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franklinh · 07/22/06, 11:34 PM

Try reading "Bystander: A History of Street Photography" by Colin Westerbeck and Joel Meyerowitz. First published in 1994. Paperback in 2001. It's available for $35.00 US plus shipping from JoelMeyerowitz.com - in the store section of his web site.

But, you know I thing you are going to have to rely on photographs to crystallize what street photography means for you - not words, to bundle the concept up neatly for yourself. After all there is only the photograph.....

For many I think it means "Art Found, L'Art Trouve" instead of "L'Art Recherche, Art Constructed". But even for those words to hold up under scrutiny you have to realize that Weegee, Winogrand, and Bresson positioned themselves in a frame of reference to capture their slices of life.

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franklinh Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 05/20/06 Location: Seattle Posts: 113	Re: Looking for a definition of [Street Photography] Try reading "Bystander: A History of Street Photography" by Colin Westerbeck and Joel Meyerowitz. First published in 1994. Paperback in 2001. It's available for $35.00 US plus shipping from JoelMeyerowitz.com - in the store section of his web site. But, you know I thing you are going to have to rely on photographs to crystallize what street photography means for you - not words, to bundle the concept up neatly for yourself. After all there is only the photograph..... For many I think it means "Art Found, L'Art Trouve" instead of "L'Art Recherche, Art Constructed". But even for those words to hold up under scrutiny you have to realize that Weegee, Winogrand, and Bresson positioned themselves in a frame of reference to capture their slices of life. Last edited by franklinh : 07/22/06 at 11:37 PM.