Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/08/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yes, any 'photo essayist/documentary photographer' owes a great deal to Smith...but the styles of the two couldn't be more different...Smith painted with shadows - Salgado paints with light. B. D. Shel Belinkoff wrote: > > > [...] I have come to believe that Salgado is > > without question a better photographer than > > HCB...Yes, HCB was there first...and, yes, > > without HCB it is doubtful there would be a Salgado. > > Salgado owes more to W. Eugene Smith than to HOB. It was Smith who > developed the photo essay and who worked with themes, as Salgado > does. I think that Salgado had some involvement with Smith at one > time, but the details are unclear. I know Bob Walkden and I discussed > this point a few months ago. > -- > Shel Belinkoff > mailto:belinkoff@earthlink.net > "Why should I use a meter? What if the darn thing broke on me > when I was out making a photograph? Then what would I do?"