Elliott Erwitt
Elliott Erwitt
Elliott Erwittis an advertising and documentary photographer known for his black and white candid shots of ironic and absurd situations within everyday settings— a master of Henri Cartier-Bresson's "decisive moment"...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionPhotographer
Date of Birth26 July 1928
CountryFrance
taking-pictures advantage
The advantage of taking pictures of the famous is that they get published.
years together loved-ones
I enjoy nothing more than spending time with my loved ones, young and old, and at least once a year we get together for a formal family photograph.
museums berlin eastern
I like museums in Berlin a lot, especially in the eastern part. They're extraordinarily good.
ideas seeing
My 'work' is about seeing not about ideas.
opportunity people covering
Covering a historic event is perfectly legitimate. It's not sneaking into somebody's boudoir... These people belong to history, and not to record that if you have the opportunity would be wrong.
photography noticing-things function
Photography is simply a function of noticing things.
clients want what-you-want
Do what the client wants, not what you want.
wedding photography events
Now very often events are set up for photographers... The weddings are orchestrated about the photographers taking the picture, because if it hasn't been photographed it doesn't really exist.
quality intention
Quality … has to do with intention.
interesting has-beens
My life has been quite interesting professionally,
photography want position
Working myself into a position of total versatility, so that I can do anything I want to do at the time I want to do it. Whether I do it or not is another question.
photography eye simple
Something catches your eye, or your interest. You attack it in some way or observe it in some way, and try to put it in some kind of form and take a picture. It's as simple as that.
changed evolved except pictures
Professionally I've evolved with what's required, but the pictures I do for pleasure haven't changed, except for the cars in the background, the clothing. I haven't changed at all.
awful display displaying lighting money museums stuff worst
The most awful museums are in China. They have magnificent stuff on display and just the worst way of displaying it. They just don't spend money on lighting and installation.