> he sees value in my photos, and that there's consistency in my > results.
that's an interesting observation and something I've been thinking about in my own photos. To (mis?)quote Apocalypse Now! I don't see any method. By which I mean, I don't think I could point at something and say that it sums up or identifies any particular style in my pictures. Yours are very much your own though, you seem to be exploring a line of thought and making something of it, and that's a big achievement. > having your work edited by Alex Webb is a learning experience by itself. > I can see the benefit of that. I've had some of mine edited by other people, not as grand as Alex Webb, but no slouches, and found it very eye-opening to understand what they see that I couldn't. > I decided last year during the Eddie Adams workshop that I don't want > to be a photojournalist. SO this is my way of staying in touch with > that world, without big commitments. That's a good position to be in. > he compared my work with the work of some people it doesn't > deserve to be compared to. Also said that despite my concern that I'm > doing something that has been done before, to death, Given your approach to your work, and the thought that clearly goes in it, I would expect you to be able to make a breakthrough that takes you beyond that and into an area where you are doing more ground-breaking work. It's obvious from looking back at your stuff that you are growing, and still haven't achieved your full potential. I've been reading the Phaidon book about Martin Parr today, and his development is quite clear from the very beginning, but it took years for him to make the breakthrough to where he is now. I remember his work from the 1970s when I was becoming interested in photography. At that time he seemed to me to be just one of a group of photographers at the time who were doing arty photography that I didn't like much (stupid me!) but I wouldn't have picked him out then as the one who would go on to really develop British photography in the way he has, carrying on a tradition but extending it into the contemporary world rather than endlessly repeating past successes. No reason why you too can't develop well beyond where you are now. Thanks for your reply, it's very interesting. Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Juan Buhler > Sent: 23 June 2008 20:57 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: GESO: Cadiz > > Hi Bob, > > Thanks! > > In general, the other people like my pictures. I was surprised to see > that in a workshop of 20 people, I was the only one who constantly > carried a camera, ready to shoot. I got some nice comments from Alex > too, he compared my work with the work of some people it doesn't > deserve to be compared to. Also said that despite my concern that I'm > doing something that has been done before, to death, and quite well, > he sees value in my photos, and that there's consistency in my > results. > > My benefits? I guess just the interaction with good photographers > (both the teachers and some of the students) is great. Also, having > your work edited by Alex Webb is a learning experience by itself. > > I decided last year during the Eddie Adams workshop that I don't want > to be a photojournalist. SO this is my way of staying in touch with > that world, without big commitments. > > Cheers from Spain, > > j > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
