Gary Winogrand was known for his portrayal of American life in the early 1960s. Many of his photographs depict the social issues of his time and in the role of media in shaping attitudes. He roamed the streets of New York with his 35mm Leica camera rapidly taking photographs using a prefocused wide angle lens. His pictures frequently appeared as if they were driven by the energy of the events he was witnessing.
Winogrand died at the age of 56 in 1984, leaving behind thousands of pictures. Last year in his archive at the Center for Creative Photography a researcher found this series of photographs. They show the 1960 Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles, it was crammed with the political superstars of the day — John F. Kennedy, Adlai Stevenson — as well as key staff members like Andrew Hatcher. Garry Winogrand took pictures of all of them, but his primary interest was elsewhere. ‘‘He photographed the life, the back corners, the audience,’’ says Leo Rubinfien, a photographer who is curating a retrospective of Winogrand’s work opening at SFMOMA next year. ‘‘The people watching the parade, not the parade — that was how he worked.’’
Only one from the convention is known to have been published: the picture of Kennedy above, accepting the nomination and asking the party for ‘‘your help and your hand and your voice.’’
Check out the link above and see the quiescence images of Gary Winogrand.
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