Bystander: A History Of Street Photography
Logan Daugherty
Mrs. Schroder
Photography I
29 April, 2017
Joel Meyerowitz Joel Meyerowitz, a photographer born in New York, best known for his street photography and landscape. Meyerowitz was not set out to be a photographer when he first entered college, but decided painting, medical drawing, and art directing for an advertising agency could not compare to photography. After collaborating on an advertising project with Robert Frank in 1962, he started to teach himself the art of photography. The influence Frank had on him was huge. As he made his way back from the shoot he found himself finding a meaning to everything he passed and wanted to photograph it. By the time he made it back to his office his boss asked him how the shoot went. Meyerowitz …show more content…
Louis and the Arch (1980), Wildflowers (1983), Redheads (1990), Bay/Sky (1993) and At the Water's Edge (1996). He also co-authored Bystander: A History of Street Photography (1993). In 1998 Meyerowitz produced his first filmed, Pop, which consisted of his travels with his son and father through a three week period. The film was described as “funny, sweet, dark, disturbing, depressing and inspiring”, mostly because of his father suffering from Alzheimer’s disease and the obstacles faced on the trip. It clearly shows the difficulty of aging and the importance of memory. His popularity from these publications gave him advantages such as, being the only photographer given unrestricted access to group zero during the time of 9/11. He photographed the aftermath of the fallen building along with the belongings found in the piles of dust. He documents the aching work of rescue, recovery, demolition, and unearthing. Knowing the importance of the 9/11 photos he had taken, he created an exhibition consisting of 28 photos. Between 2001 and 2004, the exhibition, “After September 11: Images from Ground Zero”, traveled to more than 200 cities in 60 countries, and was seen by over three and a half million people. Meyerowitz has exhibitions in many major public collections, such as the Museum of Modern Art (New York), the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York), and the Whitney Museum of American Art (New York). He also won many awards such as, Photographer of the Year (Friends of Photography in 1981), Photography book of the year (American Society of Media Photography in 1986), and Photographer of the year (Japan in 1990). Meyerowitz still lives and works in New York
Mrs. Schroder
Photography I
29 April, 2017
Joel Meyerowitz Joel Meyerowitz, a photographer born in New York, best known for his street photography and landscape. Meyerowitz was not set out to be a photographer when he first entered college, but decided painting, medical drawing, and art directing for an advertising agency could not compare to photography. After collaborating on an advertising project with Robert Frank in 1962, he started to teach himself the art of photography. The influence Frank had on him was huge. As he made his way back from the shoot he found himself finding a meaning to everything he passed and wanted to photograph it. By the time he made it back to his office his boss asked him how the shoot went. Meyerowitz …show more content…
Louis and the Arch (1980), Wildflowers (1983), Redheads (1990), Bay/Sky (1993) and At the Water's Edge (1996). He also co-authored Bystander: A History of Street Photography (1993). In 1998 Meyerowitz produced his first filmed, Pop, which consisted of his travels with his son and father through a three week period. The film was described as “funny, sweet, dark, disturbing, depressing and inspiring”, mostly because of his father suffering from Alzheimer’s disease and the obstacles faced on the trip. It clearly shows the difficulty of aging and the importance of memory. His popularity from these publications gave him advantages such as, being the only photographer given unrestricted access to group zero during the time of 9/11. He photographed the aftermath of the fallen building along with the belongings found in the piles of dust. He documents the aching work of rescue, recovery, demolition, and unearthing. Knowing the importance of the 9/11 photos he had taken, he created an exhibition consisting of 28 photos. Between 2001 and 2004, the exhibition, “After September 11: Images from Ground Zero”, traveled to more than 200 cities in 60 countries, and was seen by over three and a half million people. Meyerowitz has exhibitions in many major public collections, such as the Museum of Modern Art (New York), the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York), and the Whitney Museum of American Art (New York). He also won many awards such as, Photographer of the Year (Friends of Photography in 1981), Photography book of the year (American Society of Media Photography in 1986), and Photographer of the year (Japan in 1990). Meyerowitz still lives and works in New York