WNYC Street Shots: Bruce Gilden
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- Опубликовано: 30 сен 2024
- Hunting for characters on the Streets of New York City with Magnum Photographer Bruce Gilden. Visit WNYC's Street Shots for more videos and a chance to share your own Street photographs: www.wnyc.org/st...
I love how he dressed up like a fisherman to basically go fishing for pictures
The vest is actually really good because it’s substitutes for a camera bag. You can fit all your gear inside without worrying about someone stealing your bag
Love how this videos 14 years old and still ends up on my feed
@@OllieConnorsFilms I love his work and it's so sad how some ppl can't look past someone's outfit....with that said u sure did a good job at explaining to his vest is awesome!
@@marshnate1the way he photographs is unacceptable... Jumps onto the people like there is no tomorrow... No respect for his subjects nor for the context... I don't like the way he works.
It's amazing he hasn't caught a fist.
he must have his ISO set to "a-hole"
best setting ever
lmao
Smug individual .
Tiny dinkle complex.
After 4 years. Funniest joke ever
😂
His style of taking photo (sudden movements) is unbelievable. I'm surprised that people is not confronting him.
Mambo Ferido This was years ago when times were different. Do that now and he would probably get his ass beat.
hello sir! just reading sa comments and saw you here..haha! so good to bump to you in the deep web street photog content haha
Papii Chuloo false. i have a buddy who does this literally walks around with a camera and a flash and people RARELY react or confront him
Mambo Ferido - Notice that Gilden is quite a large man, physically. This has a lot to do with others not confronting him.
@@youngalwyn1124 this is true.
I used to take street photos as a teenager and constantly harrased about it and questioned.
I took about 10 year break in photography.
Now I have packed on about 25lbs of muscle thanks to CrossFit.
People don't say shit to me. People probably think I'm a cop.
I don't like his behavior, but his ability to give zero fucks has to be respected. This man has balls of steel.
is this not a cliche New-York-I-Dont-Give-a-Shit attidude? I dislike his work very much even if his character is so colourful
+Alejandro Ilukewitsch i noticed that also
He's working in a crowd, people are less likely to react negatively when surrounded by other people. I know some people will think his photos are brilliant but to me they look like he dropped the camera and it went off.
He is a crackhead.
He won’t have balls of steel when someone gets fed up with his bs and kicks them
Not speaking on his work or skills, but he comes across as a rude individual.
adarrylljacksonsr most NYers come across as rude..its the lifestyle here!!..i do street photography as well and he is intrusive but he gets good pics!! I personally like his pics..everybody can do what they want anyway because its an art form..you cant tell picasso to paint a certain way
That's what NYC is about or at least was. If you go back to the old days and listen to the radio shows back then you know what I mean. It's a little game nothing serious or as rude as it looks it's just a way to stand out and have a little fun with people on the streets
That’s a New Yorker. My first guitar teacher was a New Yorker. They’re generally a-holes. Probably why the terrorists keep trying to attack there. His photos are pretty lame, IMO. Blurry photos of startled people. He should work for a tabloid.
@@recinese - You can't tell Picasso how to paint, but you can tell him not to be disrespectful to his models!!
Nice guys didn't achieve anything of significance ever!
"She smiled".
"That's even worse".
Haha!
That described his whole attitude
I feel like this is a skit from portlandia
Seriously
“He’s a f**king bully. I despise the work, I despise the attitude, he’s an aggressive bully and all the pictures look alike because he only has one idea - ‘I’m gonna embarrass you, I’m going to humiliate you.’ I’m sorry, but no.” - Joel Meyerowitz
Wow, where does he say this?
So brave. Can we take a minute to notice how often he goes for little Jewish ladies with a pooch under their armpit compared to how often he goes for 6ft brothers with an attitude strutting down the street?
And Bruce couldn't give 2 shits, his work is unique and controversial because it's his style. If you don't like it don't look at it.
I loved the videos of Meyerowitz, the words he say are a true inspiration for a beginning student photographer!
Found the guy who wished he had the balls to photograph people, but instead does “street photography” by photographing the back of peoples heads.
“If you can smell the street by looking at the photo, it’s a street photograph.”
To me, "Street Photography" is an art for being in harmony with street people and enviroment. As for taking a photo of unexpected facial expression, you should "record" it by patience and observation, not "produce" it by assaulting, close range flashing, and indignity.
