Garry Winogrand (14 January 1928 – 19 March 1984) was an American street photographer  from the Bronx, New York, known for his portrayal of U.S. life and its social issues, in the mid-20th century. Though he photographed in Los Angeles and elsewhere, Winogrand was essentially a New York photographer.

Photography curator, historian, and critic John Szarkowski called Winogrand the central photographer of his generation.Critic Sean O’Hagan, writing in The Guardian in 2014, said “In the 1960’s and 70’s, he defined street photography as an attitude as well as a style – and it has laboured in his shadow ever since, so definitive are his photographs of New York.” Phil Coomes, writing for BBC News in 2013, said “For those of us interested in street photography there are a few names that stand out and one of those is Garry Winogrand, whose pictures of New York in the 1960’s are a photographic lesson in every frame.”

The reason that I like Garry’s work is because what he does is take photos of unsuspecting people who are in some way interesting, here are some examples of his work: