Street photography has typically been linked to stories of on-the-scene reporters and lucky snapshots. But its power comes from a deeper interaction between the shooter and the street, according to photographer Joel Meyerowitz and Art Institute curator Colin Westerbeck, who collaborated on the new book Bystander: A History of Street Photography (Bulfinch Press). A related exhibit of 120 photos is currently at the Art Institute along with a show of color photographs from Meyerowitz’s early years, “Joel Meyerowitz on the Street: The First Decade.”
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Westerbeck will give a free slide lecture on the history of street photography, relating his personal encounters with photographers Henri Cartier-Bresson and Robert Frank, this Tuesday at 6 PM in Fullerton Auditorium of the Art Institute of Chicago, Michigan and Adams. Call 443-3600 for more information.