I so agree with you
If that's your definition of street photography, fair enough. Bruce Gilden developed his own style and approach. The curious glances, odd expressions make for interesting photos when they come from odd characters. His style and approach certainly isn't for everyone. I don't think it's fair to say that it rises to the level of assault. Being in a public space means possibly being subjected to being photographed. He's certainly pushing the envelope. At the same time, he does it quickly, and then moves on. If he doubled back for another shot because he felt he didn't get the right angle or expression, then that would be another story.
*+donkeydump63* That's not the main point he's making though. "Being in harmony with street people and environment" includes not *flashing* people in the face at such short distance. It is borderline assault, and really unnecessary.
Two years late, but well said!
Celestial Traveler Gildens approach is definitely risky, unorthodox, and it requires advanced ballsy-ness to pull off. I've seen photographers try and duplicate his style but he's definitely built a brand around his invasive style photography. Personally, I always ask or I stand out of field of view if it's a candid.
I think Mr Gilden's shooting tactics are a bit disgusting. You shove a camera in somebody's eye and fire flash and the stunned reaction is the photograph? And that's supposed to be deep?
I think the guy is highly aggressive and anti-social.
+Dave Esposito Weegee did this long ago and politeness has no place in art making.
He is in fact aggressive and antisocial, but that means nothing when you see his photographs.
He is one the best.
The way I think of him is "it's better than if he used a gun, but only just."
Dave Esposito nice name 🤙🏼
*Pencil Jockey*
Following your logic: John Dillinger was a successful robber of banks :)
Jeffery Epstein at 0:13
Say what you want about Bruce Gilden but the photo at 1:17 is just amazing. That completely lost stare he captured there is something you would never ever see in planned/arranged portaits. No matter how hard the Model would try to act it.
I thought the same....
That was one of his best shot. N the darkness if the shadows in his left face just look surreal to me.
The photo was taken about a week after 09/11 when wall street opened up again. Just some context.
No
You wanna talk about stares? What about 2:16
I hate this style of street photographry.
Look at the pictures and look at people's faces afterwards and you'll see what it's all about 😉 Fear is a bad adviser at least artistically
I hate the fact that his shots are blurry and so rushed that he doesn’t even fill the frame with the subject most of the time. People praise him as one is the best, but I’m not impressed.
@@totallyfrozen that's your opinion
@@totallyfrozen Agreed. If you take thousands of snapshots, you're bound to get a few good ones lol. It requires no skill.
I've seen work from very skilled street photographers who envision their scenes, but as you said, I'm not impressed with his work at all
@@lilblingking1491 what does skill have to do with him expressing himself artistically in a way thats not difficult to understand?
Lol, DR TV said not to dress like a pedo. He kinda failed.
He almost got beaten up because of that in his london trip. lOL
He may be a "legend" to some but looks like a Brooklyn bully to me. In your face is his genre.
Not a bully just an old kid doing old fashioned jokes and playing games with unknown people the way they did on radio or TV shows back then with famous people 😉
Sudesh Singh art is art. Take it or leave it
@@nickfanzo can we actually leave it if it was all so fast and forced
El Chupacabra it’s still be art though
@@nickfanzo that's fine I won't contest that if you want to call it that, but art being art doesn't absolve him of his rudeness and/or inconsideration at all
i wonder when will someone upload video with tittle "Rude Street Photographer Die From Punch in the Jaw"
Well he takes the risks and guess what it shows in his work 😉 Besides nobody seems to be offended most people are surprised but they understand right away that this is just a little game
@@boris.dupont - You really believe that crap!! Most are offended, they just don't act out on it.
@leica.vision Who cares!! A hell of a lot of people care. People who don’t care how they impact on others are half the problems we have in this world. You calling me dumbass and saying who cares, just shows that you’re just another disrepectful dik!! So it doesn’t surprise me that you are a Gilden and Leica fanboy
if i did what he does, i think id be dead. honestly i was quite shocked seeing what he does to people. and honestly seeing the photos he takes, ive seen a lot better ones out there. but this is photography. ive seen many famous photographers with crappy photos. obviously taken after they got famous. its like music. when were famous already, people would buy our crappy music.
"the energy, the stress..."
he's stressing people out by harassing them and then taking their photo. i wouldn't like it
Kat ily you can cry later
Art making is rarely comfortable.
Degas used to make women cry when he yelled at them to get his beautiful pastels correct
No he isn't. Live a little!
@@nickfanzo that's a separating the art from the artist statement right there.
