Bystander: A History of Street Photography

Great book about the history of Street Photography. Lots of photographs from many past great photographers. Large size, excellent quality.

Great history of street photography! If you want to be a good street photographer; learn your roots! Tons of photographs, pretty much ALL the iconic images of the genre. The text is scholarly but flows nicely. One of my favorite photography books of all time

A must have for every street photographer.

First off, I am a big street photography aficionado, so I grade this book against the dozens of others in my collection. If you only read this book, your opinion may differ. Previous reviewers mention the layout of the photos, and I agree that it does seem random, often leaving vast areas of unused page space, and then multiple photos jammed into the same area. At first I thought this was to avoid double page speads, which I hate because I feel the seam can ruin the overall composition, but no, there are several of these double page photos. The layout aside, I am able to compare many of these images to the same photo as they appear in my other books, famous photos by the stars of the genre, and there is something missing in the reproductions in this book. There is a thinness, a lack of contrast in many of these photos. I can see the difference like night and day when viewing the same photo in other books side by side. This is not terrible, but the art is not represented at its best potential, which could be misleading to those who are just exploring this photography for the first time via this book. As for the narratives, I loved reading the reminiscing on Gary Winnogrand, and his process. There are some great explanations about the thought processes of the act of street shooting through out many decades. These add to the value of the photos.

A substantial and essential overview of the history and development of street photography. It's academic but only in the loosest sense.

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A wonderful cornucopia of photographs and some superb, informative writing about the history of street photography. Very good value.

An excellent resource for information and inspiration.

Bystander es un libro monumental; físicamente, gráficamente y en contenido. Más allá de la presencia física del libro o de su impactante diseño con tipografía ultra condensada el alcance del libro es enorme. Éste no es un libro para hojear y ver fotos entretenidas intercaladas con alguna que otra reseña. Se trata de un material de estudio que cubre profundamente el fenómeno de la fotografía callejera desde su nacimiento en el París metropolitano del siglo XIX hasta sus variantes contemporáneas a lo largo de 150 años, un tercio del libro está dedicado al siglo XIX. Recomiendo este libro para quien tenga interés en el estudio serio del género y como material de consulta histórica. La proporción entre texto e imágenes es de aproximadamente 80-20%, para ver las fotos callejeras y autores más populares de los últimos años están Street Photography Now, 100 Great Street Photographs o las publicaciones de Eyeshot.

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um livro completo pra quem gosta de street photography, com apresentação linda e excelentes referencias de fotografos consagrados mundialmente. Recomendo.

So happy I finally went a bought this book. Such a full history on street type photography. My knowledge of the subject was so spotty up to the time I read this.

Très bien documenté, riche en images et en analyses. Il retrace l’évolution de la street photography avec intelligence. C’est plus qu’un beau livre, c’est une vraie référence. À lire absolument si vous aimez la photo urbaine.