Danny Lyon

Birthdate: March 16, 1942

Education: Self Taught

Country: United States

From 1963-1967 Danny Lyon documented the lifestyles of an outlaw motorcycle gang. Not only did he document but he became an outlaw himself. This process is called 'new journalism'. He wanted to glorify the lives of the American motorcyclist. His images of this movement inspired the creation of the movie "Easy Rider." Critics enjoyed his images saying how they "idealized figures fighting for dignity in the face of subjugation." How his images reflect his life as much as the lives around him. His images are mainly shot in a first viewer perspective. Many images were shot while Danny was riding his bike in the road. I enjoy how he became apart of the movement to photograph it. Other photographers would not of been able to shoot what he had available to him and it just goes to show that we as photographers of today need to appreciate the subjects that we have access to.