Kat ily what!?
I am a photographer discovered a picture you published of my grandmother many years ago. I couldn't tell how you had made such a wonderful, kind, and gentle person look so harrassed and ashamed until I saw how you shot the first woman in this video. The elderly are not your characters and they deserve much more respect than you give them.
Yes, how to resolve the likeness rights of such pictures?
hahaha
You just know some of the people that hate Bruce here are the boring as shit; mid stride, walking in the rain with umbrella, beam of light, puddle type of street photographers. That shit got real old for me real quick, I applaud Bruce for stepping out of that.
If I did this 'style' of photography in my town I'd be floored at my first attempt (rightly so too)' this man is obnoxious, rude and very invasive
Obviously not so much so as he gets away with it every time 😉
He makes you feel something didn't he? You despise him.
@@JohanEssenceExplorer lots of things make me feel something, doesn't make them art
@@tomkenning5482 art is subjective, what you believe something is not art for other it is.
That's New York city for ya
Maybe he is a good photographer. But he is a rude person indeed.
Actors look rude too when they play the bad guys 🤣
dongle seon so what
I didn't even find that they were any good photographs. His setting are generally awful and the only redeeming part of them is that he allowed the flash to come from a different angle. He almost never gets the subjects expression of being lost in thought which he speaks highly about and instead gets states of shocked anger which seem almost like a fetish kick from him shoving a camera abruptly in someones face. As he said, he has no empathy. If you want someone who can do this style effectively look up Tatsuno Suzuki, even when he's noticed taking the picture they are still dynamic, have depth and generally in focus
Binal what you are saying is merely subjective
Not even that good, it's just because he's doing shit work that no one else is inconsiderate enough to do
0:28 the way he says "outta the way, outta the way, outta the way" feels like an organized crime shooting
This video was uploaded 13 years ago when he said he was 61? So he probably is "outta the way" and in a coffin. If not from old age, then someone beat the sheet out of him by now.
@@vnecksurferdude7041 he's still alive as of 2024
@@vnecksurferdude7041he apparently just started a RUclips channel last week too
I can't do these crazy stunts where I live 🤣 . I'd be chased or beat up.
Exactly what is Bruce Gilden trying to "capture"?
If he's trying to capture the body language of people reacting to an inconsiderate arse hole that jumps in front of their face and takes a picture without their permission, then he is a genius. And hats off to him to having "no ethics", as it's essential for the type of work he does.
But in my opinion his approach is not one that should be celebrated, and neither are his pictures. They're just not that good.
you are a midwit and always will be
art is subjective, your experiences change your opinion.
@@erictrombini8519 I believe that your experiences in life affect your opinion on things like art or comedy. My opinion was that art was subjective, my experiences in my life and as a intermediate photographer myself are different to there beliefs of the original comment on Bruce Gilden and his work.
My comment was more of a reflection of art in general. I think you have missed the point of what I was saying.
@@Griffin-Media Tweaker
And don't you find it a little disgusting to build my fame on being more brash and reckless than others? Would you, who admire him, like to be captured in a moment when you don't look so good, with a frightened expression and from an unflattering lower perspective?
This guy is so New FUCKING York it's hilarious
All those comments criticizing Bruce are from people who don't have any guts to do street photography.
That, or they're probably the typical IG "street photogs" who shoots mostly shadows and boring ass silhouettes with a fuckin 50mm or higher lens
Triggered
(I do like Bruce's style though)
Incredible pictures. Terrible way of getting Them.
That's the only way of getting them. You enjoy the product but not the production. Do you enjoy hot dogs perchance?
Street photography, not for the faint of heart.
Mediocre at best
It’s photographers like him that give honest street photographers a bad name. Ambushing people on the streets is not cool. You simply come across in a bad way. Most serious photographers I know use available light and rarely use a flash.the images are washed out. He may make a lot of $$$ doing it, but he’ll never get my respect...
Whatever you might think of him, he's genuine. He's not pretending he's got ethics. He only cares about the shot. I also love the analogy to war. He is a war photographer shooting like that and any one of his subjects could suddenly blow up in his face. He traversing a Manhattan minefield.
I don't see him in active warzones or taking pictures of effects on war infested areas.
He assaults people by what he's doing. He takes pictures of people from close up without consent and also uses flash.
I am surprised he still hasn't been admitted to the hospital yet.
