Lee Friedlander: Portraits

Friedlader has joked, “I tend to photograph the things that get in front of my camera.” This includes his own family and friends, colleagues, and strangers. People are depicted in private spaces and at work, alone and in crowds, unguarded in front of the artist’s lens.

Black-and-white photograph of a man in a white suit standing in front of a doorway and another man to his right in the background
Black-and-white photograph of the shadow of the artist on a woman with her arms crossed
Black-and-white photograph of a shirtless man sitting in a bed room next to a lamp
Black-and-white photograph of a man rubbing his eyes with paintings in the background
Black-and-white photograph of a girl standing in a dirt road with her head framed by a building in the background
Black-and-white photograph of a man taking a photograph of a man doing a jumping motion on a city sidewalk
Black-and-white photograph of a girl in a bathing suit standing on a rope swing
Black-and-white photograph of
A black and white photograph of a woman wearing a see through bridesmaid dress and holding a bouquet in front of a wood paneled wall
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