Carterofmars
Well-known
I was on the subway heading into work from Queens and who do I see sitting in my train car; Bruce Gilden. I spoke with him briefly and asked him to sign a computer print out I was reading on my way into the office. The print out was a Mayima M7II review.
Really nice guy. He slapped me on the back.
Really nice guy. He slapped me on the back.
squirrel$$$bandit
Veteran
I have fantasized this many times...actually pretty much every time I'm in New York! Very cool. My fantasy of course involves photographing him photographing me.
Krzys
Well-known
http://inmotion.magnumphotos.com/search/node/gilden
Some neat essays by Gilden here...alot of people watch the street shots video on youtube and make their judgement yet there is so much more material
Some neat essays by Gilden here...alot of people watch the street shots video on youtube and make their judgement yet there is so much more material
xxloverxx
Shoot.
I was on the subway heading into work from Queens and who do I see sitting in my train car; Bruce Gilden. I spoke with him briefly and asked him to sign a computer print out I was reading on my way into the office. The print out was a Mayima M7II review.
Really nice guy. He slapped me on the back.
Lucky you!
I think you'll be keeping that review for a very long time
Spyro
Well-known
Heh, I even started a flickr group once upon a time called "dont smile, keep walking!", named after Bruce's subtle way of dealing with people on the street when taking their photo
dfoo
Well-known
I had to laugh at that comment
If you don't know how Bruce "communicates" with his subjects, I suggest you check on youtube. There are numerous videos showing his "communication style".
Phantomas
Well-known
Heh, I even started a flickr group once upon a time called "dont smile, keep walking!", named after Bruce's subtle way of dealing with people on the street when taking their photo
Haha, that's funny, I think I'm gonna join that group
finguanzo
Well-known
I always catch him too late..
cidereye
Film Freak
Bruce is a real character and some, I am very jealous!
His street vids on YouTube are great of course but for me this one (Bruce Has a Ball) is by far the best and his conversation with the English guy and photographing the old lady's necklace stand out points of total hilarity :- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dI-xKkCu3-c&playnext_from=TL&videos=C-d5IM9Ziv8
His street vids on YouTube are great of course but for me this one (Bruce Has a Ball) is by far the best and his conversation with the English guy and photographing the old lady's necklace stand out points of total hilarity :- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dI-xKkCu3-c&playnext_from=TL&videos=C-d5IM9Ziv8
Phantomas
Well-known
"I photograph characters" - I'm so using this line next time I make a small talk with strangers I try to shoot on the street
ruby.monkey
Veteran
Heh. I thought the opening post was going to continue with, "now how do I extract this lens from my nostril?"I had to laugh at that comment
Juan Valdenebro
Truth is beauty
I had never heard his name... After a few youtube videos, I see he speaks a lot more than his photographs do... I guess he might have interesting images somewhere, but I just couldn't find them.
Cheers,
Juan
Cheers,
Juan
Spyro
Well-known
hehe he is a bit of a chatterbox... but he is also a member of magnum, has earned countless fellowships, awards and grants and published numerous books.
Juan Valdenebro
Truth is beauty
Oh, yes, and he deserves a showbiz price too...
Cheers,
Juan
Cheers,
Juan
lxmike
M2 fan.
I like his Ganster essay, the shots in England, in the Haymarket and especially the Strawberry pub are a bit special as I work in Newcastle, grew up in Newcastle, (a tough city)and drink regularly in the Strawberry pub, (its directly across the road from St James Park football ground). I hadn't realised he had been arround there
Juan, it has nothing to do with this photographer (not my thing either)... your general tone on many threads is just somber and pessimistic. I have no ill intentions towards you for real. You obviously know your stuff.
Juan Valdenebro
Truth is beauty
That's not true... I keep talking very well about lots of photographers: Bresson, Atget, Newton, Frank, Winogrand, etc., and I even do it about totally unknown to me ones, like the great Ravilious shared some weeks ago -for a second time- by another member. And I also thank other members constantly for their shots.
Very few times I've said here on RFF there's something I don't like.
Cheers,
Juan
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Renzsu
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That little video of him on the streets of Manhattan doesn't really tell you a lot about his work.. check the Coney Island video or the one about gangsters.. I love his style, and please, if you think he's a rude guy.. pff. Waiters in Paris are rude, this guy is just being honest.
Juan Valdenebro
Truth is beauty
Hi Renzsu,
Just in case it's me you're talking to: I never used the word rude.
I said I saw several videos and found his shots irrelevant.
I said he needs to be taken as a public figure more than just his photographs.
And he's on his own right, of course. And I'm on mine.
As always on forums, just a personal appreciation...
Cheers,
Juan
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Krzys
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Dan Wagner, I've only ever seen him advance manually.