The peripatetic fashion photographer Bill Cunningham is the subject of a new documentary film about his life and work. He's especially well-known to readers of the NEW YORK TIMES for his candid snapshots of everyday New Yorkers who exhibit, in Cunningham's estimation, a sense of style.
After decades of work, he clearly still enjoys what he does and has cultivated a very bohemian, free-spirit approach to his craft. Talking about the time he refused to take money for his work…, Cunningham says: “You see, if you don’t take money, they can’t tell you what to do, kid. … Money’s the cheapest thing. Liberty, freedom is the most expensive.”
