zauhar
Veteran
Just saw the sad news.
Will miss his incredible talent and wit.
Will miss his incredible talent and wit.
raid
Dad Photographer
R.I.P. Bill Cunningham.
charjohncarter
Veteran
I don't know him or his work, why not post a selections of his works. Google just has photos of him.
froyd
Veteran
Pablito
coco frío
A photographer's photographer. Absolutely passionate and engaged, right to the end. One could not help but admire him, even though, in my case, I have little to no interest in what drove him (clothes and style).
danielsterno
making soup from mud
here you go…. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJnR_L0QCSg
rogue_designer
Reciprocity Failure
I saw that he'd had a stroke. Didn't see that he had died. A sad day. RIP Bill.
finguanzo
Well-known
Richard G
Veteran
Wonderful character with a great eye and a kind and generous soul. He had a unique vision and backed it. The documentary on him was enthralling but it went one step too far which was a very sad moment.
dmc
Bessa Driver
Sunday mornings will never be the same. Rest In Peace, Bill.
tunalegs
Pretended Artist
I don't think it went too far, even though I felt it was uncomfortable territory. If it is the scene I think you are referring to, I hope it gives people some hint of the sort of pressures our society puts on people to conform to arbitrary standards that are presumed "normal". It's a reminder that even really great, strong personalities sometimes can't escape those pressures.
In any event, I'm not much of one for fashion, but Bill knew what he wanted to get pictures of and he went out and got it, and that is always admirable. The world needs more people like him.
gilpen123
Gil
Amazing that he uses a low end dslr and ear;her a manual focus FM2.... http://whouseswhatcamera.com/2011/09/07/what-camera-does-bill-cunningham-use-nikon-fuji/
Rest in Peace!
Rest in Peace!
Ruffmeister
Member
Incredible talent and a great eye.
Watched a documentary a while back of him in New York. A great photographer, with such an attachment to his work. Saw the news of this just now :-(
Watched a documentary a while back of him in New York. A great photographer, with such an attachment to his work. Saw the news of this just now :-(
Aristophanes
Well-known
A self-taught genius with an incredible backstory. And a great photographer. He deserved all his honours and acclaim with that humbleness of his.
mike rosenlof
Insufficient information
I'm watching (and enjoying!) the documentary linked in #8 above. If you do the Amazon Prime thing, it's available there at better image quality. Fascinating stuff!
easyrider
Photo addict
Times obit with slide show
Times obit with slide show
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/26/style/bill-cunningham-legendary-times-fashion-photographer-dies-at-87.html?_r=1
Times obit with slide show
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/26/style/bill-cunningham-legendary-times-fashion-photographer-dies-at-87.html?_r=1
raid
Dad Photographer
I watched every minute of this documentary. It made me smile.
Godfrey
somewhat colored
A friend sent me this NYT link: New York Times - Bill Cunningham
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Sorry, I saw this had been posted just a couple of hours ago after I posted.
G
BlackXList
Well-known
I've watched it a number of times, and I honestly don't know what you're referring to here?
Bill is a huge loss, a truly gentle soul, and so utterly committed to his craft and his vision.
taemo
eat sleep shoot
rewatched his documentary again earlier in memory of Bill, RIP