Detroit: The Troubled City | Magnum In Motion

This is very interesting piece by Bruce Gilden more known for his street photography, well worth watching Detroit: The Troubled City Bruce Gilden As part of his work on the effects of foreclosures in America, Bruce Gilden recently traveled to Detroit, Michigan. What he found was a desolate landscape where the subprime mortgage crisis is the latest blow hitting the “troubled city” already on its … Continue reading Detroit: The Troubled City | Magnum In Motion

Magnum Photographers to hold Street Photography Workshop in Derby

Magnum Photos is organising a “five-day intensive, practice-oriented workshop focusing specifically on the popular theme of street photography,” to coincide with the Format11 International Photography Festival in Derby, a biennial of contemporary photography.

Led by Magnum street photographers Bruce Gilden, Richard Kalvar and Chris Steele-Perkins, the workshop will see successful candidates get the opportunity to shoot, polish and publish their work under the guidance of these experienced practitioners, says Magnum.
The five-day workshop costs £700 +VAT. For more details and to register, visit the Magnum Photos website.
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A day of street photography in Derby with Bruce Gilden, Magnum

I can’t wait to see the Format Festival in March next year, especially as I spent the day with street photographer Bruce Gilden from Magnum while he was in Derby. I learn’t a lot from watching him, not about the technical details like his flash settings or what f stop he uses, there is no point; all I would be doing is copying Bruce and … Continue reading A day of street photography in Derby with Bruce Gilden, Magnum