Joel Meyerowitz

Today I walked around Manhattan with my Digital set up. This has become a rare thing for me since I have gotten used to being formal with my camera. Becoming so formal with my camera is a chain that im now breaking free of. I was really inspired last week looking at my old photographs and seeing the rawness of my approach. Before posting a few images of my own from a brief exploration of Manhattan I wanted to post up some images of Joel Meyerowitz. Joel is one of the most famous photographers and also a 2 time Guggenheim fellow . Below this is a breif intorduction on Joel, and some images. Enjoy.

Joel Meyerowitz is an award-winning photographer whose work has appeared in over 350 exhibitions in museums and galleries around the world. He was born in New York in 1938. He began photographing in 1962. He is a “street photographer” in the tradition of Henri Cartier-Bresson and Robert Frank, although he works exclusively in color. As an early advocate of color photography (mid-60’s), Meyerowitz was instrumental in changing the attitude toward the use of color photography from one of resistance to nearly universal acceptance. His first book, Cape Light, is considered a classic work of color photography and has sold more than 100,000 copies during its 25-year life. He is the author of 15 other books, including Aftermath: The World Trade Center Archive, Bystander: The History of Street Photography, and Tuscany: Inside the Light.