Friday 7 December 2012

2 photographers

william j.cunningham
william j.cunningham was born March 13,1929 is a fashion photographer for the New York times, knows for candid  and street photography. he went to Harvard University in 1948  and moved to New York, where he intially worked in advertising. after he quit his job and struck out on his own, making hats under the name 'William J.'  this business folded when he was drafted. after serving a tour in the u.s. army he returned to New York and starting  writing for the Chicago Tribune.


This image was taken in New York City by William j. there is 6 men’s in the picture some of them are walking and some of them are standing and look likes they having a good time.  
                                                           Richard Avonda



Richard Avonda was born 1923 in New York City and died in 2004 at the age 81. He was the son of Jacob Israel Avonda, a Russian-Jewish immigrant who started a successful retail dress business on Fifth Avenue, and his wife Anna, who came from a family that owned a dress manufacturing business.


This is one of Richard Avonda image and this girl is putting her makeup, it seems like she’s getting ready to go out and she looks excited as well. I actually like this picture.