william gedney

kentucky, 1972

san francisco, 1966-1967

new york, o'rourkes bar, brooklyn, ca. 1960

san francisco, 1966-1967

michigan, nudes, 1977

detroit, 1966

new york, stonewall rally, 1981

kentucky, cornett family, 1964

new york, 1966

new york, stonewall riot anniversary, 1978

new york, 1972

india, ca. 1970

untitled, 1966

kentucky, 1972

san francisco, 1966-1967

kentucky, cornett family, 1964

teenage couples, 1966-1967

kentucky, 1972

chicago, 1966

new york, undated

kentucky, cornett family, 1972

new york, 1962

new york, 1950s

all photographs by william gedney.

love his work.  

william gedney

kentucky, 1964

kentucky, 1972

new york, 1972

san francisco, 1966-67

michigan, 1975

william gedney 1932-1989

i am slightly obsessed with his work at the moment. maybe it reminds me of my childhood in the georgia countryside and then in a coal mining village in pennsylvania. he shot everywhere across the united states, from kentucky to san francisco and new york. he travelled to europe and india and all along the way he photographed people from the inside. he kept extensive notebooks which are now housed, along with his photographs, in a collection at duke university. he was diagnosed with aids in 1987 and when he died in 1989 he left his work to the care of his friends, photographer lee friedlander and his wife, maria. it's an amazing collection and well worth taking the time to have a look.