“A Wonderful Feeling” records sixty years of intimate street photography by Joel Meyerowitz
Joel Meyerowitz served as artistic director in New York City in 1962, tasked with designing a brochure, an image taken by Swiss-American photographer Robert Frank. During the collaboration, Meyerowitz’s life and career were poorly understood.
“I changed a little when I watched him work,” Meylovetz said in an interview with Skira CEO Catherine Castillon. “I know time and instinct are resources for photography.”
Meyerowitz returned to the institution where he worked and announced that he would leave photography even if he didn’t have a camera yet. His boss took a pentax from his desk drawer and handed it over to him. After purchasing several volumes of movies from a local camera store and reading the operating instructions on the spot, Meyerowitz took the first photo from a corner of Manhattan Street, unconsciously irritating a lifelong career.
A miracle, Skira is about to arrive, the prolific photographer’s work has been documented for sixty years. The volumes highlight more than 90 images that redefine street photography through his unique and groundbreaking “using colors to explain and capture the complexity of the modern world completely,” the publisher said. ”
Regardless of his subject, from crowds of people on urban sidewalks to empty residential streets, Meyerowitz emphasizes the basic experience of observation – observing with understanding and immersing in everyday life to capture short, unique, unique moments of intimacy.
In addition to the brown steaks of the 1960s and the busy airport, he also captured atmospheric conditions such as quiet city mornings and clearings. In 2001, his eye-catching image of the destroyed World Trade Center provides a primitive glimpse into the destruction.
“Joel Meyerowitz has rare and special receptors,” Denis Curti said in the introduction. He continued:
He walked along the city sidewalk and observed the movement of the crowd from the inside. His point is “out there” because so many unpredictable events can be captured in a single framework to construct a process of re-meaning in photography. In this way, he reveals hidden aspects of place, people and life itself, and sheds light on the dark corners of society and culture language at that time.
A wonderful feeling Release on September 30. Book your copy in the bookstore and explore more of Meyerowitz’s works on his website.
