, certainly aware of the photographer. I admire his courage but not his work.
Fredolow 2 years ago 5
Just because its not your perfect ideal of what street photography is, doesnt mean its not good street photography. Look at some of his work from haiti and from the 60s and 70s and youll feel lame for not appreshiating his awesome work.
abcdenjoi94 2 years ago
Ethics > Techniques.
Photographer without proper ethics is fail, regardless at what he produce.
hertian 2 years ago 3
who says its not street photography?
if he uses a flash and doesnt capture real expression it just stops it being truly documentary. but its still street phtography
icklewillywoowoo 2 years ago
I'm referring to his work in relation to this piece, because that's what's being discussed here. Blasting a flash in someone's face from a couple of feet just seems like a very lazy approach to street photography, IMO. Guts, yes. Talent, no.
Fredolow 2 years ago 2
I agree in a way. He shoots people who don't smile and people who get flashed in their face will either look surprised or serious/angry. Never happy ,so the range of emotions is very limited or orginal.
royalsteven 2 years ago 2
i'm not so brave to take those kind of shots. even with my telephoto lens i get timid. lol
vkotis 2 years ago
He knows how to pick 'em because a real new yorker would knock that last tooth out of his mouth!
nef2442 2 years ago