Joel Meyerowitz ->
By: Alexander Vura
By: Alexander Vura
"You look one moment and there's everything, next moment it's gone."
The majority of Joel Meyerowitz's work consists of street photography and location photography. His photos capture life around him through people or the enviroment. The majority of these photos are in urban areas, like New York.
A large portion of what inspires him is the desire to capture feeling moments, reflected by the eailer quote. He's also drawn to getting interesting photos of everyday life. He has been quoted saying, 'I want to have an experience in the world that is a deepening experience that makes me feel alive and awake and conscious.' He has also said Robert Frank was a big inspiration to him.
Somethings I found interesting about him
He's described himself as a 'street shooter' and enjoys urban life. I think it's interesting how's he's able to capture an essence though his photos.
He's trying to take one 'ordinary' self-portrait everday for a year
He's a swimmer, twin
He works whenever he feels like it as of now
His printer set-up is in the hayloft of the old barn in Tuscany
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The purpose of his work is to capture beauty in everyday life. Some of his work, like his photographs of ground zero serve to capture historical moments. It gives a view into his surroundings, from his prespective.
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I like his work because I'm a big city fan, that's what drew me to him off the bat. He takes something that's nothing to the eye but a feeling, and brings out its beauty. I love the fact he can just photograph people walking in the street and make that something. That's really cool.
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His work inspired me to take photos of just ordinary moments. People, buildings, try to make them be interesting. I was inspired by the fact he could just take a moment on the street and make it something beautiful. I found myself constantly taking photos of everything in a couple cities, just things I found cool.
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I took this photo during our first snow day in Columbus. The photo is cool to me, because of the moment it captures- a dad and daughter enjoying the snow. I was standing up on a bridge and just got lucky enough to catch the shot.
https://www.joelmeyerowitz.com/
https://the-talks.com/interview/joel-meyerowitz/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_Meyerowitz
https://www.icp.org/browse/archive/constituents/joel-meyerowitz?all/all/all/all/0
https://www.artsy.net/artist/joel-meyerowitz
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