Photographing America: Klein and Weegee’s Methods of Representing the Experience of New York
Abstract
During the era when American social changes, disruptions and postwar prosperity met the rise of photography as an art, there emerged a bunch of great photographers who documented the life experiences in New York. By looking at William Klein and Weegee’s work, and analyzing their different artistic styles, depicting subject matters and career as a photographer, we will get a clearer vision of New York that they present. More importantly, we will uncover the chaos, stories, and love of the city.References
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