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Aug 12, 2026 12 min

Passing By: Lee Friedlander’s Newark, 1962

from Photography and Walking Hosted by Philippe Guillaume. Produced by Productions 3655 Inc.

At first glance, almost nothing seems to happen. Six people stand outside a photography studio in Newark, New Jersey, in 1962. No one looks toward the camera. Everyone is watching something beyond the edge of the frame. Yet the longer we stay with Lee Friedlander's photograph, the richer it becomes. Repeated gestures, shared gazes, architecture and small visual echoes quietly connect the scene, revealing relationships that are easy to miss at first glance. In this episode, we explore how Friedlander discovered meaning not by isolating individual subjects, but by noticing how ordinary elements briefly come together. Walking invites us to cultivate that same attention, revealing moments that often disappear before we even realize they were there À première vue, il ne semble presque rien se passer. Six personnes se tiennent devant un studio de photographie à Newark, au New Jersey, en 1962. Personne ne regarde vers l'appareil. Tous observent quelque chose qui se trouve hors champ. Mais plus on demeure devant cette photographie de Lee Friedlander, plus elle révèle sa richesse. Des gestes qui se répondent, des regards, l'architecture et de subtils échos visuels relient discrètement les différents éléments de la scène. Dans cet épisode, nous découvrons comment Friedlander s'intéressait moins aux sujets eux-mêmes qu'aux relations passagères qui les unissent. Une invitation à marcher plus lentement et à porter attention à ces instants ordinaires qui disparaissent souvent avant même que nous les remarquions. Related images and references: photographyandwalking.com — Music: “Beat ’em with Rhythm” by Victor Natas, edited for this podcast (CC BY 4.0, Freesound.org). Produced by Productions 3655 Inc.

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At first glance, almost nothing seems to happen. Six people stand outside a photography studio in Newark, New Jersey, in 1962. No one looks toward the camera. Everyone is watching something beyond the edge of the frame. Yet the longer we stay with Lee Friedlander's photograph, the richer it becomes. Repeated gestures, shared gazes, architecture and small visual echoes quietly connect the scene, revealing relationships that are easy to miss at first glance. In this episode, we explore how Fri...

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