Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/12/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Funny how that works. When a photographer thinks a project is important enough, they go a up a format, and down a technology. Slobodan Dimitrov Studio G-8, Angels Gate Cultural Center http://sdimitrovphoto.com On Dec 5, 2005, at 12:28 AM, Gerry Walden wrote: > On 05/12/05, Bill Smith <wrs111445@yahoo.com> wrote: >> Yesterday I had the priviledge to see a rather extensive showing >> of Salgado's work in a suburb of Seoul, Korea. To say I was >> overwhelmed is an understatement. His sensitivity to the poor >> human condition of some and indeed suffering on several continents >> and ability to record it on film (?) on powerful portraits are >> amazing. >> >> I will never forget many of those haunting images. >> >> Bill > > I am sure that is the same exhibition I saw in Paris a couple of years > ago and the work is fabulous, and I don't mind admitting that some of > the images bought tears to my eyes for their beauty. And I think that > is one of the problems with Salgados work - he has the ability to take > a poor child on the edge of starvation and elevate the image to a work > of art. Having said that, I don't want to decry from his work in any > way what so ever. For me he is probably the greatest living > photographer with a very strong humanitarian message and fantastic > prints which have to be icons of their time. I have one hanging on my > wall (a mere reproduction I am afraid) as i type this, and it brings > me a mixture of pleasure and pain every single time I look at it. > > Gerry > > -- > Gerry Walden LBPPA > Web: www.gwpics.com > Stock: www.digitalrailroad.net > Tel: +44 (0)23 8046 3076 > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information