Show & Tell
September 28, 2011

Bill Cunningham – A man, a bicycle, and a camera

Bill Cunningham New York

This charming documentary about long time New York Times fashion photographer Bill Cunningham allows you to ride along—and I do mean "ride along"—as he bicycles from one end of New York City to the other, snapping pictures left and right. Capturing the high brow, low brow and everything in between, his sharp eye sees it all. At 83 years old, he is a true master of an art form he has been perfecting since 1978. Fashion designer Oscar de la Renta has said, "More than anyone else in the city, he has the whole visual history of the last 40 or 50 years of New York. It’s the total scope of fashion in the life of New York." I came away impressed on so many levels. Check it out now on Netflix Instant Watch.

– Monica

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