ABSTRACT

WESTERBECK: Winogrand seemed to be happiest when he confronted a wall of humanity surging down the street. He threw himself into it.

MEYEROWITZ: Yes! It’s like going into the sea and letting the waves break over you. You feel the power of the sea. On the street each successive wave brings a whole new cast of characters. You take wave after wave, you bathe in it. There is something exciting about being in the crowd, in all that chance and change – it’s tough out there – but if you can keep paying attention something will reveal itself – just a split second – and then there’s a crazy cockeyed picture!1