Great Black and White Photographers Part2

Klein

The black and white photographer i chose is William Klein. William was born April 19th, 1928, and is an American born- French photographer. He is now 88 years old, and his career was focused on street photography, showing true, raw pictures with a story and a meaning as well as fashion that made statements. Klein was born in New York City and was raised by a Jewish family. As a young teenager he graduated from high school early and enrolled in the City College of New York  at only 14.

Klein became very successful after entering pieces in the Milan and later witnessed widespread fame after becoming Vogue's fashion photographer. In his younger years, Klein wanted to be an artist or work more in sculpting, s when he won the Prix Nadar in 1957 for New York with little to no photography training, it was a huge deal. William then went on to create fashion films about models, and photography and art all in one.

Klein is now 88, and still influences the fashion and photography industry immensely. In his time, Klein rebelled against classic street photography and used blur, grain, and shading to his advantage instead of trying to perfect a clean and sterile image. He tells stories throughout all of his art and has lead many more designers, artists, and photographers in his path.