I am not a big fan of Instagram. I am there, as here, for dialogue, to share my work, to see and discover work I might not get to see otherwise. In this, it gives me great pleasure. I have made new acquaintances, new friendships. Images by people I can’t wait to see. On theContinue reading “On Instagram”
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Fred Herzog and the Holocaust
When your views on world history begin to encroach on you being an exceptional pioneering color photographer. Below is a link to an interesting interview of Fred Herzog. The interview takes an interesting twist when speaking about his childhood in Germany, Mr. Herzog mentions the “so called Holocaust”. The interviewer’s parents are Holocaust survivors. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/the-collision-fred-herzog-the-holocaust-and-me/article4104746/
“There is something noble, I think, about doing nothing.”
“I wanted to present what I saw, pure and simple.”
“The pictures have to talk, not me.” – Robert Frank “Leaving Home, Coming Home: A Portrait of Robert Frank”
Women of Mott Street
Chinatown is one of my favorite places to photograph. I love the the atmosphere and especially the food. Chinatown is also the closest in feeling of any neighborhood of what Manhattan was like at the turn of the last century. The hustle and bustle of the people, shops that open onto the street, the manyContinue reading “Women of Mott Street”
Leaving Home, Coming Home
“The pictures have to talk, not me.” – Robert Frank, “Leaving Home, Coming Home: A Portrait of Robert Frank”
This photography thing…..
This photography thing….. Being creative, going through doubt, the difficulty in expressing clearly what you want to say, is not ever easy.
“…a certain sacredness”
“It’s not just the meaning of the image that has changed – the act of looking does not have the same meaning. Now, it’s about showing, sending and maybe remembering. It is no longer essentially about the image. The image for me was always linked to the idea of uniqueness, to a frame and toContinue reading ““…a certain sacredness””
My LensCulture Submission Review
There are various points I will respond to, what do you think of this review? Be honest please. Dear Keith Goldstein, Thanks so much for sharing your images with us at LensCulture. Your photographs share an engaged sense of interactions between people and their environments. They are intuitive and read as having been produced byContinue reading “My LensCulture Submission Review”
Pete Turner, In Memoriam 1934-2017
For those of you familiar with the history of photography, especially color photography, the name Pete Turner conjures up imagery of intense color and saturation. A master and a pioneer. Pete passed away a couple of days ago at the age of 83. His pioneering experimental imagery will surely be missed. Please visit his websiteContinue reading “Pete Turner, In Memoriam 1934-2017”