In 1975, Garry Winogrand published a book of his photographs entitled "Women are Beautiful". His original title for the book was "Confessions of a Male Chauvinist Pig." It is amazing how a short amount of text can change the context and meaning of an image. The original title emphasized Winogrand's true view of women - objects over people. He claimed he had to preconceived notions about photography and how to photograph, but looking at the totality of his work it is often hard to believe that. He claimed that there was nothing intention about his style and at the same time, nothing arbitrary. In his own words, "I like to think of photographing as a two-way act of respect. Respect for the medium, by letting it do what it does best, describe. And respect for the subject, by describing as it is. A photograph must be responsible to both."
from Garry Winogrand's "Women are Beautiful"
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