Met Bruce Gilden this morning on the way to work...

[Carterofmars]

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. 😀

 

[squirrel$$$bandit]

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]

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

 

[xxloverxx]

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]

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]

... or how he communicated with his subjects.

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]

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]

I always catch him too late..

 

[cidereye]

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

 

[Phantomas]

"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]

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".

Heh. I thought the opening post was going to continue with, "now how do I extract this lens from my nostril?"

 

[Juan Valdenebro]

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

 

[Spyro]

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]

Oh, yes, and he deserves a showbiz price too...

Cheers,

Juan

 

[lxmike]

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

 

[jsrockit]

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]

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.

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

 

[Renzsu]

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]

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.

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

 

[Krzys]

Dan Wagner, I've only ever seen him advance manually.