“I found myself slowing down, making more use of the street corner. I could look up and down the street in both directions, and there would be a space in the middle where people came together. I usually picked a hard, sunny corner, with something in the frame that appealed to me - like this particular building. It’s an office building, probably 30 storeys tall, with a plastic gold glitter facade. It’s gaudy and horrible, and yet exactly of its era.” (in the Guardian)
What’s new is that he finds a place to stand depending on what’s in the background. Currently I’m in constant movement like Winogrand. The other interesting related concept is that of experts going back and repeating what was successful in the past. I rarely go back the the moment, but this going back, or having a stable background can be very helpful in making coherent narratives.
Posted 2 years ago
