History
Gary saw the pictures of Henri Cartier-Bresson in the late 1960s and was inspired by them. He bought a Leica and started taking pictures, his only formal education in photography being a course in high school. Later he also saw the works of Robert Frank and was inspired by his works as well. He has used the same camera, a Leica M3 since 1968. He has been taking pictures since he was 17 years old.
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