it is in particular this radical subjectivity that led to the unique authenticity of his pictures – this is the closest a photographer can get to an object, the deepest he can immerse himself in a situation. His last exhibition, which run in the photogallery c/o of the amerikahaus until january 18th, was entitled ‘ich war verliebt in diese stadt’ / ‘I was in love with this city’ and showed the life that is between the post-WWII berlin city ruins that still moves forward despite the disabling nature of war. as an outsider and young beatnik he slowly became part of the city and its inhabitants, observing their activities with his leica at close range – non-conformist and without conventions. Tana and victor, 1965 for the german magazine TWEN his photo essays appeared regularly in various german magazines and became an important a chronicle of the kennedy and adenauer years. with the sexual revolution was in full swing, mcbride’s work includes sex, nudity, drugs and politics and has experienced censorship. he was as well a painter and sculptor. Will mcbride rose to fame in the 1950s and ’60s as a pre-eminent documentary photographer. American photographer will mcbride (84) died yesterday, january 29, at a hospital in berlin.
