Diane Arbus

Haunting and disturbing are words that often describe Diane Arbus' street photographs that still exert an astonishing influence after more than 30 years after her death by suicide.

Diane Arbus

An enduring influence long after Diane Arbus' death by suicide has been one of the most influential forces in contemporary street photography. Her subject matter was more often than not, the darker side of humanity and revealed her subjects with an almost clinical and objective approach that would often make the viewer squirm in discomfort.

Diane Arbus

Diane Arbus remains a vital influence to the medium of street photography. Her approach to selecting her subjects was one of innocent curiosity that yielded the more peculiar and extraordinary individuals with obvious deformities and showed elements of society that most people conveniently ignored with unease.

Stephen Shore

Seemingly banal street scenes of the rural south beginning in the sixties to present day and photographed with large format cameras utilizing color is what has catapulted Stephen Shore to prominence in contemporary American photography.

Eugene Atget Paris Street Scene

One of the first contemporary street photographers Eugene Atget extensively documented the streets of late 19th Century Paris with a very heavy and bulky large format view camera. Seen here is one of thousands of his images acquired over the course of thirty years.

French Street Photographer

Cartier Bresson is by far one the most celebrated street photographers still working today. He was one of the first photogs to sign on with the legendary photo agency Magnum Photos.

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