Ethics applies to photography as well and his style is unethical, wether he tries to justify it or not
And you call this art? It's nothing but intimidating people.
I have to say that I'm not a fan of his photographs. I realize they're basically just character portraits, but there is a lot left to be desired in them. There are no elements of composition to tell a story, no play of light, or feel of environment for the subject.
+Ars Ikon Try to take one like this ;)
+Toni García I wouldn't wish that on anyone.
he just concerned with catching the people.....not about composition or geometry.
Or0s rekajeancralr
Beginners think gear. Intermediats think skills (everthing you mentiond, composition, play of light or feel of environment lol). Legends think soul
BG is documenting his, uhm, personality & character, not the street scenes he crashes into
Is Gilden an artist or an a**hole? I think the latter. Gilden says his subjects "are his friends"-- but a friend like him, who needs enemies? Being a creative person doesn't grant someone creative license to invade other people's space and be disrespectful, and make money on that exploitation.
Look at the smiles on his friend's faces after he took the picture and you'll see what it's all about 😉 seriously do all people here live in fear?
Well said. The end does not justify the means. If creating your art means disrespecting people, the subject of your art, then your art is not worth respecting.
No one saying after all these years the dude at 2:16 is defo a demon
Yooo😂
his personality is so dominating that no one tries to even confront him, man he is so quick and upfront
how not to do street photography
And become one of the best street photographers anyway 🤣
@@boris.dupont - Ha!! That is extremely debatable!!
muffemod why is that?
Brian H it’s actually widely considered as such
While i think his photos are interesting on one hand, i think they are "staged" on the other hand...when you pop a flash in someone's face and they react, you've set up the shot instead of capturing unscripted moments which occur naturally and are much harder to shoot. Have real mixed feelings about his photographic style.
He gets what he wants to get 🤣 What did you think photography is about? Capturing something you're not interested in?
When you pop a flash in someone's face, you don't capture their "reaction" on the photo, which is taken at the same instance. The reaction might come AFTER the flash.
Jebus, it's like most of commenters never took a flash photo.
I think his work is a lot about his perception and his personality. In this sense his subjects are nothing but mirrors.
there is no such thing as "not scripted images" in photography , at the moment you setup a composition it's already over , street photography and photography in general is not a representation of reality ... thoses facial expression are actually natural since it's how they react to the moment ... yes he create the moment but you know that in life you have to create your own opportunitys right ? no matter the style you are doing or the type of photos you are doing
even in "reporter" photography you compose your shot , no matter what again , there are no such thing as a "non staged image" people really need to stop with that bullshit
behaving like an asshole is one thing... but shooting crap stuff and beeing a Magnum photographer is something I dont get
The way he shoots is out of order. He’s harassing people
"alL of tHesE pEopLe aRe mY fRiEnDs"
These are street portraits if anything. There is no action, no story, no "decisive moment". Just what he sees as interesting people.
I agree with you, there's no "story"...
easterner2010 The old decisive moment cliche. An amazing capture is a "Decisive moment". And Bruce has many amazing photos. Don't judge his work by 5 minutes of shooting, taking great photographs is about persistence and patience.
Have you seen his photos? Judging by your comment I'm going to say no you haven't
My least favorite magnum photographer.
Dear "Street Photographer", although I have seen your name very often when I'm searching on RUclips for street photography content I was never really interested in watching your videos. Honestly, I have watched one or two (long time ago) and that was enough for me. Looks like I have made the same mistake again. For a while you got my attention with your "passion" for the art of photographing real life on the streets but only for a few minutes. I couldn't swallow your way of imposing things, dictating rules and unnecessary "aggressive way". Since than I put you in a very select group of photographers that I am not interested at all such as: Jared Polin (The Fro), Ken Willer (The Angry Photographer), Chuk Jines... Just to mention a few of them. In my opinion, you and these guys have a lot to teach but have very little to say. It seems like there is a lack of education and manners. It seems like you guys think that photography belongs to you and that you are doing a favor by taking photos of someone. In reality, photography is a gift and being able to capture somebody's image in a special moment that happened in front of you or that you were able to see, is a blessing. The people we photograph are making our lives more beautiful, more interesting and they might be even giving a sense to us and to our art form. They deserve respect, even when they can't or don't now how to respect us. As a photographer, I will condemn you for the rest of my life. As a human being (in a very far future) maybe I will try one of your videos again hoping you had grown. I hope the people that attend to your workshops know how to absorb only the "best" what you might have to say. Good luck.
