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Table of Contents

Interview with Matthew Wylie

Street Portraits in Rome

Geoff Brown’s Nashville Project

Passengers

Interview with Ave Pildas

Inner Bali

Street Shooters of Issue 12

Interview with Ave Pildas

Ave Pildas is a street photographer who lives in Santa Monica, California. He has worked as a successful professional photographer, cinematographer, educator, and more for over 40 years. His wife, Phyllis Green, is a sculptor who just won a Guggenheim award, so you could say creative arts are a family affair.

Pildas has recorded decades of street life in California, especially at his favorite spot for taking street shots, Hollywood Boulevard. He has taken thousands of photographs there and many of his shots were published in ‘Zoom’, ‘Creative Camera’, ‘Photo’, and other popular magazines. He enjoys shooting quirky subjects and unusual situations, turning the streets of California into a wealth of interesting scenes for his viewers.

One of Pildas’ best qualities is his willingness and desire to share his life experiences and his wealth of knowledge about how to succeed as a professional street photographer.

To hear our interview with Ave Pildas click on the audio player below.
http://spm-media.s3.amazonaws.com/Ave-Pildas-Interview.mp3

A Selection of Ave’s Photos That Spans His Career

Here Comes the Bride – 2012

Girls Girls Girls – 1973

G-Wall Red

Double Phone Booth – 1975

Here Comes The Bus – 2012

Bus Bench Jesus – 1974

Black Beach Boyz – 1978

Bijou Westlake – 1975

Beach Witch – 1984

Cop Salute – 1975

Rabbits – 1982

Converse B&W – 2012

Coltrane – 1962

Ave’s Photographic Influences

  • Elliott Erwitt
  • Lee Friedlander
  • Eugene Atget
  • Garry Winogrand
  • Margaret Bourke-White
  • Vivian Maier
  • Matt Stuart
  • JR
  • Steve McCurry

Ave Pildas

Born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, Ave Pildas worked early in his career as a photo stringer for Downbeat Magazine in the Ohio Valley and Pennsylvania in the 1960's, and has been a successful photographer and educator for the past 40 years.  Photographs by Ave Pildas are included in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, New York; the Bibliotheca National, Paris; the University of Arizona as well as numerous other public and private collections. He is a Professor Emeritus at Otis College of Design.    Pildas created intimate portraits of Jazz greats in live performance, at small clubs and Jazz Festivals in the Midwest, many have never been seen before. Ave currently lives in Santa Monica, CA in the solar powered, zero scaped home and studio he collaborated on with W3 Architects. He is digitally archiving his vintage work, and continues with new projects while inspiring, polishing and guiding young talent.

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Articles
May 2014

Interview with Matthew Wylie

Matthew Wylie shares his passion for street photography as well as some practical tips for taking great shots with an iPhone

Street Portraits in Rome

Freelance photojournalist uses his skills to photograph the people of Rome

Geoff Brown’s Nashville Project

Geoff Brown shares his own personal project, which involves documenting life on the streets of Nashville, Tennessee

Passengers

Mitchell Hartman talks about his personal project taking shots of everday life on the New York City subway

Interview with Ave Pildas

Interview with Ave Pildas, a successful professional photographer in Santa Monica, California with over 40 years of experience as a street photographer

Inner Bali

What one photographer learned from the island of Bali

Street Shooters of Issue 12

Several captivating shots taken by this month's selection of Street Shooters

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