DESCRIPTION:
Bruce Gilden brings to this master class his experience of 40 years of working in New York City and other urban areas, both in the US and abroad. He will work with the students to teach them how to improve their images taken in the streets by best identifying their working “style” for street photography, and defining their personal vision. Bruce will help you find and develop your own style. In other words, you do not need to adopt Bruce's iconic style, instead, he will help you find your own personal style, whether is in color or B/W.
Gilden will share his own experience in the street to aid the students in gaining “street smart” sensibilities. These principles are necessary to work in any environment and to be in the middle of the scenario without being obtrusive.
"I want to help you MAKE photographs, not TAKE photographs!" - Bruce Gilden
WHO SHOULD TAKE THIS WORKSHOP:
Open to both passionate amateurs and professionals, Bruce Gilden’s workshop will help you define your personal vision, sharing with you his own experience and the principles that have guided his career.
THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW:
RE-CLASS ASSIGNMENT:
Shoot either 50 digital images or 2 rolls of film in an area or a situation where you are “comfortable” working in, AND 50 digital images (or 2 rolls of film) somewhere else where you are “not comfortable” working in. Please present no more than 5 images.
FIRST DAY OF CLASS:
In addition to the pre-class assignment, bring your best photos, ones that are indicative of your style (they do NOT have to be “street” photographs). Maximum 15 photos. After I review their portfolios, each student will be given a personal assignment related to their strengths or weaknesses.
SCHEDULE:
-Class with Bruce starts at 10 AM every day and should finish by 1:30pm.
- Bruce personally reviews the work of each participant and gives feedback. After the in-person group feedback session, the students are expected to go out and start their assignments on the streets on their own. Times may vary depending on assignments and the flow of the class.
-On the last day each participant will have produced an essay, from the completed assignments, that Bruce will help in putting together.
DETAILS:
DATES:
September 15th - 19th, 2025
MEETING LOCATION:
Leica Store New York
Address:406 W 13th St, New York, NY 10014
INSTRUCTOR:
Bruce Gilden was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1946. After briefly studying sociology at Penn State University he quit college and decided to become a photographer in 1967. Aside from taking a few evening classes at the School of Visual Arts in New York, Gilden largely considers himself to be self-taught. Although Gilden cut his teeth on the sidewalks of New York City where he grew up, he has since made significant bodies of work in Haiti, Japan, England, France, Ireland, India, and the USA. Along with his many acclaimed personal projects, Gilden has worked on many commissions for clients including Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Balenciaga, RATP Parisian transportation system, The Climate Group, Vanity Fair, Vogue Homme and New York Times Magazine. Gilden is the recipient of many awards and grants for his work, including several National Endowments for the Arts fellowships , French “Villa Medicis Hors les Murs” grant, the New York State Foundation for the Arts, Japan Foundation Artist Fellowship and in 2013 a Guggenheim Foundation fellowship. Since the seventies, his work has been exhibited in museums and galleries all over the world. Bruce Gilden has published 27 monographs of his work: Lost and Found (2019), Cherry Blossom (2021), and early 2022, Black Country as well as most recently The Circuit. Gilden joined Magnum Photos in 1998. He lives in Beacon, New York.
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