Garry Winogrand is an american photographer who photographs everyday life, his photos become story telling because they show life as just an equilibrium, in its simplest form. Garry Winogrand's photography is strictly in black and white, this drains colour and makes what the people are doing in the photo the focal, which can be simply walking in some of his pictures.
In this photo Winogrand has photographed a woman walking and this is a perfect example of showing that he just photos simple everyday life. It is possible to say that his photography could also be documentary as he is documenting what he has seen on the street or documenting what this woman is doing in this very moment. I find this photo quite boring as it is so simple and I like photos with a meaning however this photos meaning could be that not everything is exciting and not everything is portrayed as the way you read it in books or see it in films, there are times in life when things just are and it can be boring.
This photo has influenced me to perhaps try simple photography or photography that can be seen as boring as it can represent monotony or express everyday life.
In this photo Winogrand has pictured two women waiting for a bus and 2 little girls playing. I again find this boring like the other photo and I think this photo is meant to represent monotony and just the everyday usual. This photo is very simple and I think that colour in this photo would have made it more exciting however I think that Garry Winogrand wanted to represent the theme of monotony in everyday life.
This photo hasn't influenced me to do anything different because it is the exact same as the other photo above (basically).
In this photo Winogrand has shot a man and woman talking on the street. Different from the others, this pictures black and white is sharper and I actually like this photo. In this picture you can see the woman looking up to talk to the man and the man is looking down at her boobs, this is representing the truth and how men see women, as sexual objects. I also like the form of this picture as it shows their shadows very prominently and you can see the girls boob curve on the ground which emphasises the idea that she is a sexual object.
This photo has influenced me to consider eye contact when taking pictures and to perhaps try to create photography that expresses an ugly truth.
In this photo there is a man begging and his sign tells the audience that he is both blind and deaf. In this photo you can see a woman giving money and other people are dodging this man. The woman that is giving money isn't dressed the same as everyone else and you can see form an on looked that someone is looking at her funny, i decode this because of the way she is dressed. This photo defeats the stereotype of society and tells people not to judge a book by its cover, because the girl giving money looks quite rough however she is the kindest of them all as she is the one helping whilst others walk past with their head down. In this image the black and white is soft and I think this represents the softness of the giving woman's heart.
This photo has influenced me to defy stereotypes in my work.
Overall, I don't like this photographers work because I find it very boring and monotonous, especially when I have to analyse it. I don't think his work holds enough substance, his pictures are okay to glance at, but there is no real meaning to them which I don't like.
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