Garry Winogrand
Garry Winogrand
Garry Winograndwas a street photographer from the Bronx, New York, known for his portrayal of American life, and its social issues, in the mid-20th century. Though he photographed in Los Angeles and elsewhere, Winogrand was essentially a New York photographer...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPhotographer
Date of Birth14 January 1928
CountryUnited States of America
Garry Winogrand quotes about
photography looks way
A photograph can look any way.
photography facts mysterious
There is nothing as mysterious as a fact clearly described.
concerned
When I see something, I know why something's funny or seems to be funny. But in the end it's just another picture as far as I'm concerned.
photography desire burning
I have a burning desire to see what things look like photographed by me.
photography saws photographer
If I saw something in my viewfinder that looked familiar to me, I would do something to shake it up.
trying world neat
The world isn't tidy; it's a mess. I don't try to make it neat.
photography battle form
Every photograph is a battle of form versus content.
photography thinking attractive
I get totally out of myself. It's the closest I come to not existing, I think, which is the best - which is to me attractive.
photography great-photography edges
Great photography is always on the edge of failure.
beautiful photography interesting
The photograph should be more interesting or more beautiful than what was photographed
photography thinking two
I like to think of photographing as a two-way act of respect. Respect for the medium, by letting it do what it does best, describe. And respect for the subject, by describing it as it is. A photograph must be responsible to both.
photographer
I'm a photographer, a still photographer. That's it.
special looks way
There is no special way a photograph should look.
looks photograph street-photography
I photograph to find out what something will look like photographed,