Avant l’édition papier de son livre FACING PARIS, le photographe David Ken nous propose une version digitale à télécharger sur le site BLURB : http://store.blurb.fr/ebooks/427187-facing-paris-ipad-ebook. Ce livre retrace quelques « maraudes » parisiennes réalisées entre novembre 2009 et nos jours.
All « humanists » photographers have tried to « steal a magical moment” there, in the street, during an improvised walk, sort of unstoppable “marauding” for some or just a hobby for others.
Of course, when we speak of « street photography » you immediately think Doisneau, Cartier Bresson, Boubat, Atget, Willy Ronis … in France.
The Americans also have their heroes, Vivian Maier, Helen Levitt Lisette Model, Bruce Gilden….
These photographers have one thing in common, a sense of observation of course, but also a spirit of collecting.
They are like sentinels, witnesses of an era, a smuggler of dreams.
If we totally exclude the staging of an image, we must rely on random chance.
A « marauding » is a bit like fishing in the river, with the main topic … The human and his amazing attitude ballet… (suite)
