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Saturday

Jan212012

Bertien van Manen: Let’s sit down before we go - wayneford's posterous

Photographer Bertien van Manen in wayneford's posterous:

I have to like the people I photograph. I need to feel an attraction, a fascination.

I feel the same way. Luckily, I've had a connection with most of the people I've photographed over the years, but there have been a few occasions when we just didn't click. I don't know what it is or why it happens, but if that attraction and fascination are not there, the resulting photographs show it. There's something missing.

This attraction is not necessarily physical. It's relatively easy to find a pretty person and really not that hard to get them to agree to pose for a photograph. Most people are flattered that you want to shoot them. The pretty ones tend to like it.

No, it's more than just looks. It's a connection that goes beyond that. It's an admiration for the other person, who they are, what they do, what they believe in.

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Sunday

Jan152012

Kiss by photographer Andy Barter

I just discovered, via The Curious Brain, this beautiful series titled "Kiss" by photographer Andy Barter. It's a series of portraits of two people kissing shot from above. All different couples in race, sex, and age. Go have a look, you won't be disappointed.

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Monday

Dec192011

Stanley Kubrick’s New York | VandM

Stanley Kubrick is one of my favourite filmmakers. There's no doubt he was a gifted storyteller and his vision led him to direct some of the best films ever made.

But before getting into the moving image, Kubrick was also a talented still photographer. As VandM's explains:

Even at the age of 17, Kubrick was an immense talent. In 1945, for $25, he sold a photograph to Look magazine of a broken-hearted newsvendor reacting to the death of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. A few months later Kubrick joined Look’s staff to become the youngest staff photographer in the magazine’s history. He continued to work for Look until 1950 when he left to pursue filmmaking.

VandM and The Museum of the City of New York have gone through thousands of Kubrick's negatives and selected a series of 25 photographs to put up for sale. Amazing work.

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Monday

Nov072011

Steve McCurry's Iconic Retrospective

Steve McCurry is arguably one of the most respected photographers today. His work for National Geographic is legendary and his books are inspirational and beautiful.

If you're close to Santa Monica, California, the Peter Fetterman Gallery is exhibiting the work of Steve McCorry until the end of November. If not, still click on the link below to see a selection of great photographs by him.

via: My Modern Metropolis

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Thursday

Oct222009