Hamilton, James, circa 1983 Jun 6-10
Scope and Contents
In the first of two segments, James Hamilton presents a slideshow of his work and discusses photographing well-known individuals. He discusses working for Harper's Bazaar and shares his thoughts about the Village Voice. Participants ask questions throughout. In the second segment, as Hamilton continues the slideshow and discusses captions, framing, and how subjects react to published photographs of themselves. Hamilton then speaks on his working relationshop with editors and describes his experiences photographing Brooklyn's most dangerous subway stations.
Inscriptions
- Container
- Sylvia Plachy Pt. 2 / James Hamilton
- Item Label
- Sylvia Plachy + James Hamilton; James Hamilton
Dates
- circa 1983 Jun 6-10
Extent
2 1/4 inch Audio Cassette (00:49:35 total duration)
Biographical / Historical
James Hamilton grew up in Westport, Connecticut. He studied painting at Pratt Institute, but left for a job at Alberto Rizzo’s fashion photography studio, launching his photography career. Preferring street photography to studio photography, Hamilton started to document his life in New York City. In 1969, after a five-month cross-country journey, he returned to New York with photographs of the Texas International Pop Festival, which landed him a staff photographer position at Crawdaddy! magazine, predecessor of Rolling Stone, and Creme magazine. He later went on to become a staff photographer for The Herald, the Village Voice, Harper’s Bazaar, and The New York Observer. Hamilton also worked on assignments forVanity Fair, The New York Times magazine, and Rolling Stone. In the 1970s and 1980s he covered armed conflicts in Central America and was stationed in Beijing, where he documented the Tiananmen Square Massacre.