Lee friedlander

Lee Friedlander pushed the boundaries of self portraits and the street photography genre with his series of photographs from the 1960s.

Including Richard Avedon and John Coltrane.

© Lee Friedlander,1970

Chris Wiley writes about the photographer Lee Friedlander’s images of his wife

Lee Friedlander (born July 14, 1934) is an American photographer and artist. In the 1960s and 70s, working primarily with 35mm cameras and black and white film, Friedlander evolved an influential and often imitated visual language of urban "social landscape," with many of the photographs including fragments of store-front reflections, structures framed by fences, posters and street-signs. Friedlander studied photography at the Art Center College of Design located in Pasadena, California. In…

Few publishers in the history of photography have had as lengthy a track record of producing books that are now considered the medium’s landmarks as Robert Delpire, who is honored in a tribute exhibition in New York City.

Lee Friedlander, The Little Screen

Enjoy this collection of quotes by photographer Lee Friedlander. “The world makes up my pictures, not me.” “ … photographs are so loaded with information. They’re remarkable. As I said, you get both the tree and the forest.” – Lee Friedlander “It fascinates me...

Lee Friedlander. Thelonious Monk. 1957. Gelatin silver print. 12 15/16 × 8 9/16" (32.8 × 21.7 cm). Purchase. 1063.2000. © 2024 Lee Friedlander. Photography