Bystander
A History of Street Photography
by Colin Westerbeck
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appears in Street Photography, Photography, and Art.
This work is a chronicle of the photographic genre created from the chaotic energy of everyday street life. It grew out of a 15year collaboration between an esteemed curator and a distinguished photographer. The work of such celebrated masters as Arget, Stieglitz, Cartierbresson, Brassai, Walker Evans, Robert Frank and Garry Winogrand is presente...
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