Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2020/04/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Everybody has a personal opinion about what is a good photograph, but, sadly, the only way to get yourself enshrined in the pantheon of "The Great Photographers" is to have someone pay lots of money for your images. Is Putin's poodle Dmitry Medvedev a great photographer? Well, someone paid $1.7 million for one of his, but the disqualifier is the "someone" is an oligarch friend of his, so Dmitry has to go through a few more hoops before he gets any credibility, if ever. Anyway, I used to go to a few photographic auctions in the past so still get notifications as the auction houses who live in hope that I might win the lottery (mind you, I do live in hope too). Here's a link to a current one below, and it's interesting to see the prices of some famous photographs. Of course, I'm aware that art and photographic art is just a way of storing money outside of other markets, and I expect the prices at this auction and many others to come to be compressed by the current plague, lack of liquidity, and fear. So, if you're feeling brave, and maybe have just won the lottery, you could make a killing. In any case, you'll have a chance to have a look at some interesting images. https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2020/photographs-2?locale=en Tell us what your favourite is. Douglas