[Leica] Cutting edge photography

[leowesson at gmail.com (leo wesson)]

oops, make that 8' tall.

On Dec 4, 2007 9:29 PM, leo wesson <leowesson@gmail.com> wrote:

> No, not cutting edge but I wanted to comment on his work.  He's good.  And
> he's collectible.
>
> Cutting edge is really hard these days.  There are so many good shooters,
> artists.  So many old rules and guidelines being broken and
> re-hashed but not really  much that you haven't seen before.  The work
> that I have seen recently that stopped me and made me say holy crap, i've
> never seen this before was by James Balog.  Photos of trees.  Kinda like
> "Pear Blossom Highway"
> *http://tinyurl.com/29j4om  *  (one of my alltime favorite images) but so
> much more.
>
> http://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/200511/trees.asp
>
> Scroll down and read about the giant sequoia.
>
> I saw a proof of this image that was 8" tall; the finished prints were
> supposed to be 30' tall (haven't seen one of them) Really amazing.  I have
> never seen a tree like this before or since.  So that makes it cutting edge
> to me.
>
> This image by Salgado is cutting edge.
>
> http://www.terra.com.br/sebastiaosalgado/photos_op1/w_screen09_1.jpg
>
>
> While looking for a url for that I found this:  a color version of
> something similar shot 10 years later.  never seen this image before.  not
> cutting edge.
>
> http://tinyurl.com/yv2rny
>
> I could go on and on about this....*
> *
> this brings up something else; i need to plug galleries and museums.  the
> problem with the internet is that it isn't a print hanging on the wall or
> being held in your hand.  the web is  a good place to research but you have
> got to see artwork in person to appreciate it as it was meant to be seen ( 
> a
> book is better than the internet).   further point, make prints of your
> work, don't just look at it on the monitor. It looks different on the wall
> or in your hand.
>
> Leo
>
>
>
>
> On Dec 4, 2007 10:17 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Leo,
> > What is cutting edge about Pentti Sammallahti? Nice photos, but cutting
> > edge?
> > Cheers
> > Jayanand
> >
> > On Dec 4, 2007 8:55 PM, leo wesson < leowesson@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > I saw a lot of his work a few years ago at AIPAD in New York.  Lots of
> > > dealers had his prints but his main dealer seemed to be Candace Dwan.
> >  He
> > > makes really beautiful prints.  Really nice.  His prints don't match,
> > 2
> > > prints of the same image will look different, both quite beautiful.
> > >
> > > http://www.candacedwan.com/#New_York/Exhibitions/Pentti_Sammallahti
> > >
> > > Why do you say he's almost American now?
> > >
> > > Leo
> > >
> > >
> > > On Dec 3, 2007 3:41 PM, Raimo K < raimo.m.korhonen@uusikaupunki.fi>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Good to hear, I like his images.
> > > > Well, there?s Arno Rafael Minkkinen... I think he is internationally
> > > best
> > > > known Finnish photographer, but he?s almost American now.
> > > > All the best!
> > > > Raimo K
> > > > Personal photography homepage at:
> > > > http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho
> > <http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/%7Eraikorho><
> > http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/%7Eraikorho>
> > > <http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/%7Eraikorho >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > 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
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Leo Wesson
> Photographer/Videographer
> 817.733.9157




-- 
Leo Wesson
Photographer/Videographer
817.733.9157