I immediately went back to my desk and googled the name. Upon further research I discovered the wonderful world of Elliot Erwitt.
It's the lighthearted-ness that I find fascinating. The pictures bring joy to the viewer and require an extra pause for comprehension. Erwitt himself describes it best:
“It’s about reacting to what you see, hopefully without preconception. You can find pictures anywhere. It’s simply a matter of noticing things and organizing them. You just have to care about what’s around you and have a concern with humanity and the human comedy.”
2 comments:
Thank you for introducing us. These are wonderful. What a great opportunity to imagine the the context of those richly human facial expressions and gesture! Love it.
Love these photos, Janis. I'm a huge fan of people/animal photos. Landscapes, not so much. So, these are great. I wonder what the backstory is on that first shot...
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