Street Shots Bruce Gilden www.shootme-events.com

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[mdma111]

I wonder how many times he's had to replace a Leica after someone took it from him and shoved it up his arse.

[madshaunyboy]

@mdma111 lol made me laugh

[scrolex]

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

[5hinkuro]

@AndrewTraceur sigh. please refer to my previous comment, and good day sir

[AndrewTraceur]

@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.

[5hinkuro]

@AndrewTraceur and may your personality be less arrogant, pretentious and snide in reality than your youtube comments suggest. but this is also highly unlikely.

[AndrewTraceur]

@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.

[5hinkuro]

@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

[AndrewTraceur]

@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]

how the fuck is this talentless hack famous

[sdflksdfkfh]

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.

[marmadukejones]

Nice to see John Sergeant at 1:21

[Daydream2142]

@rahulv99 yea and no one cares about what you think.