In Collaboration with Magnum Photo LEICA M-SYSTEM 2012 WALL CALENDAR SHOWCASES WORK OF INTERNATIONAL MAGNUM PHOTOGRAPHERS Solms, Germany (November 30, 2011) - Leica Camera AG, in conjunction with Magnum Photos, presents the Leica M-System wall calendar for 2012. Titled ‘Past. Present. Future.,’ the calendar shares its name with the motto of the partnership between Magnum [more...]
Light vs Dark This October I hosted the first Halloween Street Photography workshop here in NYC. The ice storm cleared and the parade went off without a hitch. The costumes were out of this world as thousand of people descended on the West Village. It went so well that another one is already scheduled for [more...]
by Danny Lyon Occupy Thanksgiving 2011 In fifty years of traveling, of talking with, of photographing people I have often wondered “Is America a Country?” The disparity of culture, of wealth, of a people often at odds with each other makes me wonder what is it that unites us, if anything? Our history is divided [more...]
A Surrealist Photographer [ HENRI CARTIER-BRESSON ] What do the Surrealist Manifesto and Cartier-Bresson have to do with each other? After his 1947 show at the Museum of Modern Art, Robert Capa advised Cartier- Bresson to stop calling himself a Surrealist Photographer. Years later Cartier-Bresson agreed that Capa’s advice was sound. The Manifesto While [more...]
London England The Symposium Behind the Scenes While I am on the other side of the ocean, in New York, Magnum London is planning a symposium to discuss the findings of the new book Magnum Contact Sheets. My copy arrived a few weeks ago. The book is a whopping 506 pages long and contains contact [more...]
Wait for It Patience is a game Cartier-Bresson played all over the world. He must have sat for countless hours waiting for just the right subject to appear. Somedays the pictures came together and other days they remained blank slates. Friday Thoughts On this auspicious Friday 11.11.11, I wanted to give you a few pictures [more...]
Respect Your Elders We spend hours with our cameras. When we are not shooting, we pour over images, edit, learn and fumble our way to the next body of work. Maintaining perspective can be a challenge. Why not put the senior photographers to work for us? Lessons from a Hobbyist For as long as [more...]
Christie’s: 100 Photographs November 11th, 2011 The holidays are just around the corner, so why not treat yourself to a photograph by Henri Cartier- Bresson? A slice of Master pie would taste great for the holidays. What’s For Sale This morning I had a look through the Christies on line catalogue of prints being [more...]
Photographer, Writer, & Bookmaker A photographer with an opinion is a dangerous combination. It is the fear of any great regime that a single individual has access to the tools of propaganda, which can be used to call attention to the problems hiding under our noses. Last Minute Change Its always confusing meeting someone [more...]
Photographs, Mainly of Women A Secret Evening Salon Ceil 15th Street and 5th Ave Tonight Friday November 11th from 7-9PM For those of you who missed William Juseck in the Up & Coming interview we did a few months ago, here is another chance to catch him in person. Will is famously shy, so be [more...]