Klein and Erwitt: The Magic Moment

William Klein and Elliot Erwitt pieces are both amazing. Every artist, whether it be photographer, painter, etc., looks to create the one piece that captures a moment, a great moment that inspires and draws the emotions from the viewer out. Klein and Erwitt both managed to do this in my opinion. Definitely in Erwitt's photography and in most of Klein's, a person can see the magic in the moment they captured. While both artists grew up in very different lives, one of Jewish descent, the other French, they both seem to mirror the work of the other. Klein looked to find any time that seemed to be capable of making a great photo and then used extraordinary methods of capturing these, with grainy film, high contrast, or even overexposure. Erwitt's formal art methods were not quite so extreme, but instead he focused more on the subject of his pieces, finding life's ironies and amusing moments to draw the viewer's attention. However, despite the difference in style, they both sought to photo the same kind of photography, the magic moments in life.