Dedicated to Joel Meyerowitz (New York, 1938), one of the protagonists of the contemporary photographic scene, and produced in collaboration with the Joel Meyerowitz Photography Archive in New York, the book presents over ninety images organized into thematic chapters. These photographs have contributed to redefining the concept of street photography, within which Joel Meyerowitz made his entrance by introducing the use of color to fully interpret and capture the complexity of the modern world.
Starting from the 1960s, Meyerowitz emerged as one of the most interesting young avant-garde photographers in New York. His research runs in parallel with that of other great authors such as Robert Frank, Gerry Winogrand, and Diane Arbus.
Meyerowitz’s art is distinguished by a particular capacity for identification and total immersion in what his eye sees and his lens translates into an image. The most characteristic feature of his photography can be defined with the English term intimacy, namely the ability to get as close as possible to the scene in order to try to capture the intimacy of the moment, to welcome and recognize the unexpected.
