Resources for Intermediate's Photo Assignment: Candid (The Everyday)

C a n d i d (The Everyday)

Candid shots: unposed, informal, uncontrived, impromptu, natural. Drawing from the tradition of street photography (a type of documentary photography that features subjects in candid situations within public places such as streets) you will look to explore the odd, funny, bizarre, righteous, poignant, dynamic, uncanny, surreal, absurd, and tragic-to name a few-through your lens, drawing from the everyday. 

Links to review:

Nan Goldin

http://www.matthewmarks.com/new-york/artists/nan-goldin/selected-works/

©Nan Goldin

Ryan Mcginley

http://ryanmcginley.com

©Ryan Mcginley

Martin Parr

http://www.martinparr.com/index1.html

© Martin Parr

Lee Friedlander

http://fraenkelgallery.com/artists/lee-friedlander

©Lee Friedlander

Street Photography Now (Book, Thames and Hudson, 2012) Authors Pics

http://www.flickr.com/groups/spnp_authors_picks/

Helen Levitt

http://www.lensculture.com/levitt.html

© Helen Levitt

Roy DeCarava (Interview on Fresh Air)

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=114287231

©Roy DeCarava 

Wolfgang Tillmans (Exhibition Catalog)

http://tillmans.co.uk/images/stories/pdf/Wolfgang_Tillmans_Moderna_Museet_2012_online_catalogue_ENG_200dpi_3.pdf

Internationally renowned artist Wolfgang Tillmans, the first photographer to win the Turner Prize, talks about his work. University of Brighton 13/10/2010

http://vimeo.com/26537857

©Wolfgang Tillmans

Zoe Strauss

http://www.zoestrauss.com/

©Zoe Strauss

Long Shot - Photo Marathon

Photo Center NW is having a 24 hour Photo-thon called Long Shot from June 17th 6pm-18th 6pm.  While this Photo-thon is based in Seattle participation can be world wide!  You can shoot during part or all of the 24 hours, join a team, meet up with people or go it alone. The subject matter is completely up to you as well!

Why Participate?
The money you collect as pledges goes to funding the Photo Center's education and outreach programs.  This event also seeks to celebrate photography and community!

You also get to submit photos for the exhibition which will be held on July 23rd.  Every photographer who submits their work from the Photo-thon will have at least one photo in the exhibition.

For more detailed information you can go to the Long Shot Website.







If you would like to start a team here in Pullman leave a comment on this post or email Kaitlin at Kaitlinleephotography@hotmail.com.

Kaitlin is already registered for this Photo Marathon!

William Eggleston

William Eggleston came upon photography in the early 1960's at which time he abandoned a traditional education and started learning from photo books by such artists as Walker Evans, Henri Cartier-Bresson and Robert Frank.  While he started in the traditional black and white photography he quickly dropped that for color photography which at the time was only being used for commercial advertising.  In 1976 with a ground breaking one-person show at the Museum of Modern Art, New York Eggleston mounted his show "Color Photographs"  and created his reputation as a pioneer of color photography!

Eggleston photographs mundane and everyday subjects.  Most of the time I am unsure why I love his photographs as much as I do but they do honestly draw me in.  He assumes a neutral gaze as he documents the south.  Everything from a kids bike to a trailer hitch is photographed with equal importance.  He brings importance to the things we pass over, ignore or barely see in the grand scope of walking through our every day life.

I grabbed a just a few of his photos that caught my eye today from his official website the Eggleston Trust.

Vivian Maier - Nanny turned Street Photographer

Vivian Maier is a new little sensation.  Her photographs were discovered by John Maloof at an auction in Chicago where she lived an worked as a Nanny.  She passed away in 2009 at the age of 83 as an undiscovered street photographer.  Her images are stunning and capture raw life in chicago that is so intimate and personal.  The general outline of her life has been pieced together but there are still many questions about how she gained her photographic knowledge and keen eye.

(these are just a few of my favorite recently posted images by Maier)


John Maloof purchased over 100,000 negatives and about 20-30,000 undeveloped rolls which he is currently working on developing.  Maloof had no idea how big these would get but posted a few of Maier's images on a photography website and watched them become internet sensations.  They have captured the attention of many from news stations to galleries wishing to exhibit her work. Her first US exhibition is at the Chicago Cultural Center!

You can see Maier's photographs posted frequently on a blog dedicated to her by Maloof.  There will also be a book and movie produced by Maloof of her work.


Here are a few videos on her as well
CBS
Chicago Tonight
"Finding Vivian Maier"- an intro to what will be a feature length film