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The Candid Frame: Conversations on Photography

TCF Ep. 399 - Colin Westerbeck

The Candid Frame: Conversations on Photography

Ibarionex R. Perello

Arts, Visual Arts

4.8768 Ratings

🗓️ 10 December 2017

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Colin Westerbeck is a writer, curator, and teacher of the history of photography. He is also the co-author along with Joel Meyerowitz of Bystander: A History of Street Photography, which has recently been released in a new edition. We sat down with Colin to talk about how street photography has changed since the decades since the release of the first version of the book and how he and Joel approached this new edition. Resources: Colin Westerbeck Joel Meyerowitz Matt Stuart TCF Ep. 275 - Colin Westerbeck Part 1 TCF Ep. 276 - Colin Westerbeck Part 2 Bystander: A History of Street Photography Download the free Candid Frame app for your favorite smart device. Click here to download for iOS. Click here to download for Android Click here to download for Windows Support the work we do at The Candid Frame with contributing to our Patreon effort. You can do this by visiting patreon.com/thecandidframe or visiting the website and clicking on the Patreon button. You can also provide a one-time donation via PayPal. You can follow Ibarionex on Instagram and Twitter.

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0:00.0

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0:05.1

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0:09.7

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0:16.3

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0:25.9

Thank you.

0:31.2

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0:56.7

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1:07.2

This is a body an axe and this is The Candid Frame.

1:19.9

Bystander, a history of street photography, is in my estimation one of the most important books about the history of photography.

1:30.2

Though the focus is on street photography, the images and the text are really about the evolution of photography. It's been one of the most important books on my shelf, and many others have agreed with me, often paying a premium for a book that has

1:36.8

fallen out of print. But now, Colin Westerbeck and Joel Weyerwitz have finally released an updated

1:43.1

version of the book book which reflects the changing

1:46.0

world of street photography and

1:48.0

shines a light on some of the new

1:49.9

masters of the genre.

1:51.9

I sat down recently with Colin to

1:54.0

discuss the new book and what it takes

1:56.2

to revisit such a big subject

1:59.1

the second time around.

2:04.9

Thank you revisit such a big subject the second time around. All right, Colin, welcome back to the Candle Frame.

2:07.5

It's a real pleasure to sit down and talk with you again, especially about the latest book.

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