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17-Year-Old Stanley Kubrick’s Photos Of 1940s New York Prove That He Was Born Genius
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Before Stanley Kubrick directed arguably some of the best movies ever made like "2001: Space Odyssey" or "The Shining," he was a simple teenager in New York looking for a job. But even then, when the 17-year-old got his hands on a photo camera, he couldn't hide the talent within.
Bored Panda has gathered a collection of his photos of New York from 1945 to 1950, when he was working in the Look magazine. During that time Stanley got many insights into what makes a photograph work: "I think aesthetically recording spontaneous action, rather than carefully posing a picture, is the most valid and expressive use of photography."
He quickly made a name for himself by telling stories through photos, which eventually led him to moving pictures and his place in the filmmakers' hall of fame.
Oh, and if you're into street photography as well, let Stanley himself give you a tip: "Think up ideas for stories, go out and shoot them, and then send them into the magazines. I was lucky; I figured that out when I was young."
(h/t: vintage everyday)
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Student At Columbia University, 1948
Wow! Amazing! The picture and girl is amazing! Also I would probably fall on the first step.
Girl With A Lipstick, 1940
Couple, 1940
"Okay, you two can sit on the fire escape, but both your feet must be inside the window at all times!"
Dogs In A Convertible, 1949
Young Girl At Palisades Amusement Park, 1946
Wow! If she was gonna ride that roller coaster, I am amazed! I don't like em XD
Betsy Von Furstenberg, 1949
He really captured her. I'm wondering what she's reading and imagining her personality.
Students Drawing A Nude Model In An Art Class, 1948, Columbia University
Circus Side Show Performer, 1948
Changing The Tire, 1946
Showgirls At The Copacabana Club, 1948
Reminds me of a clip from the 80's from the pet shop boys with dusty springfield. Awesome photo by the way.
Men Sleeping In A Subway Car, 1946
Police Athletic League Boxing, 1946
My dad did this in the 50s and 60s, growing up in Brooklyn.
Passengers In A Subway Car, 1940s
He had quite the eye for everyday hustle and bustle of life. Awesome. Used photography to new stuff early in, not just portraits and "pretty stuff", but reality! Coooool
Johnny On The Spot, 1946
Rosemary Williams At A Restaurant With Two Men
Doorman Walking Dog, 1949
Passengers In A Subway Car, 1940s
Man Carrying Flowers On A Crowded Subway, 1946
Little girl looking right through that camera into my soul or something. Eerie.
Passengers Reading In A Subway Car, 1946
Why isn't there a gentleman giving up his seat for the ladies? Isn't this the era for that?
Waiting At The Dentist’s Office
Painter Tying Rope Around The Model's Waist, 1947
Shoe Shine Boy, 1940
Film Crew, 1947
Woman Watching Model Being Painted For The Billboard, 1947
Woman Waiting On A Subway Platform, 1940s
Shoe Shine Boys, 1947
Man Studying In A Library, 1948, Columbia University
Woman On The Train Platform, 1948
Men With German Shepherd On A Dock, 1949
General Dwight D. Eisenhower At Columbia University, 1948
Girl With A Mirror, 1940
Man By A Garbage Can
But it says rubbish on it. So why would you not call it a rubbish bin?
Boxer Walter Cartier, 1948
Man Exiting Train, 1948
Is that the classy woman from the chair on the platform in an earlier photo?
People Browsing Through Magazine Racks At A Busy Sidewalk Newsstand, 1947
Rocky Graziano With Two Men By A Sign For The Middleweight Championship Fight Between Tony Zale And Marcel Cerdan
Passengers In A Subway Car, 1946
