Iconic Sunday's - Bill Cunningham

 Bill Cunningham is one of my all time favourite photographers. He was born in Boston, U.S on the 13th March 1929. He attended Harvard University, but dropped out in 1948 and moved to the big apple, New York City. He served for the U.S Army, and not long after started writing for the Chicago Tribune- a daily newspaper. During this time he also started writing for Women's Wear Daily, this is when he picked up his camera and started capturing ordinary people's style on the streets of New York.

In 1978, the New York Times published a range of his photographs. He has been writing for the NYT with his column 'On the Streets' for over a decade, capturing a range of fashion trends on the street. In 2008, Bill was awarded the Officier de 'lordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Ministry of Culture. He was also awarded the Carneige Hall (where his small apartment is) Medal of Excellence in 2012.

Flicking through Netflix one day I came across a documentary about Bill Cunningham (Bill Cunningham New York) which I recommend to anyone that is interest in photography and fashion. It truly opens your eyes to different styles and trends, and shows what an icon Bill Cunningham is. Even at the age of 86, he continues to take iconic images, and write those famous columns for the New York Times. 

"More than anyone else in the city, he has the whole visual history of the last 40 or 50 years of New York. It's the total scope of fashion in the life of New York." Oscar de la Renta. 

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