Louis Mendes

Louis Mendes
Louis Mendes
	Mendes in 2009.
Born	June 15, 1940; Jamaica, Queens, New York
Known for	Street portraits

Louis Mendes (born June 15, 1940) is a photographer from New York City who is known for his signature dapper style, press camera, and street portraits.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Life and work

Mendes was born in a working-class family in Jamaica, Queens, New York, in 1940. He was a young child when his elder sister handed him a camera to begin documenting family events. He bought his first Graflex Speed Graphic camera in the nineteen-fifties, while working as a stock clerk in Macy's and studying electronics.[5]

Mendes uses a Speed Graphic; with modified backs that allow for use of various film types including instant Polaroid film.[3] He has photographed Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Cab Calloway, Lena Horne, Gordon Parks, Denzel Washington, Spike Lee, Swizz Beats, Alicia Keys and Colin Kaepernick.[5][7]

Publications

Publications by Mendes

The Magic Within. Raymond Ortiz, 2010.
Mestrado Fotografo. Raymond Ortiz, 2010.
One Of A Kind. Raymond Ortiz, 2010.
Monumental. Raymond Ortiz, 2010.

Publications with mentions of Mendes

One Hundred Jobs: A Panorama of Work in the American City. The New Press, 2000. By Ron Howell and with photographs by Ozier Muhammad.
Coney Island. W. W. Norton & Company, 1998. By Harvey Stein.

References

Gonzalez, David (April 1, 1995). "Have Camera, Will Travel". The New York Times.
Gonzalez, David (January 3, 2010). "A Camera and Eye, Both One of a Kind". The New York Times.
Macdonald, Kerri (5 January 2010). "Must See: He Kept His Speed Graphic". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
"Polaroid Photographer". The New York Times. 4 January 2010. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
McKeon, Lucy. "New York City's Most Classic Street Photographer". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2021-06-12.
"Annual Gordon Parks Foundation Gala: Black Excellence Was at the Forefront". Vogue. May 22, 2024. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
Williams, John (May 22, 2024). "Gordon Parks Gala Celebrates Legacy with Colin Kaepernick and Alicia Keys". The New York Times. Retrieved June 8, 2024.

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[1] Gonzalez, David (April 1, 1995). "Have Camera, Will Travel". The New York Times.

[2] Gonzalez, David (January 3, 2010). "A Camera and Eye, Both One of a Kind". The New York Times.

[auto1-3] Macdonald, Kerri (5 January 2010). "Must See: He Kept His Speed Graphic". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 September 2014.

[4] "Polaroid Photographer". The New York Times. 4 January 2010. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-06-12.

[auto-5] McKeon, Lucy. "New York City's Most Classic Street Photographer". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2021-06-12.

[6] "Annual Gordon Parks Foundation Gala: Black Excellence Was at the Forefront". Vogue. May 22, 2024. Retrieved June 8, 2024.

[7] Williams, John (May 22, 2024). "Gordon Parks Gala Celebrates Legacy with Colin Kaepernick and Alicia Keys". The New York Times. Retrieved June 8, 2024.