Weekly Inspiration: Bill Cunningham, the first candid fashion photographer.
In 2020 we have long since taken for granted the simplicity of a classic street style photograph. Pick up any magazine relating to fashion, find the hot or not column and within moments you can see the legacy of Bill Cunningham echoing through modern-day fashion culture.
"Cunningham was known for a pioneering, no-fuss brand of street fashion photography that candidly captured what New Yorkers were actually wearing—the good and the bad—from unsuspecting pedestrians to the likes of Iris Apfel and Anna Wintour" - Casey Lesser, Artsy, June 26, 2016.
Bill Cunningham passed away in 2016, but we found a beautiful article written about his extraordinary life on Artsy that we just have to share: