GARRY WINOGRAND

Masters of

Photography

Garry Winogrand

Born – 1928 in New York City Died – 1984 in Tijuana, Mexico

• Blunt Spoken • Sweet Natured

• Had the Voice of a New York Cabbie

• And Had the Intensity of “A Pig Hunting Truffles”

Was Mostly Unknown and Unrewarded While Alive

Garry Winogrand

Born – 1928 in New York City Died – 1984 in Tijuana, Mexico

• Blunt Spoken • Sweet Natured

• Had the Voice of a New York Cabbie

• And Had the Intensity of “A Pig Hunting Truffles”

Was Mostly Unknown and Unrewarded While Alive

Garry Winogrand

• Won A Guggenheim Fellowship • Was Featured in Edward Steichen’s Classic “Family of Man”

Exhibition

• Was Prominent in 2 Major Photography Shows at MOMA

Known As One of the Greatest Street Photographers

Garry Winogrand

His Work Was Prolific: * 35,000 Prints * 22,000 Contact Sheets (800,000 Images) * 45,000 35mm Color Transparencies * At His Death 6,500 Rolls Had Never Been Processed He Would Shoot an Entire Roll of Film in One Block, and Being Fearless He Would Stand Smiling or Nodding in Front Of His Subjects, Making Contact With Subjects Who Were Not Annoyed. As Obsessed as He Was With Shooting, Winogrand Showed Little Interest in How His Work Was Edited and Displayed – and Many of His Pictures Were Never Edited

Garry Winogrand

• He Shot With a Leica M4 – Mostly with 28mm Lenses

• Almost Never Developed His Film Immediately. He Deliberately Waited a Year or Two to Lose Memory of the Shoot to be More Objective With the Picture

• Had a Trademark of Skewed Horizons • He Pushed His Film (400) to 1200 to Shoot at a Faster Shutter

Garry Winogrand

Winogrand Sought and Achieved Artistic Independence from the Dominant Photographic Powers of the Day – Life, Colliers and Redbook. Magazine Work Provided Sustenance. Winogrand’s Work Broke Decisively with “Magazine Humanism” and Was His Own Independent Person! He Was Famously Cagey About His Art, His Technique, His Agenda….

GARRY WINOGRAND

20 Pictures

GARRY WINOGRAND

1928-1984

10 Things Garry Winogrand Can Teach You About Street Photography

1) Shoot, A Lot

2) Don’t Hesitate – Follow Your Gut

3) Smile When Shooting on the Streets

4) Don’t Shoot From the Hip

5) Don’t Crop

10 Things Garry Winogrand Can Teach You About Street Photography

6) Emotionally Detach Yourself From Your Photographs

7) Look At Great Photographs

8) Focus On Form and Content

9) Become Inspired by Things Outside of Photography

10) Love Life

10 Things Garry Winogrand Can Teach You About Street Photography

11) Don’t Call Yourself A Street Photographer

Winogrand’s Work is on Display at:

Smithsonian Museum National Gallery of Art

West Building – Ground Floor

March 2 – June 8, 2014

Cost - Free