Gareth Bragdon I am an American ex-patriot that moved to the U.K. with his brother Gavin Bragdon. He picked up a camera few years ago and started taking photography seriously. Unfortunately his photographic conquest started with colour and vomit HDR photography. His eyes were opened when his brother introduced him to the BBC stunning series (genius photography). Gareth started hitting the streets with eyes and cameras, cross haired at pedestrians. Now I am studying photography in the hopes of becoming a photojournalist. I think the streets will prepare me for future battlefields.
We don’t have the streets and subways of Manhattan or the sunshine of Greece. Edinburgh is more like a big town than a big city. The skies are grey, the sun rarely shines, and just generally gloomy year round. This is why I utilise the flashgun; it is like carrying the sun in my left hand.
I enjoy getting close and personal with my subjects similar to Bruce Gilden. As far as ethics go, I know jumping out at people may not sound like the polite thing to do but I think the results justify my actions. People who open their morning paper and gander at overweight celebrities and starving children, and believe it should be illegal for photographers to take pictures of them on the street without their permission should lock themselves in a basement and throwaway the key.
I am far from fearless but I do avoid taking pictures of physically or mentally handicapped people and anything that can be demoralizing. I feel I have much to learn and experience, yet I feel my style will change overtime for the better.
– Gareth Bragdon
© 2020. All content on this blog is protected by international copyright laws All images are copyrighted © by Gareth Bragdon. Apart from fair dealing for the purpose of private study, research, criticism or review as permitted under the Copyright Act, the use of any image from this site is prohibited unless prior written permission is obtained. All images used for illustrative purposes only
 |
| Gareth Bragdon |
 |
From the "Breathing Mannequins" Series
|
 |
| From the "Breathing Mannequins" Series |
 |
| From the "Breathing Mannequins" Series |
 |
| From the "Breathing Mannequins" Series |
 |
| From the "Corfu" Series |
 |
| From the "Fashion" Series |
 |
| From the "Fashion" Series |
 |
| From the "Fashion" Series |
 |
| From the "Fashion" Series |
 |
| From the "Life Framer journal, street life" Series |
 |
| From the "Living with yourself" Series |
 |
Magnum Photography Awards 2016 Session, "Carapace"
|
 |
| Magnum Photography Awards 2016 Session, "Carapace" |
 |
| Magnum Photography Awards 2016 Session, "Carapace" |
 |
| Magnum Photography Awards 2016 Session, "Carapace" |
 |
| Magnum Photography Awards 2016 Session, "Carapace" |
 |
| Magnum Photography Awards 2016 Session, "Carapace" |
 |
| Magnum Photography Awards 2016 Session, "Carapace" |
 |
| No title available |
 |
| No title available |
 |
| No title available |
 |
| No title available |
 |
| No title available |
 |
From the "Paris and Berlin" series
|
 |
| From the "Under Grey Skies" series |
 |
| From the "Under Grey Skies" series |
 |
| From the "Under Grey Skies" series |
 |
| From the "Under Grey Skies" series |
 |
| From the "Under Grey Skies" series |
No comments:
Post a Comment