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نظارهگر: سرگذشت عکاسی خیابانی
نظارهگر مکاشفه‌ای در یکی از جذاب‌ترین و پویاترین سوژه‌های عکاسی است: تصاویری که زائیدهٔ هرج و مرج انرژی حیات در خیابان‌ها هستند. این کتاب ماحصل همکاری پانزده‌ساله میان کیوریتوری شناخته‌شده و عکاسی برجسته است. زمانی که چاپ نخست کتاب حاضر در سال ۱۹۹۴ منتشر گردید مورد استقبال عکاسان خیابانی واقع شد و آن را «انجیل» این رسانه نامیدند. مؤلفان به بحث و بررسی درخصوص آثار اساتید نامداری چون آتژه، استیگلیتس، کارتیه-برسون، براسای، واکر اونز، رابرت فرانک، و گری وینوگرند می‌پردازند و در همین حین از چهره‌های معاصری مانند مارتین پر، فیلیپ-لورکا دی کورچا، و ملانی آینزیگ نیز سخن می‌گویند.
712 pages, Paperback
First published November 16, 1994
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December 14, 2025
The key for all of these guys was to find a really ugly old lady or a really ugly little kid. Once you got your hands on of them you were going to be all right.
May 21, 2017
A fascinating history that helps to place street photography into a firm historical tradition and sketch out some rough ethos of the artform. As an amateur street photographer myself, it really helps to give some context and guidance for what I attempt to do.
July 8, 2023
I did not read the text completely. It is too dense for me at the moment. I might go back to read it sometimes later. Yet, I LOVE all the photos.
October 24, 2016
The images stand on their own. But this book is mostly dense text trying to put the images into scholarly context or something.
July 31, 2025
Read this for my Bachelor’s thesis and there are some notes I want to share:
As my interest in Street Photography goes beyond the confines of uni work, I was very excited to not only purchase and own this gem of a book but also have the freedom to roam in it as I see fit.
The range of photographs selected was exhaustive and beautiful. Yet I did feel like some photographers were missing.
On the writing: It was very repetitive and I felt like in a lot of things they could have just come to a point and not talk so much about details around it.
Additionally, information on photographers after the 1960s was significantly missing, I wished there had been a section on more contemporary works too.
And finally the most interesting photographers to me: Garry Winogrand and Lee Friedlander were only talked about during the interview part, which I found disappointing. It was obviously very interesting to read about these legendary figures directly from Meyerowitz’s experiences, yet I wish there was a more exhaustive section on their work. Similarly, Diane Arbus and Vivian Maier are names I wished to see more.
All in all, I really enjoyed reading and especially scanning all the beautiful photographs and I am delighted to add this huge book into my collection!
As my interest in Street Photography goes beyond the confines of uni work, I was very excited to not only purchase and own this gem of a book but also have the freedom to roam in it as I see fit.
The range of photographs selected was exhaustive and beautiful. Yet I did feel like some photographers were missing.
On the writing: It was very repetitive and I felt like in a lot of things they could have just come to a point and not talk so much about details around it.
Additionally, information on photographers after the 1960s was significantly missing, I wished there had been a section on more contemporary works too.
And finally the most interesting photographers to me: Garry Winogrand and Lee Friedlander were only talked about during the interview part, which I found disappointing. It was obviously very interesting to read about these legendary figures directly from Meyerowitz’s experiences, yet I wish there was a more exhaustive section on their work. Similarly, Diane Arbus and Vivian Maier are names I wished to see more.
All in all, I really enjoyed reading and especially scanning all the beautiful photographs and I am delighted to add this huge book into my collection!
July 2, 2025
required reading for any street photographer, or anyone interested in the genre.
March 9, 2013
Not enough historical analysis, more anecdotal - but enjoyable all the same
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