William Klein
William Klein is an American photographer and filmmaker who is well known for his iconic street and fashion photography. His unusual photographic techniques and ability to fully engage with his subjects has produced a phenomenal body of work.
Originally a painter and sculptor, Klein achieved fame whilst working for Vogue as a fashion photographer and for his photo essays on various cities, including his hometown of New York.
He was awarded the Prix Nadar in 1957, the Royal Photographic Society’s Centenary Medal and Honorary Fellowship in 1999, and the Outstanding Contribution to Photography Award at the Sony World Photography Awards in 2012.
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- 10 Lessons William Klein Has Taught Me About Street Photography By Eric Kim
- An interview with William Klein in the Guardian
- A gallery of William Klein’s photographs
Dadio Moriyama
Dadio Moriyama is a Japanese street photographer famous for depicting a forever changing post-war Japan. His high contrast images of untold subjects provide a glimpse into a kind darkness which we sometimes miss or ignore.
For Dadio simplicity is key, he doesn’t use expensive cameras or worry if his focus or settings aren’t perfect – for him capturing the feeling in the moment is the most important part.
Dadio has published countless photography books and has exhibited his work in some of the world’s most prestigious galleries. In 2012, he received the Infinity Award for Lifetime Achievement from the International Center of Photography.
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- Dadio Moriyama’s Official Website
- 5 Lessons Dadio Moriyama Has Taught Me – By Eric Kim
- Tokyo: The City That Came Out Of The Shadows
Castro Frank
Castro Frank is a contemporary street photographer who captures societal issues and forces us to remember the forgotten. His work is fueled by a passion to connect with his subjects on an emotional level – producing an honest and heartfelt body of work.
Hailing from Los Angles, Frank began his photography journey after working in a film development studio. He quickly fell for the form and bought his first film camera.
Frank has been featured in numerous publications and his work is highly sought after by collectors. He is an exciting modern day street photographer, who is setting the bar in an image saturated world.
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Long Thanh
Long Thanh is a black and white street photographer from Vietnam who only uses film and develops all his work by hand. He is one of Vietnam’s most famous and prolific photographers.
Born in 1951, Long Thanh has been mastering the art of photography since he was just 13 years old. He is the beholder of an impressive collection of cameras including Leica, Hasselblad, Rolleiflex, and Mamiya to name a few.
Thanh’s work has featured in galleries and publications all over the world. He has been winning international competitions since the eighties, and continues to produce a captivating canon of work.
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Henri Cartier-Bresson
The Godfather of street photography – Henri Cartier-Bresson was a master and pioneer of the candid photograph. He was the author of the renowned ‘The Descisive Moment’.
Born in France in 1908, Henri began experimenting with cameras from an early age and also developed a keen interest in surrealist painters, which heavily influenced him throughout his career.
He described his approach to photography in these terms, “For me the camera is a sketch book, an instrument of intuition and spontaneity, the master of the instant which, in visual terms, questions and decides simultaneously. It is by economy of means that one arrives at simplicity of expression.”
Cartier-Bresson received a remarkable number of prizes and awards. He died at his home in Provence on the 3rd of August 2004, a few weeks short of his 96th birthday.
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Love the photos and piece here in this. I did a number on Klein on the blog. I never knew he actually came from a bit of money but his father lost it all in the stock market.
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