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    • a year ago

    David Alan Harvey. Maya Boy Plays, Lake Atitlán, Guatemala, 1975
    Photo Credit: huckmag.com

    David Alan Harvey, a member of Magnum Photos, is known for his insightful and straightforward photographic style. In 1975, he documented a Maya boy playing by Lake Atitlán, Guatemala. This photograph is a snapshot of Harvey’s time spent in the Mayan h…Read More

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  • Jako Poolman

    • a year ago

    Irving Penn. Pablo Picasso, Cannes, 1957
    Photo Credit: The Irving Penn Foundation (irvingpenn.org)

    Irving Penn was a groundbreaking 20th-century photographer known for his work in fashion, portrait, and still-life photography. With his stylised simplicity and innovative compositions, Penn’s work transcended the traditional boundaries of the…Read More

    The Irving Penn Foundation
    Official website of The Irving Penn Foundation, with background information on the life and career of photographer Irving Penn. Includes images, biography, chronology, exhibition list, bibliography, and news.
    irvingpenn.org
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  • DPC

    • a year ago

    Annie Leibovitz. John and Yoko, New York, December 8, 1980
    Photo Credit: Artsy.net

    “John and Yoko” by Annie Leibovitz, taken in New York on December 8, 1980, is one of the most evocative and well-recognized photographs in modern history. It features musician and former Beatle John Lennon alongside his wife, artist Yoko Ono. Captured just hours…Read More

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  • Jako Poolman

    • a year ago

    Saul Leiter. Red Umbrella, New York, c. 1955
    Photo Credit: Howard Greenberg Gallery

    Saul Leiter (1923-2013) was a photographer and painter. He started experimenting with colour photography in the 1950s. He is renowned as a pioneer of early colour photography and a master of street photography, even though he would furiously deny that claim.…Read More

    Saul Leiter review – the quiet genius who made the mundane beautiful
    Foto Colectania, BarcelonaThe US photographer had a painter’s eye for colour and composition. This retrospective perfectly captures his unhurried pursuit of a now vanished Manhattan
    www.theguardian.com
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  • DPC

    • a year ago

    László Moholy-Nagy: 7-AM, New Year’s Morning, Berlin, 1930
    Image Credit: Wikipedia Commons

    László Moholy-Nagy, originally trained as a painter, was a prominent figure in the Bauhaus movement and a pioneer in photography. His piece, “7-AM, New Year’s Morning, Berlin, 1930,” stands as a testament to his innovative vision.

    “7-AM, New Year’s Mor…Read More

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  • Jako Poolman

    • a year ago

    William C Beall. Faith and Confidence, Washington, DC, September 10, 1957
    Photo Credit: Pulitzer.org

    Try to define photography. Some photos are planned for. Some are staged, posed and structured. Then there are the photos that just happen, a fleeting moment that will forever be perfect. Just because it happened and because it is life, and someone…Read More

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    • Danie Bester
      a year ago

      First time I’ve seen this eye-catching photo and it immediately struck a chord! The scene seems almost staged and has a cinematic quality, appearing as though it could be part of a movie. I love how the main subjects – the boy and the policeman – are isolated against the “extras”, apart from the man on the right glancing down and smiling at them.…Read More

  • DPC

    • a year ago

    Alexander Hesler. Studio Portrait of Abraham Lincoln, Chicago, 1860
    Photo Credit: Library of Congress

    Alexander Hesler was a noted American photographer active in the 19th century, renowned for his portraits of prominent figures of his time. One of his most famous subjects was Abraham Lincoln.

    The most notable photographs taken by Hesler of…Read More

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  • DPC

    • a year ago

    Theodor Jung. Eighty-three-year-old settler to be resettled, near Chillicothe, Ohio, 1936 (Nitrate Negative)
    Photo Credit: Library of Congress, The Crowley Company

    I downloaded this remarkable portrait from the Library of Congress, along with other striking images. This one stood out immediately for its vivid portrayal of humanity. The elderly…Read More

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  • DPC

    • a year ago
    In Germany, you did not buy something second-hand—it is a social necessity to look successful. For me, it is not. Canada offered an interesting contrast. It had second-hand shops in the American idiom. I saw in the second-hand store windows the icons of Americanism in a picturesque jumble. I displayed the American dream on posters. I showed old cars, new cars, worn cars, people in cars, and the decay of the car—more as a phenomenon than as social criticism.

    Fred Hertzog

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  • DPC

    • a year ago

    Fred Herzog. Curtains, Vancouver, Canada, 1972

    Fred Herzog was renowned for his vibrant colour street photography at a time when colour photography was primarily linked with advertising and had not yet gained acceptance for artistic or serious documentary work. One of his notable works is “Curtains,” captured in Vancouver.

    Upon viewing this…Read More

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  • Jako Poolman

    • a year ago

    Edward Weston. Pepper No. 30, 1930
    Photo Credit: Holden Luntz Gallery

    In his book “On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft”, Stephen King writes about leaving something for the imagination, not over-describing a scene. He conjures up the image of a red number 8 on the back of a rabbit in a cage. And, according to the King, each person will conjure up…Read More

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    2 Comments
    • Danie Bester
      a year ago

      Thank you for sharing, Jako, and for taking the time to contribute to our Photo Digest. Interestingly, we’ve already featured “Pepper No. 30” in the Fine Art Group, but we find your write-up more engaging.

      • Jako Poolman
        a year ago

        Always a pleasure! Completely forgot about the post in Fine Art. My apologies. I discussed the pepper with my colleagues, and it sort of stuck, and ended up in this post. 🙂

  • Danie Bester

    • a year ago
    I think a lot of the time these days people are so concerned about having the right camera and the right film and the right lenses and all the special effects that go along with it, even the computer, that they’re missing the key element. That element is developing a style that’s yours and experimenting with it until you eventually discover what makes sense to you.

    Herb Ritts

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