Brooklyn Gang (1959) by Bruce Davidson is a unique book, not only because Amazon a copy sold as $ 1200 but because it opened the door to the great theme of the sixties: the young protagonist of culture and social movements. This "gang" or gang calling themselves "The Jokers" was photographed over a year and shows a young america something gray and cool in an intense search for identity.
A look at the vulnerability and intensity of youth in a complex picture of nostalgia, anxiety and alienation. Davidson, Magnum photographer always raises social and emotional stories at the same time, pure documentary.
Here a small sample of the draft texts of the author. (LIC)
A look at the vulnerability and intensity of youth in a complex picture of nostalgia, anxiety and alienation. Davidson, Magnum photographer always raises social and emotional stories at the same time, pure documentary.
Here a small sample of the draft texts of the author. (LIC)
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"I was twenty-five years, including about sixteen. It could have been taken by one of them. My way of working is to enter an unknown world to explore over a period of time and learn from it. When where I was allowed to witness the fear, depression and anger, I suddenly realized that I was feeling some pain. By staying close to them, I discovered my own feelings of failure, frustration and anger "
"One thing I discovered is that it is easier to enter a world out of it. The painful part is leaving once they have established connections and links." 
"All my photos are portraits - portraits, because you can not shoot someone without being reflected as an echo, like a bat that sends a signal back. You get not only a picture of who is photographed, but at the same time a self-image "
"I think the picture for me becomes a part of my being. Once you've captured something on film, I do not want to ever leave me. It's like a child who want to see grow."
"Magnum became a genre Cartier-Bresson, everyone was taking pictures of" turning points ". Then, as time passed people like Susan Meiselas went and got into the guts of things, confronting people living with them. Not only that he observes and will "
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BONUS: a sample of the contemporary usefulness of these images on the theme "Beyond here lies nothing" Bob Dylan (one that still exists)
