The Genius of Photography: The American photographer Garry Winogrand said that he took photographs to see what the world looked like photographed. Photographers have always had this as their mission statement but the three decades from the late 1950s onwards was the real golden age of the photographic journey. The Genius of Photography Paper Movies relives the journeys that produced some of the most acclaimed paper movies. The programme takes a fascinating look at Robert Franks odyssey through 50s America William Kleins one-man assault on the sidewalks of New York Garry Winogrands charting of the human comedy in Central Park Zoo Tony Ray Joness dissection eccentricity at the English seaside and finally William Egglestons guide to Memphis and the American South. Episode four of the series also examines the arrival of colour as a credible medium for serious photographers as controversial at the time as Dylan going electric.Contributors include legendary photographers like William Klein William Eggleston Robert Adams Stephen Shore Joel Sternfeld Joel Meyerowitz Martin Parr and artist Ed Ruscha.

Starring:

David Byrne

Genre:

Documentary