I think a big part of the celeb photog is that they have entree into an
inside world. Hopper's pics are a good example. That's not to say they
aren't accomplished. But they are piquant.
http://www.eyestorm.com/artist/Dennis_Hopper.aspx
David Lynch of course is something else. I was bidding for his out of
print "Images" book a while back, but backed out when it got outrageous.
Amazingly the next month I found a copy for next to nix in a cool 2nd
hand book shop we have here, Berkelouw (there is a branch in LA too). Fate.
http://tinyurl.com/94wuw
Jeff Bridges I started looking at because I just got a swing lens camera
(Horizon). He has some tasty pics on his site.
http://www.jeffbridges.com/
Mmmm...Michelle
http://www.jeffbridges.com/FB_04.html
And I have Rossellini's book. Not groundbreaking stuff, but really
balanced and refined.
I agree with you, Bob. They are all visually oriented. Who can I think
of who photographs and writes, or sings? Hmm.
Bob W wrote:
Good question. I don't know. I haven't taken much of a look at any of those
you list. I've flicked through Jeff Bridges' book, and was quite impressed.
Yul Brynner had a book published didn't he? I don't remember any of his
pictures though. I think I saw some of Dennis Hopper's in a Sunday suplement
last year, and enjoyed them but again, I don't remember any of them.
Apart from Helena Christensen, all those you've listed are in the quality
end of the film industry, so by virtue of that they are highly
visually-oriented and probably very intelligent. But HC is also in a very
visual industry, and I think she has more than the normal model's allocation
of grey matter. That makes it hardly surprising that they should be good
photographers.
It's when members of Spinal Tap start to get ideas above their station that
things get embarrassing.
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Cheers,
Bob
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Subject: OT: Celeb photographers (RE: Lou Reed heart NY)
Yep, I agree. He's no Mapplethorpe.
Which celeb photogs do you like? Some celebs photogs that work for me:
David Lynch
Jeff Bridges
Dennis Hopper
Isabella Rossellini
Maybe Helena Christensen (although that might be for other reasons)
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