Well said!!
I'm a beginner and watching these videos I think why so aggressive for a pro.. I love the art but I see people duck away and more like he pushes his camera in people's faces.
+Lome Roger What don't you like about Jared Polin?
+Nayr907 first of all, I don't expect anybody to agree with me. Answering your question, in my opinion he's sense of humor does not appeal to me.. Let's take photography as an example... Some photographs work much better in black-and-white and everyone knows that it's because color is distracting. Do rule of odds works because even numbers are distracting and keeps the viewer from focus on one subject or one photograph. That's how do you human brain works. If you frame a beautiful and dedicate photograph full of saddle colors or even a b&w with a thick colorful frame it doesn't match it will ruing your photograph, no matter how good and beautiful it is. That is Jared Polin. He's a good photographer: no doubt about this however, he's out of time sense of humor and exaggerated expressions really does not match his photographs and the art of photography. When I watch his videos I feel like I am watching a clown pretendIng to be a photographer. This is my opinion. This is how i feel.
+Lome Roger But I don't understand how Jared Polin's attitude have anything to do with his photography? Why are you not interested in his photos just because you don't like his timing/sense of humour? The two shouldn't be mixed up together.
At 1:40, Bruce interrupted and said that he doesn't care about the question. That is rude since he is not the one who has the question, but glad that question was not made. Why? Because there is nothing good on clarifying the way (annoying for me) he take photos.
I think this style of street photography is too 'in your face' and really quite rude. Not a fan.
kw34ok lol
Man i love photography,but i couldn't go sticking my wide-angle and flash in peoples faces like that lol
He has a lot of confidence :-)
Yes he does!
And hes making high quality street pictures????.Give me a break.
helthuismartin lol..
He's doing what any street photographer dreams of namely have his own style and stand out from the crowd 😉
Let’s see yours then
His photos trash af. I guarantee mine a lot of betters
The photos are fire
"I have no ethics." - Bruce Gilden
what a crazy man
good photos, but people probably didn't appreciate what he was about when he points a camera and a flash in their face...
i think thats the point
What a morron....his photos are ok, but i think this 'Mr. Big Magnum Photographer' here contributes nicely to wide-spreading paranoia against street photographers.....thanks a lot, Bruce
Again WAAAAAAAAAAA. Need a tissue Mary? How about a Tampon?
scrolex is that supposed to be humour? let me know... :)
+Spehmaster G. scrolex Saw him in London a while ago, and my old photography tutor met him before hand and said he needs to watch out with that style in London cause it's not like Manhattan, he came to do his talk with a black eye... lol
he only takes photos of people that are either too weak to fight or are afraid to fight back. would love to see him take photos of bodybuilders
IMO the weak to fight or are afraid to fight back would actually whoop Bruce Gilden down and bodybuilders wouldn't give a lot of shit about Bruce's repertoire.
@@GPTMagana sarcasm?
@@tipoffmedia No, I'm serious.
I start street photography after saw his artwork, I had put down my camera for 10 years.
The one thing that street photography should not be, is intrusive. Thats the one thing you do apart from annoying people. Using the flash on unsuspecting people is remarkably rude.
really? photography in general is an intrusion. that's the whole point of it. you intrude by grabbing a part of the world and recording it onto photo paper. some of the most famous photographers in the world have intruded to get photos that have changed peoples lives and opened the eyes of others.
"The mindlessness of the city and everyday life"
Would help if you watched the video. LOL
lol so you get to judge what street photography should or shouldn't be? Shoot what you like and stop judging how other ppl do it
I dont think there are any rules in photography
“The one thing that street photography should not be is...”
You’re not off to a good start.
2:13 If she was smiling with her teeth, she'd look like an Aphex Twins album cover
Lol everyone in the comments like this guy is a revolutionary. Not my favorite
You're never going to see street photos like this unless the photographer is similar in energy. True artist. Love it or hate it. I personally love it lol.
The heck is true art
I don't like this aggressive photography style at all. This photographer has no respect for people!
I guess that uncouth behaviour is acceptable in NYC. It would not go down well in Scotland. He'd be severly assaulted, arrested or both.. By the Polis 😀
Luckily.. Not to me :) haha
I agree, since hes not so fond of smiling (1:31), I am sure the natives would make sure he would be wearing a Glasgow smile, permanent.
