TYLER BENSINGER
TYLER BENSINGER WAS BORN AND RAISED IN LOS ANGELES AND HAS LIVED IN THE CITY FOR ALMOST HIS ENTIRE LIFE. FOR OVER THIRTY YEARS, THE STREETS OF THE WORLD HAVE BEEN HIS SUBJECT. LOS ANGELES, HOWEVER, IS THE TOUCHSTONE THAT LIES AT THE CORE OF HIS WORK.
AS A WRITER BY PROFESSION, PHOTOGRAPHY HAS BEEN AN OUTLET TO LET THE IMAGES TELL A STORY THAT SEEMS MORE DIRECT AND HONEST THAN ANYTHING WORDS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CONVEY.
FROM 35MM TO MEDIUM FORMAT TO DIGITAL, THE TOOLS HAVE CHANGED, BUT THE SUBJECT MATTER NEVER HAS – PEOPLE IN NATURAL LIGHT CAUGHT IN THE MOMENT ON THE STREETS. HIS HEROES, HENRI CARTIER- BRESSON, ROBERT FRANK, AND GORDON PARKS, CONTINUE TO INSPIRE HIM TO GET OUT THERE AND SHOOT.
WE PROJECT OUR OWN SENSIBILITY ONTO THE PORTRAIT. EVERYONE’S REACTION IS DIFFERENT. IT’S WHAT MAKES PORTRAITS SO FASCINATING; THEY REVEAL AS MUCH ABOUT THE OBSERVER AS THE OBSERVED.
- TYLER BENSINGER