Elliott Erwitt is a world-renowned advertising and journalistic photographer. He is best known for his black and white candid shots of ironic and absurd situations within everyday settings -- the master of the "indecisive moment".

A Few Notable Photographs

• USA, New York City, 1946 - Streetlevel shot comparing the size of a woman's feet to a sweatered chihuahua.
• USA, North Carolina, Segregated Water Fountains, 1950.
• USA, New York City, 1953 - Image of Erwitt's wife looking at their baby on a bed lit by window light.
• USA, NYC, Felix, Gladys, and Rover, 1974 - Image of a woman's booted feet between that of a great dane's legs and a little chihuahua.

Books

• Photographs and Anti-Photographs, 1972.
• Observations on American Architecture, 1972.
• Elliott Erwitt: The Private Experience. (In the series "Masters of Contemporary Photography", text by Sean Callahan.) Los Angeles: Petersen, 1974. ISBN 0-8227-0070-0 Sean Callahan describes and to some extent explains Erwitt's work.
• Son of Bitch, 1974. Photographs of dogs.
• Recent Developments, 1978.
• Personal Exposures. 1988.
• On the Beach, 1991.
• To The Dogs, 1992.
• The Angel Tree, 1993.
• Between the Sexes, 1994.
• 100+1 Elliott Erwitt, 1997.
• Dog Dogs, 1998 A collection of black and white photographs of dogs Erwitt was intrigued by throughout his world travels.
• Museum Watching, 1999.
• Snaps. London & New York: Phaidon, 2001. ISBN 0-7148-4150-1 A large anthology (over 500 pages) of Erwitt's work.
• EE 60/60, 2002.
• Elliott Erwitt's Handbook, 2002.

External links

• Elliott Erwitt official site requires Flash
• Magnum Photos portfolio
• Peter Fetterman gallery portfolio
• Robert Koch Gallery portfolio