In a city that celebrates high culture but takes pride in its
grittiness, none captured both realities better than Bill Cunningham,
the legendary New York Times photographer who died last week.
His photos ran every Sunday in the Times and were usually what made the bulky edition's inflated price worth paying.
Cunningham's pictures were gorgeous, detailed, interesting, and always
evoked some emotion. Cunningham photographed everyone, from the most
famous celebrities, to models, to ordinary people -- anyone who looked
interesting to him, he snapped. No subject was beneath him. And he did this for decades, without fail.
A
few years, a wonderful documentary called "Bill Cunningham New York"
was released and it's really quite touching. You meet the gentle man behind the lens and explore the soul who helped define the soul of NYC. It's worth seeing if you can. Now that he's gone, he leaves behind a treasure trove of photos that create the legacy of a New York City man giving the city back to itself.
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