>>4102944i like a lot of his pictures, but i actually appreciate his approach to photography more than anything else
he shot a ton, essentially 2-8 rolls every single day for +35 years, and enough to wear in his m4's pressure plate
i see it as deliberate practice, anyone else with the same devotion towards their craft (music, woodworking, painting, etc) would be seen positively, but he's a "spray and pray hack"
he advocated the importance of framing and properly using the viewfinder, and even scolded students for shooting from the hip, hated cropping too
advocated for studying other great photographers
he would wait to develop his film, sometimes years, to be able to look at the images more objectively, so far removed from the moment of capture and the feelings that might have been present
the framing of photographs as a battle of form vs content, and the idea that the best images are on the edge of failure, both helped me and he warmed me up to 28mm over 35mm
also hated "street photography" as a label
neat read from one of his students to add perspective
http://www.photogs.com/bwworld/winogrand.html 