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Misha Erwitt | Redondo Beach & CBGBs

Cosmo, Redondo Beach, California, 2004 © Misha Erwitt

Cosmo, Redondo Beach, California, 2004 © Misha Erwitt

Well I’ve done a lot of street photography in New York City so let me say something about that. New York is a constant parade of humanity. It’s a very familiar place, but it’s always changing. If you look around there are a lot of amusing juxtapositions, so yes, humor does play a definite part in my work and it’s an element in many of my Leica Gallery pictures that were shot in New York. By contrast, trying to take street pictures in L.A. is challenging. L.A. isn’t a walking city — I considered shooting drive-by pictures and I’m always taking pictures out of my car window, but then you have nowhere to park it. Let’s just say that L.A. isn’t as conducive to street photography.

– Misha Erwitt

Jimmy Gestapo and Murphy's Law, CBGBs, 1985 © Misha Erwitt

Jimmy Gestapo and Murphy's Law, CBGBs, 1985 © Misha Erwitt

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