tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935046131385109105.post1852535976617658035..comments2024-03-26T23:27:56.399-07:00Comments on B: Q & A with Alec SothBlake Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187987264904729243noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935046131385109105.post-88474105563398280352014-05-25T10:40:45.241-07:002014-05-25T10:40:45.241-07:00Jim Brandenburg is a superlative photographer, not...Jim Brandenburg is a superlative photographer, not just in Minnesota or the USA but in the world. Perhaps equivalent to Frans Lanning, today's Paul Nicklen, etc. This kind of photography requires knowledge of the external world, physical risk, often excursion-type resources and of course great photography know-how and artistic sensibility. It also involves images that show us something of the natural world that we could never see on our own. It has nothing to do with the MFA world that so dominates what passes for 'fine art photography'.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02693379123355473518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935046131385109105.post-28048169771318398092014-05-24T16:09:58.897-07:002014-05-24T16:09:58.897-07:00Yep. Thanks, Blake. Thanks, Alec.Yep. Thanks, Blake. Thanks, Alec.Gordonhttp://candelabooks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935046131385109105.post-21624049606609374852014-05-22T07:22:23.336-07:002014-05-22T07:22:23.336-07:00Very interesting point of view :)
I agree with Gio...Very interesting point of view :)<br />I agree with Giovanni about the fail of "need for attention" in instagram. Check our the last "popular" shots.... terrifingLorenzohttp://www.morlotti.com/fotografi-matrimonio-milano/lorenzonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935046131385109105.post-69613077801910343632014-05-05T11:00:44.651-07:002014-05-05T11:00:44.651-07:00I remember Brandenburg's "one picture a d...I remember Brandenburg's "one picture a day" story in NG - pretty sure there were no selfies, but I did like the idea.CJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935046131385109105.post-12152373098477301802014-05-04T21:02:54.108-07:002014-05-04T21:02:54.108-07:00Lovely interview!
Not sure about the comparison be...Lovely interview!<br />Not sure about the comparison between Instagram and postcards though...I belong to the "postcards generation" and I see them as a healthy parenthesis of self-indulgence inserted in a much broader and lively context. Being honest, I think of all the postcards I've sent in my life maybe 30-40% were sent out of self-indulgence...but the remaining were absolutely not self-centered, they were a sincere thought about the receiver. I can't help seeing something sick in Instagram and its likes, the indiscriminate flow of sharing as a desperate call for attention to fill that hole that comedian Louis CK has talked so wittily about.Giovannihttp://muju.tumblr.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935046131385109105.post-11002236781622253652014-05-03T18:33:01.583-07:002014-05-03T18:33:01.583-07:00Enjoyable and enlightening interview as always. M...Enjoyable and enlightening interview as always. Much appreciated, Blake.V. Romahttp://www.vascoroma.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935046131385109105.post-23146205872216032452014-05-02T17:54:28.381-07:002014-05-02T17:54:28.381-07:00An enjoyable and enlightening interview, beginning...An enjoyable and enlightening interview, beginning with the link to Alec's essay on "William Eggleston's Guide," which opens, "When talking about the medium of photography, I often like to speak by analogy." He then compares posting Instagram pictures to mailing postcards, which clarifies the practice considerably. Brilliant!<br /><br />Soth's admiration of Jim Brandenburg's work is fascinating as well. The latter's "Chased by the Light" features a year's worth of pictures—the year being one in which he limited himself to making a single picture a day.<br /><br />Soth concludes his essay, "Just about anyone can take a picture as good as Eggleston’s tricycle. But only a handful of people will ever make a book as good as 'Eggleston’s Guide.'"<br /><br />Brandenburg did so by making one picture at a time—with care, consideration, great patience and respect for the medium. His "Chased" is an(other) enduring classic.David Simontonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06137132335130922140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935046131385109105.post-72806751832128886982014-05-02T10:32:38.796-07:002014-05-02T10:32:38.796-07:00really interesting and funny interview to read...t...really interesting and funny interview to read...thanks!Gabriele Lopez photographyhttp://www.gabrielelopez.orgnoreply@blogger.com