Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/12/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well he certainly had a highly refined social conscience, though I don't know how one squares that with his current project on primates, and with the fact that he has described this as his final project. Staged? Come on - other than the children's portrait series, which is probably the least impressive stuff he's done, I can't imagine questioning the reality of the work. And it has nothing to do with luck, and everything to do with 'being there,' and having an incredible eye. Take a look at the amazing shot toward the beginning of Migrations (at least I think that's the book it's in) of the legs and feet hanging over the couplers between two moving freight cars. Luck? I'd call that life-risking dedication to getting the shot you realize must be there. As to best living photographer - that all depends on your taste and definition. I think Nachtwey is dead even with Salgado, but that's my taste and definition. On 12/5/05 7:37 AM, "Bill Smith" <wrs111445@yahoo.com> wrote: > Gerry: > > I guess the only thing I could say critical about some of his work ( I > saw > 173 in this showing) is that I had this strange feeling that it was > "staged" > or "choreographed". I hate to say that, but can anyone be that lucky/ > talented > to get those shots? On the other hand, maybe he just shot a ton of film. > Who > knows. Only Salgado I guess. But that doesn't take anything away from the > impact of the images. > > Maybe he's a Breeson with a highly refined social conscience or is that > pure > blasphemy on LUG? > > Bill > > > > Gerry Walden <gwpics@googlemail.com> wrote: > On 05/12/05, Bill Smith 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 > > > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! Shopping > Find Great Deals on Gifts at Yahoo! Shopping > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information