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Acclaimed American street photographer Bruce Gilden is notable for his high level energy candid close-up portraits of people on the street and his cinematic imagery now in color. His work is part of numerous museums and galleries around the world. Gilden has published 18 books since 1998. Bruce Gilden was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2013. He lives in New York.

Bruce Gilden speaks in this interview with GUP about finding yourself in other people, demanding more of your photos and yourself, and the limitations

Bruce Gilden, gran fotógrafo callejero de la agencia MAGNUM

New York City. USA. 1984. © Bruce Gilden / Magnum Photos

Coney Island has long inspired photographers, from its beginnings as a resort to its unusual traditions, like hot dog-eating contests and the Mermaid Parade.

"But since I work in a spontaneous way, I have to be a little bit sneaky because I don't want them to know that I'm going to take a picture of them." Interview with Bruce Gilden, PBS, The Arts Show EGG: How do you describe yourself as a photographer? Bruce Gilden: I guess I'd be classified as

Bruce Gilden is one of the best street photographers currently alive. He is a photographer who has had a deep influence on me and my approach in street photography– especially when I first saw the video of him shooting in the streets of New York City. Bruce Gilden is also one of the most controversial… Continue reading 5 Lessons Bruce Gilden Has Taught Me About Street Photography

Acclaimed American street photographer Bruce Gilden is notable for his high level energy candid close-up portraits of people on the street and his cinematic imagery now in color. His work is part of numerous museums and galleries around the world. Gilden has published 18 books since 1998. Bruce Gilden was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2013. He lives in New York.

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Bruce Gilden (Brooklyn 1946) es un destacado fotógrafo de street photography cuya obra evidencia su gusto por mostrar la parte menos agradable de la gente con la que se cruza. De joven se fue a Coney Island, el equivalente neoyorquino de Benidorm, a fotografiar a la gente que tomaba el sol. El resultado es verdaderamente llamativo por su gusto por lo hortera y lo grotesco, no deja de sorprender con su mirada irónica y humorística. Imaginaos que mezcláis el trabajo de Weegee con Martin Parr…

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If Paul Giamatti has been dubbed our time’s character actor, then Bruce Gilden must be our character photographer. Having grown up on the mean streets of Brooklyn in the 1960s, Gilden began his career snapping the larger-than-life ’characters’ of his urban surroundings, from Coney Island’s lobstered sunbathers to his local...