Photography is about finding out what can happen in the frame. When you put four edges around some facts, you change those facts.
Garry Winogrand Quotes
There is nothing as mysterious as a fact clearly described. I photograph to see what something will look like photographed.
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| Birth: | 14th January, 1928 |
| Death: | 19th March, 1984 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Photographer |
About
Garry Winogrand was born in New York City, New York, United States. He was an American street photographer, known for his portrayal of American life, and its social issues, in the mid-20th century. He was one of three photographers featured in the influential New Documents exhibition at Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1967 and had solo exhibitions there in 1969, 1977 and 1988. His photographs featured in photography magazines including Popular Photography, Eros, Contemporary Photographer and Photography Annual. He studied painting at City College of New York and painting and photography at Columbia University, also in New York, in 1948.
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