LifeBehindtheLens镜头背后的人生Awhite-hairedoldmanridinganordinarybicyclearoundthestreetsofNewYork.alwayswearingthesameblueworkersjacketandsimpleblackrunningshoes.Ifyousawhim,you’dneverthinktherewasanythingremarkableabouthim.AndyeteverymemberofNewYork'swealthyhighsocietywantednothingmorethantoposeforthisman.一位白发老人总是穿着一件蓝色工装夹克和样式简单的黑色跑鞋,骑着一辆普通的自行车在纽约街头穿梭。如果你看到他,你不会觉得他有任何引人注目的地方。然而,纽约富裕的上流社会中每一个人都想着对他摆姿势、请他拍照。Thisordinary-lookingmanwasBillCunningham,oneofthemostimportantAmericanphotographersofthelast50years.这位看起来普普通通的人就是比尔・坎宁安,美国近五十年来最重要的摄影师之一。WhatmadeCunninghamsogreat?Itcertainlywasn'ttheuseofexpensivetechnologically-advancedequipment.Cunninghamalwaysusedsimple,relativelycheapcamerasandtookallhispicturesonthestreetsofNewYork,notinastudio.Norwasitawiderangeofcontactsandconnections.Althoughhealwaysknewwherefashionablepartiesandeventswerehappening,CunninghamlikedtophotographordinarypeopleinthepoorBronxasmuchasVIPSinrichManhattan.Hefoundinspirationwhereotherscouldnot.insimple.everydayscenessuchasamanbuyingorangesatthelocalgrocerystore,orawomanridinghomeonthegraffiti-coveredsubway.Thesethingswerereal,anditwaswithintheirrealitythatCunninghamsawbothbeautyandpotential.Throughhisfascinationwithwhatpeoplewerewearing,andnotwhotheywere,heopenedthedoorsoffashiontoeveryone-fashionashesawitbelongedtothepeople,notjusttohighsocietyandbigbrands是什么使得坎宁安享有如此盛誉?当然不是因为他用了昂贵先进的设备。坎宁安总是使用简单、相对便宜的相机,他所有照片的拍摄地都是纽约的街道,而不是摄影棚。也不是因为他交友广泛,识人无数。虽然他总是知道时尚聚会和大型活动举办的地点,但无论是对于在贫穷的布朗克斯拍摄普通人,还是在富裕的曼哈顿拍摄贵宾,他都同样喜欢。他能在一些简单的日常场景中得到其他人法得到的灵感,比如一个在当地杂货店买橘子的男人,或是一个乘坐画满涂鸦的地铁回家的女人。这些东西是真实的,在这种真实中,坎宁安看到了美好和潜力。他用自己迷恋的对象一一关注人们穿什么,而不是这些人是谁一一向所有人打开了时尚的大门。在他看来,时尚属于民众,而不仅仅属于上流社会和大品牌。Moreover,whatmadeCunninghamgreatwashisdevotiontophotography,andthehoursandhoursofsheerhardworkheputintohiswork.CunninghamwouldgooutontothestreetsofNewYorkeachandeveryday,regardlessoftheweather.Hewouldevenstayoutsideinastorm,notcomingbackuntilheknewhehadtherightphotos.Hehardlyevertookadayoffandnotoncestayedhomesick.Thisdevotionandhardworkiswhatweseereflectedwithinhisphotos.Thisiswhatmakesthemsospecial.此外,坎宁安的伟大之处还在于他对摄影的奉献精神,以及他在工作中投入的大量时间和精力。不管天如何,坎宁安每天都会走上纽约的街头。甚至在暴风雨时,他也会待在外面,直到他认为自己已经拍摄到满意的照片才回家。他几乎从未休过一天假,也从未因病待在家中。我们可以从他的照片中看到这种奉献和努力。这就是使得这些照片如此与众不同的原因。Althoughhewasaworld-famousfashionphotographerCunningham'sapproachtolifewasuncomplicated.Helivedinasmallapartmentwithasharedwashroom.Asimplerestaurantwaswhereheusuallyhadthesamemealofsausages,eggsandcoffee.虽然坎宁安是一位世界著名的时尚摄影师,但他的生活方式却并不复杂。他住在一间与其他人共用浴室的小公寓里。他经常到一家简单的餐馆吃同样的食物,有香肠、鸡蛋和咖啡。Cunninghamneveracceptedthebenefitsofferedtohimforbeingafashionphotographer.Hevaluedhisintegrityandwouldnotbeboughtbyanyone,nomatterhowmanyfreeclothesorflightsto...