He's been to all sort of places and everywhere he got the same results 😉
Dougie Wallace does very similar work, should be renamed Galsgilden rather than Glasweggee 😁
@@Pulsonar weigies are no harder than anyone else.. they just think they are.. all Glaswegians are are more miserable than anyone else,.
I hate how his pictures are special because he's especially rude
he could be the best photographer in the world, but he is just acting like bodybuilder who found mirror in middle of street....
Zaher Sgheer I didn’t realize old guys with cameras could be on the same pedestal with body builders
He's so arrogant. He's not amazing like he thinks
People are taught to be offended by pictures but not surveillance
Because surveillance cameras are not shoved in my face with a ducking flash. As an introvert, this is just pure nightmare
this comment section is hilarious
haha for real!
He’s pretty arrogant, but too many of his shots are blurry. He thinks he’s great, but he doesn’t seem as good as he thinks. He also claims to usually photo the “forgotten”, down-trodden types. Here he’s just shooting everyday, working people. Meh...whatever.
totallyfrozen you sound like a hater
Stand your ground as a street snapper. Determination works wonders. Kodak T-Max B&W 400.
isn´t it funny how all the snowflakes of today are offended by ways that meager 10 years ago were considered edgy and cool...
Flash is an obnoxious crutch, disrespectful even to the line already crossed (which I practice) attempting to catch reality. The flash de-legitimizes it by creating an artificial environment. There are some gems but overall, this is rude photography.
The anti-Meyerowitz, Gilden is the opposite of what Street photography SHOULD BE about. His photos scream antagonism and desperation, it's 100% forced as his jump-out 'style' provocates the reaction his subjects; in turn causing the photo to look as it does. He does not so much 'capture' what is, he creates it and that is not street photography in any sense. Boogie, et al are great street shooters for posed shots because the situations they capture are organically made by the willing subjects. This is akin to tripping someone over then taking the shot just before they hit the floor. I used to admire Bruce's bravery, but have learnt a lot since I've retracted my feelings on his 'art'. He is selfish, arrogant, and his photography is utterly contrived and ugly - all of which is reflected in all of his shots.
Gimme a break life and art are not about what it should be 🤣
Боря Дюпон
Congrats! You just wrote the stupidest thing I’ve read all day!..and that’s saying something because earlier today I was on Facebook.
Brian H,
Might want to read my comment again, Brian. I wasn’t responding to Arryharry.
@@totallyfrozen - Sorry bud , my bad. Yeah your right with your comment. That guy is a big fan boy!! Removed original comment
2:15 lol
He has produced some amazing photographs over the years. Not agreeing with his methods is one thing, but calling him a terrible photographer is just ignorant and ridiculous.
No it's not, how arrogant do you have to be to think that you "have" to like his work other your ignorant and ridiculous... His last project "2 days in Appalachia" was probably some of the worst work I've seen this year. Some of his old street photos are ok but thats about as far as i would go, for a supposed journalist and documentary photographer his work lacks a great deal of depth and context making the majority of his pics pretty throw away, what insight is offered in a bunch of pictures of startled people in the street?
I should have been more clear, my response was for those who know nothing of Bruce Gilden but this video, yet feel the need to say how terrible he is. If you are familiar with his career and work and don't like him, that is fine.
I don't get this. Crude, insensitive, intrusive and absolutely lacking in merit.
This guy has a massive ego. The worst is that he doesn't think so.
Dude is so far up his own ass and he's completely oblivious to this fact
@@maanman3573 It's that NYC ego. I'm from NY, some people have it big time. Otherwise NY people are great.
He literally said he has no ethics
Taken Photos in Public is perfectly fine. Flashing in someone Face. Is an attack! That one photographer that went up to that girl and Used Flash into her eyes should of gotten smacked! One, Flash hinders peoples sight for at least an hour. Also some people it hurts! Some might even get a sezuire from the Flash. And as good as Cameras are now. You do not need to use a light or flash.
Love his work. Can´t understand those who say he is "a dickhead"
how do you not get it? he is jumping in front of people and shoving a lense in peoples face
those that say he's that are ones that take a ticket to view the mainstream landscapes. .... Cartier bresson let him in magnum for a reason.
Any sex to be had?
I don’t know why famous street photography has to always have “deer in the headlights” results. Occasionally, I see an interesting one but generally they are not authentic of the street unless you are trying to capture the forced look of the instant before someone is tragically killed. The style should just be called, “shock photography”.
