[Leica] Cutting edge photography

[imagist3 at mac.com (Lottermoser George)]

Thanks for your thoughtful take on this thread, Leo.
While folks may disagree on exactly what "cutting edge" photography  
looks like.
I'm delighted to see the links that the thread is generating.
Many of the links point to "important, thought provoking, world class  
photography; rich in content and high aesthetic value" which dance  
very close to the edge, if not teetering on it.

Regards,
George Lottermoser
george@imagist.com
www.imagist.com
Picture A Week - www.imagist.com/paw_07



On Dec 4, 2007, at 9:29 PM, leo wesson 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.