Good for you, Frank! A couple of years ago the book "Requiem" was published. It contained the photographs of the many photographers that were killed in Vietnam. The book, for me, was a mesmerizing experience. Soon after I heard that there was going to be an exhibition of the photographs in Chicago. And while I love a good photo exhibition (John, thanks for reminding me of the Arbus show), I have never before been moved to do what I did: I flew to Chicago and stayed a week in order to see the show. It was truly a moving and gut wrenching experience.
shel frank theriault wrote: > It's easy, with all this talk about digital, when will film die, etc, etc, > to forget exactly why we're here. > > Some interesting tips in there, by a great photographer. > > I told the list this, but I think (I'm sure, actually) it was while you were > away from the list. Back in the spring, I was walking by a gallery here in > Toronto, and noticed a photograph along with the word "Magnum" in the > window. Curiousity piqued, I wandered in, and they were showing a > retrospective, called "50 years of Magnum". > > Cutting a long story short, they had a largish print of "Afghan Girl" there > - one of the few colour prints in the show actually. Of course, like > everyone else, I've seen that photo innumerable times, but to see a print > made directly from the neg (as opposed to a magazine cover) was mezmerizing. > One can see details that simply aren't there in any other medium - like > the striations in her iris for example. > > So, when someone like McCurry gives a few "tips" about how to shoot people, > I'll listen any old time!
