An award-winning street photographer who has been creating memorable images in the great photojournalistic tradition since 1962, Joel Meyerowitz pioneered the use of color in this slice of life genre, and his classic book on Cape Cod, “Cape Light” was instrumental in changing the prevailing dismissive attitudes toward color photography. Within a few days of the 9/11 attacks on The World Trade Center, Meyerowitz began to create an archive of the destruction and recovery at Ground Zero that consists of over 8,000 images of the aftermath of the tragedy. In this latest Leica Portrait video, Joel shares the story of his transition from junior art director to legendary photographer.
Blind Man, Spain, 1967
The Twin Towers, 2001
Cypresses, Early Morning, Tuscany, 2002
Before being a photographer, he studied painting and medical illustration, and then worked as an art director some time. These experiences of wide range are core of his style of photography. In other words, he does not limit photography of means. His photography range is very broad: space, architect, portrait, and nature. He is one of pioneering color photography.
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