Tag: Elliott Erwitt

  • How Elliott Erwitt Found His Signature Sense of Humor and Joy

    How Elliott Erwitt Found His Signature Sense of Humor and Joy

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    How Elliott Erwitt Found His Signature Sense of Humor and Joy Erwitt taught himself photography as a teenager. His most famous work was defined by wit, exuberance, and irrepressible curiosity. via Aperture: https://aperture.org/editorial/how-elliott-erwitt-found-his-signature-humor-and-joy/ The camera that he used to create his early pictures, a square-format twin-lens Rolleiflex, was adapted to his disposition at the time.…

  • Elliott Erwitt, Photographer With a Sense of Humor, Dies at 95

    Elliott Erwitt, Photographer With a Sense of Humor, Dies at 95

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    Elliott Erwitt, Photographer With a Sense of Humor, Dies at 95 The artist captured compelling pictures of celebrities and politicians, dogs just being dogs, and the happenstance whimsy of daily life. via Hyperallergic: http://hyperallergic.com/860427/elliott-erwitt-photographer-with-a-sense-of-humor-dies-at-95/ “Photography is an art of observation,” the artist said best. “It has little to do with the things you see and…

  • Elliott Erwitt, Whose Photos Are Famous, and Often Funny, Dies at 95 – The New York Times

    Elliott Erwitt, Whose Photos Are Famous, and Often Funny, Dies at 95 – The New York Times

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    Elliott Erwitt, Whose Photos Are Famous, and Often Funny, Dies at 95 His camera could freeze moments in history, but he also had an eye for the humor and absurdity of everyday life. Dogs were a help there. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/30/arts/elliott-erwitt-whose-photos-are-famous-and-often-funny-dies-at-95.html His camera could freeze moments in history, but he also had an eye for the…

  • Widely Acclaimed Photographer Elliott Erwitt Has Passed Away at Age 95 | PetaPixel

    Widely Acclaimed Photographer Elliott Erwitt Has Passed Away at Age 95 | PetaPixel

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    Widely Acclaimed Photographer Elliott Erwitt Has Passed Away at Age 95 He was 95. via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2023/11/30/widely-acclaimed-photographer-elliot-erwitt-has-passed-away-at-age-95/ “You may not even know that you have a good picture unless you take a look. Taking pictures is a response to what you see and what you think you see. And it’s very easy not to respond…

  • 11 Photographers on Seeking the Unexpected in Their Work

    11 Photographers on Seeking the Unexpected in Their Work

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    11 Photographers on Seeking the Unexpected in Their Work Sabiha Çimen, Susan Meiselas, Alex Webb, and more on how happy accidents and unusual turns led to their most memorable images. via Aperture: https://aperture.org/editorial/11-photographers-on-seeking-the-unexpected-in-their-work/ Sabiha Çimen, Susan Meiselas, Alex Webb, and more on how happy accidents and unusual turns led to their most memorable images.

  • Turning Points: Life-Changing Moments by Magnum Photographers – Photographs and texts courtesy of Magnum Photos | LensCulture

    Turning Points: Life-Changing Moments by Magnum Photographers – Photographs and texts courtesy of Magnum Photos | LensCulture

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    Turning Points: Life-Changing Moments by Magnum Photographers – Photographs and texts courtesy of Magnum Photos | LensCulture From iconic images of major world events, to intimate moments of pleasure and delight — here is an outstanding selection of remarkable images from Magnum Photos — each with a personal story via LensCulture: https://www.lensculture.com/articles/magnum-photos-turning-points-life-changing-moments-by-magnum-photographers From iconic images…

  • 13 Photographers on Turning Points in Their Work – Aperture Foundation NY

    13 Photographers on Turning Points in Their Work – Aperture Foundation NY

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    13 Photographers on Turning Points in Their Work Elliott Erwitt, Zun Lee, Alec Soth, and more on the turning points in their photographs—from global and national events to the most personal moments. via Aperture Foundation NY: https://aperture.org/blog/13-photographers-on-turning-points/ Turning points in the lives and works of photographers often span the extremes—from global and national events to…

  • Elliott Erwitt: My Photographic Home

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    Link: Elliott Erwitt is one of the most prestigious photographers in the world. His unique collection “Personal Best for Leica by Elliott Erwitt” contains 50 iconic images that have stirred many people

  • Extraordinary New Book Unveils the Untold Stories of the World’s Greatest Photojournalists – Feature Shoot

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    Extraordinary New Book Unveils the Untold Stories of the World’s Greatest Photojournalists The duty of a photojournalist, according to many, is to remain detached in a moment of crisis, to compartmentalize scenes of violence and war from the goings on of everyday life. As suggested by Italian journalist Mario Calabresi in his extraordinary book Eyes…

  • A Deep Dive Into Elliott Erwitt’s Remarkable Life in Photography – Feature Shoot

