If you've ever wondered what is the best street photograph ever I've got something for you. It's not the definite answer, it's rather a push in a right direction or a friendly advice.
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Someone asked me yesterday about the picture of Kenny - how was it taken, what settings, how did I approach Kenny etc...
Read MoreI’ll focus on just this one photo essay by
Bruce Gilden. He is a highly controversial photographer, pages after
pages could be written just about him.
This essay is known either as a “Picnic with a Gangster” or “Picnic with
Sergey”. As you can imagine Sergey is a (small time-time)gangster. He
‘s Russian who’s whole life has been shaped by Soviet Union. He’s
familiar to me a little, I am Polish and I’ve seen this type before a
few times.
If you want to be a better photographer you need to study the masters. Buy their books, look at their photographs, find out how they work and think. One of the masters for me is Trent Parke. I'll skip the bio note here. All the information can be found on the Magnum website (his photographs as well) My favorite work of his is the series of photos taken during a trip around Australia (Minutes to Midnight) which took more than 2 years to complete.
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