Lee Friedlander - street photography

Lee Friedlander is an american photographer, born July 1934. He studied photography in Los Angeles, but moved to New York in this early twenties to photograph jazz musicians for record covers. He always took images in series, a few of these being

• reflections/shadows - Friedlander would often put himself into his images, by using reflections or shadows. 
• America by car - using car windows, mirrors or doors to create a frame within the image. 
• American monuments

Here in this image you can feel the love and passion that Friedlander had for both photography and jazz music. Many times he would visit the musicians in their own homes and not just on stage. This was to show them as people 'behind the scenes' and not just the musicians they are when performing.