A technique Bruce often uses is "flash in one hand and jumping at people" which involves spontaneously ambushing his subjects unsurprisingly, pointing the camera in their face and taking the picture without their permission which has proved to be highly controversial in the industry of photography.
He has used the frame by filling the subjects full face at a very close proximity.
The images are theoretically a "catalogue of ugliness" which Bruce was inspired by from watching his favourite wrestler, who was said to be the ugliest, on television when he was younger.
"When I was five, I liked the ugliest wrestler, so it was easy for me to pick what I wanted to photograph."
The message being conveyed is generally the fact that everybody should be equal, these people may be deemed "ugly" to everyday society, but Bruce Gilden sees differently. He mentioned that he is "one of them", he describes them as his family.
what is the concept?
The concept behind these images is to photograph people who have faced struggle within their years of living. Weather this being drug addiction, alcoholism or other forms of abuse.
The reason for him to picture in this style is because he "liked being among the common man". He stated he "liked characters" and this statement definitely stands within this project of his.
http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2015/aug/19/bruce-gilden-face-street-portraits-photographs-book
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