Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/06/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Robert, I find Martin Parr quite different and I really like his work. I should mention that I have seen exhibitions of both Parr and Eggleston. I only own books by Parr, however. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog YNWA On Jun 1, 2011, at 1:23 PM, Robert Clark wrote: > If you don't like Eggleston, then how about Martin Parr? Parr does some > fascinating work but not in the artistic sense of Salgado, et al. Parr > captures the numbness of everyday live sometimes and I see Eggleston doing > something similar. While numbness may not be perceived as a high art form, > it does cause one to stop, look, reflect, and consider. I find Parr's work > quite interesting... > > Robert Clark > Lancaster, PA > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nathan Wajsman" <photo at > frozenlight.eu> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2011 12:39 AM > Subject: Re: [Leica] William Eggleston on the Today Show > > >> Eggleston, along with Sherman, are the two photographers that make me >> think of the Emperor's New Clothes. They may be laughing all the way to >> the bank, but their work is garbage. It just happens that some people >> with more money than sense like that garbage. >> >> Cheers, >> Nathan >> >> Nathan Wajsman >> Alicante, Spain >> http://www.frozenlight.eu >> http://www.greatpix.eu >> http://www.nathanfoto.com >> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog >> >> YNWA >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Jun 1, 2011, at 6:18 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: >> >>> Chris, >>> If that is the explanation, I still don't get it! (-: >>> >>> I am in Richard's camp - I really do not like Eggleston - his photographs >>> look banal to me. >>> >>> On the other hand I just got my copy of Bruce Davidson's 'Outside >>> Inside' - >>> it is stunning both in the quality of content and the printing - highly >>> recommended. I got it from Amazon UK with free delivery to India. >>> Considering it weighs half a ton, that was a big saving by itself. This >>> the >>> link, though I paid only GBP 110 for it a month ago: >>> >>> http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bruce-Davidson-Outside-Journey-Consciousness/dp/386521908X/ref=sr_1_1 >>> >>> Publisher link with sample pages: >>> http://www.steidlville.com/books/958-Outside-Inside.html >>> >>> Cheers >>> Jayanand >>> >>> On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 9:11 AM, Chris Saganich <csaganich at gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Eggleston is interesting, he is non-Descartes, not existential, but >>>> focused >>>> on remembering the familiar. He is factual but is mostly driven by >>>> composition and light. Reminds me mostly of Plato's idea that we >>>> forget or >>>> overlook the obvious, that our history is forgetting the familiar. I >>>> wish >>>> I >>>> has Szarkowski's foward for the Eggleston Guide. >>>> >>>> On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 9:44 PM, Richard Man <richard at imagecraft.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Like it or not, he certainly has a lot of "followers" to his >>>>> photographic >>>>> methods. I have to agree with the New York Times assessment though - I >>>> just >>>>> don't get that kind of photography. >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 5:22 PM, Robert Baron <robertbaron1 at >>>>> gmail.com >>>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/vp/43223662#43223662 >>>>>> >>>>>> You wanna see some Leicas? Look in his safe....... >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/> >>>>> // icc blog: <http://imagecraft.com/blog/> >>>>> // richard's personal photo blog: <http://www.5pmlight.com> >>>>> [ For technical support on ImageCraft products, please include all >>>> previous >>>>> replies in your msgs. ] >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Chris Saganich >>>> www.imagebrooklyn.com >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >