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
trying photographer interest
There are photographers whose shows I try to make it my business to see, if I'm in the city. There are photographers I have no interest in at all.
interesting trying photograph
I look at a photograph. What's going on? What's happening, photographically? If it's interesting, I try to understand why.
trying problem
The game, let's say, of trying to state photographic problems is, for me, absolutely fascinating.
trying
I'm trying to learn more and more about what's possible.
thinking interesting trying
I think there's some stuff that's at least photographically interesting. There are things I back off from trying to talk about.
photography people trying
There are things I back off from trying to talk about, you know. Particularly my own work. Also, there may be things better left unsaid. At times I'd much rather talk about other (people's) work.
trying world neat
The world isn't tidy; it's a mess. I don't try to make it neat.
clearly
There is nothing as mysterious as a fact clearly described. I photograph to see what something will look like photographed.
photography
I don't know how to say easily what I learned. One thing I can say I learned is how amazing photography could be.
people dumb
People are just dumb. They misunderstand.
thinking irrelevant
I'm pretty fast with a camera when I have to be. However, I think it's irrelevant.
care photograph
When I look at photographs, I couldn't care less "how."
mean long public-relations
I have boxes of pictures that nothing is ever going to happen to. Even Public Relations. I mean, I was going to events long before, and I still am.
book thinking dramatic
If you take a good look at the book [ Stock Photographs], it's largely a portrait gallery of faces - faces that I found dramatic. And some of those turned out to be reasonably dramatic photographs. But that's all it is, I think.