In the 1969, color photography was still not recognized as fine art. Mitchell Funk goal was to make color photography full of color in this nascent art form. When Funk shoots on the street, he scans the environment for situations with remarkable color. br Mitchell Funk is a "Color Photographer. On the heels of decades of Black and White street photography, Funk decided to take a different course and shoot street scenes in color where color itself was always at least a co-subject. Thus, Funk's work must be understood not only as a document of a scene but as color and design. Today in 2022 he still shoots today with the same enthusiasm as he did 53 years ago. The idea of colorful color photographs was the radical trailblazing idea that has taken root in street shooters today. Mitchell Funk pioneered it over 53 years ago. br Mitchell Funk is a pioneer of " Color Photography" In 1970 he participated in one the first " Color Photography" shows at a major museum. Brooklyn Museum, show "Images en Couleur" . 1971 Included he was included in the visionary book "Frontiers of Photography" Time Life. Color ! American Photography Transformed. Amon Carter Museum . He has had more than 50 Photography Magazine Covers and has had covers on Newsweek and Life Magazine among others.