Born in 1931, Fred Herzog's photographs capture extraordinary scenes of everyday life in the post-WWII era. Shot mainly in the environs of Vancouver, Herzog show us a place, time and subject matter we're not used to seeing in such vivid, lifelike color. Think of him as a latter-day Walker Evans with a roll of Kodachrome. We'll be posting a series of his images courtesy of Equinox Gallery.
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| Man with Bandage 1968 |
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| Boys Wrestling 1969 |
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| San Francisco 1962 |
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| 2 White Cars 1969 |
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| Salvage Ass'n 1958 |
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| Man in Black Hat 1959 |
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| Red Stockings 1961 |
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| Foot of Main 1968 |
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| Prinz 1959 |
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| New World Confectionary 1965 |
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| Granville/Smyth 1959 |
4 comments:
I love photos like this because they make me feel happy and sad at the same time. Which is better than feeling like complete shite, I suppose.
Hmm, some of these pictures of Fred Herzog immediately capture the eye (the man with the bandage for sure) and are wonderful, but some seem to me merely snapshots (e.g. the man with the black hat). But I guess everyone - even a God like Walker Evans - has a shite day:)
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