Amazing document on how Garry Winogrand would operate.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eitfGxc6vbw

The way he manipulate his Leica... how he looks in the viewfinder so quickly engaging the next film frame in the almost the same gesture that he click. Also how close he went to people to shoot them (he would have hard times today).

I don't shoot street, well that's not true I do but just not good, but he is one of my photographic hero's. I love his view of the world. Thanks for the link.

Yes, you are probably right in a sense that he knew "how" to do it (and that was part of his huge talent). But the man was clicking so much everyone / everywhere and I think that the probability and the number of times that he would get hassled is much higher today (not necessarily by people he would shot but also by authority clercks around)

wonderful.... reminiscent of Robert Frank, whose exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art I have recently been honoured to see.......

Thanks for sharing.

You don't have other option than getting close whith those short Leica lenses...

I know what you mean Jaques, but Bruce Gilden is much more 'in your face' than Winogrand was and he seems to get away with it. There are some videos on youtube that show him in action in New York. ( mind you, he'd get thumped trying that in London! )

I love thew way Winogrand seemed to pass his Lieca accross his face rather than holding it and obviously framing a shot. I think he was a bit compulsive/obsessive though. A genius too ;-)

Very interesting to see him at work , thanks for the link !

Yes indeed. Don't know quite much about Bruce Gilden (have to check out more). But I think that for Winogrand the composition/framing matters more than the "In the face" idea. Has to do with use of wide angle, as Balazs pointed out.

That is what amazes me the most. He did frame, but so quickly. He was fast, very fast... was a second nature.

A great collection of contemporary photography, featuring some excellent 1X artists as well:

http://www.vasodeaguablog.com/

Thanks for sharing, good stuffs and indeed they have Moses (Stell), Doro (Rapp), Julien (Legrand) plus some others... By the way it seems that I often stumble on the very same names when browsing such photo blogs... Is the photog community such a small world ? or maybe at least the one that is actively exposed on the web ?

Thanks Balazs & from that link there are many more new & not so new links. Indeed great stuff!

that is why i got a ricoh gx200..... to make me go closer.... no choice about that.

the only problem is i am still too shy :)