This is what I imagine a street photographer's mentality must be like? So invasive.
hey im walkin here!
He is the one CAUSING the anxiety you see in his photos.
No
@@CrowCloudsyes
hope he gets laid out one day
His photos made me smile is that a good thing ?
I guess so 😉
Yes!
Harassing people in the street is not Street Photography. You are misrepresenting the profession. I understand you are unorthodox in your method and look like an eccentric fellow however that is no excuse to harass innocent people. You are also encouraging new young naive “photographers” to behave in the same way or worse. It’s people like you that give street photography a bad name!
i don't like his behavior but god I hope I had this courage in street photography
It takes a lot of practice to gain this type of courage in street photography. When I was finally able to, my photographs became much stronger. Good Luck!
If one likes the look of deer in the headlights, I suppose this will do. I am more respectful of people that this guy! I love capturing the beauty of the human spirit busy with his surroundings. I have a great idea for this shooter. Carry a bucket of ice-cold water and dump it on their faces and capture the expression!
never really knew who he was when I visited Magnum Photos.. I just thought he was some random crazy New Yorker....damn I should have spent some time talking to him ....
I`m glad that it`s illegal to publish pictures of a regular person in my country unless he gives you consent or he is a part of a crowd (not the main focus of the picture). You can take the picture, it`s just the publishing part that is illegal. Taking pictures of people the way he dos an publishing them and earning money on them without asking for consent should be illegal.
2:09 is my favourite of the photographs in this video.
I disagree slightly with some people that don't like his photographs. I'd say they look decent and definitely have a style to them.
My problem lies more with how the shot was taken. I know that I probably wouldn't be too happy if someone did this to me.
I mean at least he’s honest about having no ethics. There isn’t really any other way to get real candid photographs w out being kinda intrusive and dickish. But future generations who want a glimpse into our reality will thank him later.
His images are super interesting and very pleasant on an aesthetic level for me. But I find his means disturbing 😂
The guys a character.
I happen to really like him, despite the abuse i'll get for saying this.
He's a great artist!
I imagine his crass style has gotten him into a few altercations. Just look at the photos... those aren't natural looks he's photographing, it's people's reaction to an odd man lunging towards them.
He lunges so quick that you don't know if he's holding a camera or a weapon.
If someone lunged at me like that my first reaction would be to punch him in the face (and I'm a nice guy).
Well said Michael.
bruce gilden is one of my favorite photographers but i must say i was shocked/amazed to see this is how he does it. very intrusive indeed, but very sincere at the same time. anyway, these are the photos people will appreciate the most 50 years from now when they'll want to see what life/people/culture were like way back now :)
he is a really good judge of character since no one was offended.
This type of photography is lame. Literally wasting film on random people.
"I have no ethics"
This gives me anxiety....
I love street photography. I try to do the same as bruce but no flash and no bending down. In your face style. Takes a little getting used to this style of photography i mean you got break the shyness an take the shot. A lot of people say leica m system is the way for street shooting they are right it is sad to say. That does not mean with out a leica m you cant shoot street. Some of my best street shots were shot with a canonet 2.8 40mm $ 20. Does almost the same thing as a leica m6. Shooting with my canon nikon praktica olympus i get 1 to 3 good shots from a 100. Shooting with my Leica M for some reason I am getting 30-50 good shots out of 100. Please no hate mail an only my views expressed on street photography an leica..
Second thing Bruce = Magnum really ????? Erm who makes or chooses Magnum photographers ???
xyla aqsa Are you saying he should not be in magnum?
Paddy Williams I really don't know .. mix feelings about bruce ..
Magnum choose their own photographers
He's actually just an adversarial photographer. I'm sure some might claim that he captures a moment in time with his approach, but I don't think we can remove the work from his abrupt movements and aggressive actions which create a certain tension and point of view that is in fact really unnatural and combative. Unique style. However, not my style.
@leica.vision I guess I missed the part of the video where it said "don't comment unless you're sharing praise."
Really brutal approach to take someone picture. Just waiting the time when someone feels annoyed and then beat you.
Is this guy’s work supposed to be good? Jesus…
It's not good no. It's fantastic. Don't like it, that's fine, i personally love the guy. He's published, he's a speaker, galleries have displayed his work, and he has a following. And he's a character with a story, he's interesting. And this is not the only type of photography does, go look at his book Coney Island, or his 'Faces' project, all of those images took with permission and he has the utmost respect for each and everyone of those people.