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Behind the Gare Saint Lazare by Henri Cartier Bresson (1932)
Photography, Street, Documentary Martin Kaninsky 9/28/19 Photography, Street, Documentary Martin Kaninsky 9/28/19

Behind the Gare Saint Lazare by Henri Cartier Bresson (1932)

Today I would like to talk about a very special photo. A photo that basically marks the beginning of snapshot photography. Taken by legendary street photographer Henri Cartier Bresson. Lets check out the Place de l'Europe Gare Saint Lazare.

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The Kiss by the Hôtel de Ville by Robert Doisneau
Photography, Street Martin Kaninsky 7/14/19 Photography, Street Martin Kaninsky 7/14/19

The Kiss by the Hôtel de Ville by Robert Doisneau

Today I want to talk about this particular picture “The Kiss, also known as the Kiss by Hotel de Ville.”

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Helen Levitt - the most celebrated and least known photographer of her time
Photographers, Street Martin Kaninsky 5/22/19 Photographers, Street Martin Kaninsky 5/22/19

Helen Levitt - the most celebrated and least known photographer of her time

Today I would like to talk about the American photographer who is more like a photographer’s photographer. Admired by her colleagues but not that well known herself. Let's check out this amazing street photographer Helen Levitt

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Saul Leiter - The Man Searching For Beauty
Photographers, Street Martin Kaninsky 5/5/19 Photographers, Street Martin Kaninsky 5/5/19

Saul Leiter - The Man Searching For Beauty

Today I would like to talk about the American photographer who helped to shape the New York School of photography, someone who is said to be a pioneer of color photography. The man searching for beauty Lets talk about Saul Leiter.

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Louis Stettner
Louis Stettner

“I have never been interested in photographs based solely on aesthetics, divorced from reality. I also doubt very much whether this is possible.”

Louis Faurer
Louis Faurer

“I have an intense desire to record life as I see it, as I feel it.”

Jan Groover
Jan Groover

“Formalism is everything.”

Sam Haskins
Sam Haskins

“All too frequently the amateur will purchase a fine modern camera and proceed to use it for making the most elementary simple snapshots. This surely is like playing ‘Chopsticks’ on a concert grand piano.”

Lee Friedlander
Lee Friedlander

"Photography is like fishing. You go out, and sometimes you catch something."


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