La photographe et réalisatrice new yorkaise Cheryl Dunn rend hommage à la street photography avec le documentaire intitulé « Everybody Street ». Elle y retranscrit l'électricité et l'animation qui habitent la ville de New York, terrain de prédilection d'icônes de la photo mais aussi de leurs sujets anonymes.
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Entre documentation ou témoignages de photographes de renom comme Elliott Erwitt, Jill Freedman ou Mary Ellen Mark, la street photography s'impose comme un genre à part entière. « Un cliché. Mille secondes de reconnaissance ». Joel Meyerowitz arpente les rues, appareil au point et explicite sa démarche : « ...
CONTACT is an annual festival of photography in Toronto, during the month of May, with over 1000 local, national and international artists exhibiting at almost 200 venues. Founded as a not-for-profit organization 16 years ago, and now a charitable organization, the festival is devoted to celebrating, and fostering the art and profession of photography. It stimulates excitement and discussion among a diverse audience that has grown to over 1.8 million. CONTACT is the largest photography event in the world, and a premiere cultural event in Canada.
Stimulated by the renewed global interest in street photography, this year’s festival explores the theme “Public” in a series of exhibitions, site-specific installations, and events across the city. Drawing attention to social and political issues tha...