Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/09/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I've really liked Parr's work since I first saw it at the Side Gallery in Newcastle in the early 90's The new book is a great look at the development of a photographers work over the years. And "Think of England" just shows a view of Britain that's definitely there... I love his really weird stuff to - the boring postcards series, or his autoportraits, and his new "cell phone" portraits. I wonder what he did when Agfa stopped making that ultra saturated 50iso print film? I know his early New Brighton stuff was shot with a Plaubel/nikon and Kodacolor Latter stuff used a ringflash too. I keep thinking of doing a workshop with him... tim > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Rob Appleby > Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2002 11:18 AM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] Kyle 'Parr' Cassidy > > > Parr is fascinating. I was very very impressed with him in the late > eighties, but he seems to have lost a lot of his edge. "Last Resort" is > pretty good, but "Small World" about global tourism really failed to make > any kind of sustained point, despite the occasional excellent > snap. His work > was getting formulaic at that point, maybe something he was reacting to > himself when he started doing the ring-flash closeup shots of baked beans > and so on, which were quite effective to my mind, taken as a body of work, > although few pictures really stood out. I haven't seen the new > book. I think > he taught my wife briefly in the early eighties before he became a > superstar. > > AFAIK he uses nikon 35 mm and medium format equipment. > > The tourism subject is fascinating and so rich, but I've yet to > see anything > that really makes something of it. Something I've got in the back of my > head. > > -- Rob > > http://www.robertappleby.com > Mobile: (+39) 348 336 7990 > Home: (+39) 059 303436 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Andrew Amundsen" <andy@tcinternet.net> > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2002 8:35 PM > Subject: [Leica] Kyle 'Parr' Cassidy > > > > Move over Martin Parr! : > > > http://www.asc.upenn.edu/usr/cassidy/pix/paw/2002/37/index.html > > > > I just happened to be looking over Martin Parr's new book, and have a > > greater appreciation for his work. Has anyone else seen it? > What do people > > think about it? > > > > His entry into Magnum was controversial, but after seeing this > collection > of > > his work over the years I think he deserves the honor. I'm not > sure he's a > > Leica user though. I tend to associate anyone at Magnum with the leica. > > > > ~Andrew > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html