zaterdag, december 28, 2002
David Bradford is a photographer and New York City taxi driver, who epitomizes the concept of carrying a camera during regular day-to-day activities. Every morning at 4am, while most people are still asleep David Bradford begins his day by stopping at the store around the corner from his Manhattan apartment and purchases one role of black and white film.
Bradford mainly shoots while he’s working, capturing the essence of New York City in all its human, architectural and climatic diversity. He always displays a few examples of his work in the cab, which has led to photo assignments for Life, The New Yorker, New York Newsday and other publications. Carrying his camera (a Yashica T4) on a daily basis has not only enabled David to take great pictures, subsequently it led to a large scale publishing deal. Some years ago, editors for Germany’s Köneman publishing house happened to ride in Bradford’s cab. They were so impressed with his images that they offered a book assignment. “Drive-By Shootings” has been selling strongly ever since.
Bradford mainly shoots while he’s working, capturing the essence of New York City in all its human, architectural and climatic diversity. He always displays a few examples of his work in the cab, which has led to photo assignments for Life, The New Yorker, New York Newsday and other publications. Carrying his camera (a Yashica T4) on a daily basis has not only enabled David to take great pictures, subsequently it led to a large scale publishing deal. Some years ago, editors for Germany’s Köneman publishing house happened to ride in Bradford’s cab. They were so impressed with his images that they offered a book assignment. “Drive-By Shootings” has been selling strongly ever since.
# posted by Jan-Edward : 21:25
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