PHOTOGRAPHY

Garry Winogrand, chronicler of American street life, in colour

Famed for his spontaneous images of passers-by in New York, Winogrand mostly shot in black and white. His rare colour pictures are now the subject of a new book
The Times
Winogrand pioneered a “snapshot aesthetic” and produced more than 45,000 colour slides in the 1950s and 1960s.
Winogrand pioneered a “snapshot aesthetic” and produced more than 45,000 colour slides in the 1950s and 1960s.
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The Times
Chet Baker, the American jazz trumpeter and vocalist, at Newport Jazz Festival on Rhode Island in 1955
Chet Baker, the American jazz trumpeter and vocalist, at Newport Jazz Festival on Rhode Island in 1955
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Vistors to the lunar landscape of White Sands National Monument, New Mexico in 1964. The white dunes are composed of powdery gypsum
Vistors to the lunar landscape of White Sands National Monument, New Mexico in 1964. The white dunes are composed of powdery gypsum
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Women in formal hats and bonnets for New York’s Easter Parade in the early 1950s
Women in formal hats and bonnets for New York’s Easter Parade in the early 1950s
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Strangers on the street were Winogrand’s involuntary subjects, giving an accurate and unembellished picture of life at the time
Strangers on the street were Winogrand’s involuntary subjects, giving an accurate and unembellished picture of life at the time
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Winogrand would pick up and drop his Leica so quickly that it was sometimes not apparent whether he had taken a picture or not; this is a rare self-portrait
Winogrand would pick up and drop his Leica so quickly that it was sometimes not apparent whether he had taken a picture or not; this is a rare self-portrait
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A snapshot from Coney Island, New York, in the 1950s, as the amusement parks were entering a period of decline
A snapshot from Coney Island, New York, in the 1950s, as the amusement parks were entering a period of decline
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Also at Coney Island, 1950s glamour in the era of Mad Men
Also at Coney Island, 1950s glamour in the era of Mad Men
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Winogrand’s trademark style was not to compose his images but to fling them together spontaneously
Winogrand’s trademark style was not to compose his images but to fling them together spontaneously
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By shooting an estimated million images during his lifetime, Winogrand became a chronicler of changing times
By shooting an estimated million images during his lifetime, Winogrand became a chronicler of changing times
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In his journeys through midtown Manhattan, Winogrand explored the visual poetics of street life
In his journeys through midtown Manhattan, Winogrand explored the visual poetics of street life
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An undercurrent of unease and unrest runs through many of the pictures, few of which came with explanation
An undercurrent of unease and unrest runs through many of the pictures, few of which came with explanation
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Often just one or two people in a crowd were aware that they were being photographed
Often just one or two people in a crowd were aware that they were being photographed
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Los Angeles international airport in 1964, in an age when air travel was still glamorous
Los Angeles international airport in 1964, in an age when air travel was still glamorous
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Garry Winogrand: Winogrand Colour is published on January 9 by Twin Palms Publishing.