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Many Are Called Monday, April 27, 2009 12:08 AM

Since I mentioned Walker Evans in my previous post, I thought I'd share some images from his subway series for those who may not be familiar with his work. He shot hundreds of photos on the New York City subway between 1936 to 1941 with a camera hidden in his coat. Eventually the photographs were edited into a book titled, Many Are Called, published in 1966. In 2004, the book was re-issued and that is the copy these images come from.

tags: photography walker evans

Comments (15)

Jenny | 2009-04-27 12:26 AM | Reply

I really like these photos, but I hadn't seen the book before. I like the stark design.

adreamer | 2009-04-27 02:51 AM | Reply

wow. with a hidden camera? how did he do it?

ohphilippa | 2009-04-27 03:20 AM | Reply

yes i can definitely see an influence of these in those other shots you showed us!

Marion | 2009-04-27 04:37 AM | Reply

WOW.
I think I love these.

Sabrina | 2009-04-27 05:42 AM | Reply

I wonder if my boyfriend has hear of Walker Evans, because these photos are definitely his style. Thanks so much for this post!

Amelia | 2009-04-27 11:58 AM | Reply

Thanks for posting these. I always hear a lot about Walker Evans in my photography class, but his pictures are hard to find online. I love that he hid the camera in his coat.

yulanda replied to adreamer | 2009-04-27 01:20 PM | Reply

The book said the lens peeked through a button hole.

K-Line | 2009-04-27 04:10 PM | Reply

Oooh, beautiful. Check out Fructzwerg's most recent post, if you haven't already. She mentions us very favourably...

nathalie | 2009-04-27 04:42 PM | Reply

These are great. The black and white gives the images a haunting feel.

yulanda replied to K-Line | 2009-04-27 04:52 PM | Reply

Oops, I had that post starred so I would go back to reply to it but completely forgot about it until now. Thanks!

Alice | 2009-04-27 05:00 PM | Reply

wow, these are gorgeous!

Chester | 2009-04-27 07:39 PM | Reply

Cool!

atomica | 2009-04-28 11:35 AM | Reply

these are great! reminds me off Stanlet Kubrick when he worked for Look Magazine after WWII.

ambika | 2009-04-28 09:19 PM | Reply

Oh my gosh, I want this! Between the fashion and the candid aspect, I could spend days pouring over these shots.

Freddie | 2009-05-02 04:41 PM | Reply

oh thanks for sharing- these are especially interesting being from nyc myself. I'll have to check out more of his work