Finding Winogrand's ABQ 1957

[@dadtype2339]

Hi Joe, I enjoy when we get outside and go on an adventure, although im more on the side of the typewriter menu, I do absolutely enjoy your photography segments, and it never fails to amaze me how B&W can cast such a rich dramatic layer and yet highlight so much with really an emphasis on the human condition, so dry yet with so much feeling like a fountain pen dripping with ink. There is a darkness to it too lile a visit into the past, and a light that breathes life and asks about as many questions as it answers. Okay sorry getting poetic here, I really appreciate the time and work you put into this one Joe, thank you. Check your messages 10/22/2024

[@avq5]

Enjoyable video to watch, surprisingly interesting. Love your metaphorical take on the composition.

[@christophermckellar1352]

Very interesting and engaging. Thanks!

[@WiseSkies144]

Thanks Joe, this was interesting and a bit different. After your explanation, I can see how this photograph and the time it was taken resonates with you. That child could almost have been you. It would be interesting if you could trace the child in the photo, perhaps they could tell you more about the experience now as an adult? Thanks for sharing.

[@willbaren]

Thank you Joe, that was very interesting. You may know that when Garry Winogrand injured his leg later in life he spent a great deal of time driving around taking photos of LA even though we think of him as a sidewalk photographer.

[@VirtualGuth]

Nice one Joe. I would note that there was at least one documentary made about Garry Winogrand. In the footage that was shown of Winogrand, he could often be seen shooting very quickly with his camera held down closer to his waist or at chest level in order to capture the moment in time he wanted of his subject while also going unnoticed. It’s possible that he might have developed this technique much earlier in his career. Perhaps Winogrand’s primary focus in the 1957 photo was actually the toddler and the tricycle and maybe he used his lowdown shooting method in order to capture the moment without distracting the child. I suppose we’ll never know, but still it is fun to ponder such things.

[@Joe_VanCleave]

Thank you!

[@sandrap8315]

Very interesting video, thank you! Love the end, like you walking in the photograph!😊

[@505Lucky7]

I lived around the corner and up.the road on.Maxine in the.early 80's, it's all a part of my existence.

[@someonespadre]

I found it on the Assessor’s parcel viewer. The current vesting deed is dated in 2014. That could be an owner transfer such as into a trust or it could be a new owner. The County Recorder has a function where you can put in the property address and it takes a few minutes to make a report ready. Then give it your email, pay $1 and it’ll email you some sort of report; I did not pay at that point. Don’t know if the report includes a chain of title back to 1957. There is a county office right behind it.

[@someonespadre]

In California the Recorder has Grantor/Grantee Indexes back to the beginning of the County which can be used to find previous owner names but I don’t know how NM does it. It can be time consuming in a populous county to do that.

[@Joe_VanCleave]

Thank you!

[@andyl4565]

I thought I had read that in certain circumstances he photographed from a car, perhaps the passenger side. He definitely did when he was older and in living in California. I would think that it would be more likely to be in a car out in the suburbs at the edge of town.

[@peinmilan]

Strange that you did not try to find out who the toddler is...?

[@Joe_VanCleave]

15 years ago the lady living here was the second owner of the house, she didn’t know the original owner. If I can find a city directory from 1957 it would tell me who lived here originally, then more detective work to find their heirs.

[@michaelcase8574]

I think that 105mm and 135mm lenses were also available also.

[@robertgordon6362]

Leica M3 has finders for 50, 90, and 135mm.

[@joãoAlberto-k9x]

O.K.. 🎉.