william klein

  • Learn From the Masters: Lesson #6 Provoke Your Subjects

    “Rather than catching people unaware, they show the face they want to show. Unposed, caught unaware, they might reveal ambiguous expressions, brows creased in vague internal contemplation, illegible, perhaps meaningless. Why not allow the subject the possibility of revealing his attitude toward life, his neighbor, even the photographer?” – William Klein There is a general…

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  • 10 Lessons William Klein Has Taught Me About Street Photography

    William Klein is one of my favorite street photographers of all time. I think one of the things that I love most about him is his “I don’t give a fuck” attitude about the way he approached street photography how he did things his own way. He rebelled against many of the contemporary styles of photography…

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  • The Ink Soaked Street Photographs of Jack Hubbell (aka Cyclops-Optic)

    (From Song Tan and Seoul, South Korea © Jack Hubbell 1981-1983) – Flickr Eric’s Note: Today I am glad to feature the work of Jack Hubbell (Cyclops-Optic) on the blog today. Charlie Kirk turned me onto his work, citing the unique way he saw the world.  Jack: To have something in common with Eric Kim. What? Perhaps…

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