Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso Photographer Joel Meyerowitz: The Pleasure of Seeing
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Jul 23, 2023 Legendary photographer Joel Meyerowitz discusses his career, the challenges of the past year, the power of photography and poetry, reflections on love and personal growth, capturing the disjunction between youth and leisure, shifts in perspective, and the philosophy of pleasure and age.
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A Year Of Self-Portraits
- During the pandemic Joel made daily self-portraits for a year, using a 12‑second timer to invite chance.
- He treated the timer as a street-photography-like device that caught unposed, spontaneous moments.
Walking Off To The Street
- Joel Meyerowitz quit his ad-agency job after watching Robert Frank shoot and realizing he belonged on the street.
- He walked Fifth Avenue instead of taking the subway and never returned to an office life.
Frame Creates Narrative
- Framing selects meaning from a chaotic 360 degrees of life and can create ambiguity between unrelated people.
- That omission and selection is central to photography's power to suggest poetic relationships.