On Fri, 10 Sep 2004 23:08:29 +1000, Ryan Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Just saw Spencer Tunick (the guy who does mass naked people shots) on TV and > he seemed to be using a Pentax 6x7 for some of his captures, and some kind > of rangefinder for others. Checked the TV guide to see what I've been > watching for the past hour, turns out it's: > > "Naked World " > A follow up to controversial American photographer Spencer Tunick's Naked > States, where he photographed nudes publicly across the USA. This > documentary traces Tunick's yearlong journey that he calls Nude Adrift, a > project spanning nine countries on seven continents including Brazil, South > Africa, Canada, Antarctica, Russia, Great Britain and Australia. From the > shantytowns and golf courses of South Africa's Cape Town, to surprising > reluctance from locals in libertine Paris, to huge crowds of supporters in > Montreal and Melbourne, Naked World traces the struggles and triumphs of > Tunick's overall vision of his work. The best reaction Tunick gets anywhere > in the world is in Melbourne, as Tunick is visibly astounded by the > responsiveness of Melbournians when people continue to show up in droves, > despite the rain. The eventual number of people is over 4000, all of whom > gleefully shed their clothes before an overwhelmed Tunick and pose around > the city, with one of the resulting photographs a striking "body scape" of > pink flesh winding along one of the Yarra's river banks. > > Really quite fascinating. > > Cheers, > Ryan > > PS. Aussie residents (excl. WA), it's still on for another 20 minutes.. >
I saw some TV special about the guy, and yes, definitely uses a 67 or 6x7. I gotta say, I don't get it. Or, to put it another way, I just don't see his artistic vision. Some people must see it, though, 'cause he seems to sell lots of books, and Lord knows he's on the tube often enough... cheers, frank -- "It's about time we started to take photography seriously and treat it as a hobby." -Eliott Erwitt
