Just Received the New Winogrand Book

[Rick Waldroup]

Seeing as how I was not going to be able to see the traveling exhibition, I pre-ordered Garry Winogrand from Amazon and it arrived just a couple of days ago. It is very, very impressive- especially the editorial text, which makes for great reading. I found out a few things about him that I did not know before. And the quality of the printing is just excellent.

This makes a really welcome addition to my photo book library.

I highly recommend it to anyone who is a fan of his work or for those who appreciate street photography. Great stuff.

P.S.- I envy you guys and gals who have seen the show or plan to see it. I have seen a few of his prints before at the Amon Carter Museum in Fort Worth, but I would love to be able to see this new show.

 

[MichaelW]

I'd like to see some birds eye view photos of some open pages from the book, if the OP or anyone else feels inclined to do this. I'm interested in seeing how the pages are laid out, amount of white space around the photos, that sort of thing. I've been searching around the 'net the past few weeks - generally someone out there is doing this for new photo books, but I haven't found anything on the Winogrand book.

http://emirco.blogspot.com.au/2013/03/garry-winogrands-book.html
Found some here. Seems odd they didn't go for a landscape format for this book. Oh well, off to order a copy.

 

[jsrockit]

I just ordered it today finally. Look forward to seeing it.

 

[willie_901]

I received my copy last week.

It is a wonderful book. I plan to slowly study it this weekend.

The HB version's quality is excellent.

 

[Rick Waldroup]

I'd like to see some birds eye view photos of some open pages from the book, if the OP or anyone else feels inclined to do this. I'm interested in seeing how the pages are laid out, amount of white space around the photos, that sort of thing. I've been searching around the 'net the past few weeks - generally someone out there is doing this for new photo books, but I haven't found anything on the Winogrand book.

http://emirco.blogspot.com.au/2013/03/garry-winogrands-book.html
Found some here. Seems odd they didn't go for a landscape format for this book. Oh well, off to order a copy.

Yes, the way the book is laid out is a bit unusual. There is a lot of white space around the photos as they basically only put one photo per page and seeing as how Winogrand usually shot horizontally, it would have seemed logical to print the book in a landscape format. There are a few pages that have two photos on them, but most of them have just one. But, it does not bother me at all as I find myself immersed in this fascinating book. It really is one of the better photo books I have purchased, in a long time.

 

[Michael Markey]

That`s good to hear Rick ...mine comes next week.

 

[Highway 61]

Thanks a bunch for the reminder. Mine is now on its way to me.

 

[grandallj]

Buying this book is money well spent. I can't wait to see the exhibit in DC next year.

 

[Steve Bellayr]

Title and author. Thank you.

 

[gns]

May be the best Winogrand book of all. What do you think?

 

[Rick Waldroup]

May be the best Winogrand book of all. What do you think?

I agree. What makes this book so interesting is the amount of photos that have never been seen before, as well as many of his better known images. However, something I was really not expecting, is the excellent articles in the book about Winogrand and the times he lived in. It makes for great reading as well as viewing some outstanding photography.

I think it may be the best book showcasing his photography.

 

[MichaelW]

Is it only B&W, or are there some colour photos? It'd be great if some of the photos from the 1964 book were included.
http://www.flickr.com/groups/onthestreet/discuss/72157617417703729/
http://buenopowerphotography.blogspot.com.au/2012/09/day-258-of-365-garry-winogrands-1964.html

 

[gns]

Is it only B&W, or are there some colour photos? It'd be great if some of the photos from the 1964 book were included.
http://www.flickr.com/groups/onthestreet/discuss/72157617417703729/
http://buenopowerphotography.blogspot.com.au/2012/09/day-258-of-365-garry-winogrands-1964.html

There are no color images in the show or book. I think, in the interest of presenting a more cohesive body of work, the color pictures were not addressed.

Ditto for breaking up the work according to Winogrand's projects (The Animals, Public Relations, etc). The show is divided into 3 general chronological sections, but even this division is downplayed. Hence, there is a continuity presented across his entire career. And the many "New" pictures seem chosen to support that.

The only baffling exception to this was the inclusion in the show of some 8mm movie footage that Winogrand shot. It is displayed on a video monitor in the corner of one of the galleries.

 

[Out to Lunch]

Thanks for the heads-up. I've just ordered a copy.

 

[jsrockit]

I have to admit, the newer work didn't live up to the hype for me on first look through. Plenty of reading material that I haven't got to yet, but the images weren't as strong as I've come to expect from his other books. Of course there are great ones in there at times, but a lot of filler IMO. Maybe it'll grow on me.

 

[Dacnard]

I just visit the exposition on SF MOMA yesterday and acquired a copy. It is a very good book, a must. I am really happy with it and I encourage everybody to get a copy.

 

[PMCC]

I have to admit, the newer work didn't live up to the hype for me on first look through.

An interesting point worth pondering. Back in 1988 Szarkowski said that GW's work declined once he left NYC for good. Rubinfien, who curated the new (i.e., previously unseen and mostly later) work, suggests otherwise, that there was a shift but not a decline, and that Szarkowski didn't have the benefit of seeing much of the later work. Indeed, not even GW himself lived to see much of it. There's a difference but it's hard to put my finger on just what. I'm mulling over whether the difference is more in GW (who was in personal extremis, and was shooting with a motor drive from a car window as he was being driven around) or more in his new surroundings (LA and the SW opposed to NYC, where he did his work on foot in neighborhoods well-known to him over time). I wonder if the way the exhibit and the book are organized may obscure a bit the transitions in GW's career.

 

[Colin Corneau]

I simply can't imagine ANY credible work being done by sticking a camera out a car window and laying on the motor drive -- "spray and pray", is one term I've heard for that.

It seems that the exhibition would answer the question of whether that stage in GW's career was a "shift" or simply the end stage of what we'd now call obsessive-compulsive disorder.

 

[Rick Waldroup]

I simply can't imagine ANY credible work being done by sticking a camera out a car window and laying on the motor drive -- "spray and pray", is one term I've heard for that.

It seems that the exhibition would answer the question of whether that stage in GW's career was a "shift" or simply the end stage of what we'd now call obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Yes, it makes you wonder, doesn't it?

There all kinds of stories about Winogrand and his last year or so taking pictures.

I find the book fascinating and disturbing at the same time, very much like most of his work.

 

[sepiareverb]

Looking forward to seeing this book, but really looking forward to a real biography of Winogrand which might give some insight into just what he thought he was doing in LA. If there is anyone who knows...