Bruce Davidson

I find documentary photography most interesting when the photos are from a long time ago. The images below are by documentary photographer Bruce Davidson, who followed a Brooklyn gang around in the 1950s, documenting their lives. Most photographs of the 1950s that i've seen have been very polished, stylised and constructed. Davidson's images feel a lot more gritty, real and candid. They capture delicate and personal moments of youth culture in 1950s America.