Brooklyn Gang

Brooklyn GangIn the spring of 1959, I met a group of teenagers in Brooklyn who called themselves "The Jokers." I was twenty five and they were about sixteen. I could easily have been taken for one of them In time they allowed me to witness their fear, depression, and anger. I soon realized that I, too, was feeling some of their pain. In staying close to them, I uncovered my own feelings of failure, frustration, and rage. Bruce Davidson During the summer of 1959,

What is lesser known is that Winogrand also shot more than 45

Gabby Laurent

78 gravure plates

” When I woke up the next morning

and in some instances from magazines

turning itself on

as well as lesser-known work

70 duotone plates

will not believe—don't want to believe—that such atrocities happened in America not so very long ago

this monograph is exquisitely reproduced

interviews and stories extends that mythology while giving the reader a working view of the rodeo circuit and how it functions

The American Series represents one of those rare experiences for photographers where the photographs almost—just—happened