    A Deep Dive Into Elliott Erwitt’s Remarkable Life in Photography – Feature Shoot

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    A Deep Dive Into Elliott Erwitt’s Remarkable Life in Photography – Feature Shoot Elliott Erwitt, USA. Santa Monica, California. 1955. Courtesy PDNB Gallery, Dallas, TX. Elliott Erwitt, USA. New York City. 2000, Courtesy PDNB Gallery, Dallas, TX. What is a life but a… via Feature Shoot: https://www.featureshoot.com/2018/11/a-deep-dive-into-elliott-erwitts-remarkable-life-in-photography/ “Working as a freelance photographer has given me…

  • Why Elliott Erwitt Needs to Work – The New York Times

    Why Elliott Erwitt Needs to Work – The New York Times

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    Why Elliott Erwitt Needs to Work At an age when most people are retired, Elliott Erwitt keeps working as hard as ever. He has to, but not for the reason you might suspect via Lens Blog: https://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2017/03/15/why-elliott-erwitt-needs-to-work/?module=BlogPost-Title&version=Blog%20Main&contentCollection=Multimedia&action=Click&pgtype=Blogs&region=Body&_r=0 “I think if didn’t have the financial pressure, I would have done a lot better,” he said. “I…

  • Magnum Photos Blog

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    Elliott Erwitt. Retrospective Elliott Erwitt has been taking pictures since the late forties. This exhibition is a unique and comprehensive survey of his work. Erwitt’s unmistakeable, often witty, style gives us a snapshot of the strange and the mundane over a period of more than half a century, through the lens of one of the…

  • Talking Photography With Elliott Erwitt – NYTimes.com

    Talking Photography With Elliott Erwitt – NYTimes.com

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    Talking Photography With Elliott Erwitt Elliott Erwitt has been prolific with his photo books, but he warned Todd Heisler that he was a lousy interview. He was wrong. And funny. via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/03/30/talking-photography-with-elliott-erwitt/?module=BlogPost-Title&version=Blog A lot has been said about Mr. Erwitt’s keen eye for the incongruous or absurd and his wry humor. His favorite…

  • Elliott Erwitt, Coloring Outside the Lines

    Elliott Erwitt, Coloring Outside the Lines

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    Elliott Erwitt, Coloring Outside the Lines On the occasion of the release of a new, huge collection of his color work, the Magnum photographer Elliott Erwitt sat down with his photographer son to discuss Kodachrome film, Marilyn Monroe and coaxing horses into hotel rooms. via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/09/27/elliott-erwitt-coloring-outside-the-lines/?_r=0 Yeah, it’s all film, a lot of…

  • A Kiss Is (More Than) Just a Kiss: Elliott Erwitt’s Portraits of Intimacy

    A Kiss Is (More Than) Just a Kiss: Elliott Erwitt’s Portraits of Intimacy

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    LightBox | Time Read the latest stories about LightBox on Time via Time: http://lightbox.time.com/2013/02/13/a-kiss-is-more-than-just-a-kiss-elliott-erwitts-portraits-of-intimacy/?iid=lb-gal-viewagn#1 To commemorate Valentine’s Day in a unique and moving way, while still paying heed to our mission of presenting exceptional photography, LightBox turned to Erwitt’s sprawling archive for inspiration — and struck gold

  • Elliott Erwitt: Sequentially Yours

    Elliott Erwitt: Sequentially Yours

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    LightBox | Time Read the latest stories about LightBox on Time via Time: http://lightbox.time.com/2011/10/18/elliott-erwitt-sequentially-yours/#1 Elliott Erwitt generally likes to let his pictures do the talking. “I’m very bad about talking about things,” he tells me with a smile, during a recent sit-down to look through his latest book, Sequentially Yours, published this month by teNeues.…

  • Harry Ransom Center acquires Elliott Erwitt’s archives

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    bjp: The Harry Ransom Center, part of the University of Texas at Austin, has acquired Elliott Erwitt’s archives of more than 50,000 prints

  • Critic’s Notebook: Elliott Erwitt’s “Personal Best”

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    This week in the magazine, Vince Aletti writes about the Elliott Erwitt retrospective that “sprawls

  • Elliott Erwitt’s Very Own Personal Best

    Elliott Erwitt’s Very Own Personal Best

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    LightBox | Time Read the latest stories about LightBox on Time via Time: http://lightbox.time.com/2011/05/10/elliott-erwitts-very-own-personal-best/#1 When asked by TIME to reflect on his favorite photographs in a post honoring his work, he initially pointed to a stack of his published books but paused. “I hope that most of [my favorites] are not in any book and they haven’t…

  • Elliott Erwitt's Best Picture? The Next One.

    Elliott Erwitt's Best Picture? The Next One.

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    Elliott Erwitt’s Best Picture? The Next One. Misha Erwitt talks with his father, Elliott Erwitt. via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/05/06/elliott-erwitts-best-picture-the-next-one/ On Tuesday, the Magnum photographer and filmmaker Elliott Erwitt, 82, will receive the Infinity Award for Lifetime Achievement from the International Center of Photography, which will exhibit his favorite pictures as “Personal Best,” beginning May 20.…