Georges Biard
Larry Clark
PhotographerKnown for:
Tulsa (1971)
Education:
Layton School of Art, Milwaukee (1961-1963)
Larry Clark photographed his circle of friends in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with a participatory rawness - their drug use, sex, and violence - over a period of years in the early 1960s. The photographs were published as Tulsa (1971), a book that had no real precedent in documentary photography and became a central reference for the confessional tradition. He later directed the film Kids (1995), written by Harmony Korine.
Larry Clark's Gear List(1)
Leica
Connection note
Clark used a Leica for "Tulsa" (1971), his raw documentary of drug use and violence among his circle of friends. The camera's quiet operation suited his participatory approach. Documented in retrospective accounts.
Product description
Introduced in 1954, the M3 was Leitz's first camera to use the M bayonet mount. Its combined viewfinder and rangefinder, with 0.91x magnification, set a standard for 35mm rangefinder design that every subsequent Leica M followed.
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Last updated March 20, 2026
