RIP George Forss

George Forss has died. You Got Your Wish George, I'll Look For You In The Sky With Your Beloved Aliens - Bedlam Farm

Forss became famous as a street photographer in New York - both a photographer of street scenes, and someone who barely barely survived by selling his pictures on the street. Eventually, however, he ended up on the cover of Time Magazine.

He died in his small apartment above his art gallery on the main street in Cambridge, NY.

I don't recall having read a better obituary!

I hope he will rest in peace.

Very sorry for your, and the world's loss of this wonderful fellow. I hadn't heard of him before this, but looking at some of his images I see only beauty and a deep understanding of what should be seen.

Thanks for this -

I don't recall having read a better obituary!

I hope he will rest in peace.

I strongly agree.

I don't recall having read a better obituary!

I hope he will rest in peace.

Very well said.

George Forss has died. You Got Your Wish George, I'll Look For You In The Sky With Your Beloved Aliens - Bedlam Farm

 

Forss became famous as a street photographer in New York - both a photographer of street scenes, and someone who barely barely survived by selling his pictures on the street. Eventually, however, he ended up on the cover of Time Magazine.

 

He died in his small apartment above his art gallery on the main street in Cambridge, NY.

Sadly, I never met George and - until today - never had seen any of his work.Thanks to you, I did a quick search and landed on the Park Slope Gallery. What I noticed was that, among other things, he had a variety of styles as well as a variety of subjects. He clearly was adept at double-imaging and composites, which makes him even more impressive since he shot film exclusively, unless I'm mistaken. Monophoto, do you happen to have the date on which he made the cover of Time?

Very sorry for your, and the world's loss of this wonderful fellow. I hadn't heard of him before this, but looking at some of his images I see only beauty and a deep understanding of what should be seen.

 

Thanks for this -

Eric, indeed there is - no, there must be - a threefold distinction among what is seen, what is well seen, and what is well seen with a deep understanding. Thanks for teaching me this.

The Times put up a rather sanitized obituary of Mr. Forss today, at least it'll bring more awareness to his work.

George Forss, 80, Photographer Discovered on the Street, Dies

Here's a video that Jon Katz made when he and George Forss were hang a show at a small cafe in Cambridge, NY in 2014