The opening night of “Día de Muertos – Ten Years of Workshops with Ernesto Bazan”, showing at Centro Fotográfico Manuel Álvarez Bravo, in Oaxaca Mexico …
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Día de Muertos – Ten Years of Workshops with Ernesto Bazan
Monday, 24 October 2011
I am delighted to have the following images included in “Día de Muertos – Ten Years of Workshops with Ernesto Bazan”, showing at Centro Fotográfico Manuel Álvarez Bravo, in Oaxaca Mexico. The opening is October 28, 2011 at 8pm. Please stop by if you are in town …
who shot all those pictures?
Tuesday, 30 March 2010
I am going to Alex & Rebecca Norris Webb’s lecture tomorrow night, and suddenly realized I do not own any books by them. So who shot all those pictures in the books on my shelves? (more…)
editing one’s work
Tuesday, 30 March 2010
Editing is the photographer’s Achilles’ heel. Brilliant as W. Eugene Smith was, disputes over the editing of his work resulted in his resignation from Life Magazine. When he edited his own work in his infamous Pittsburgh essay the results were questionable. From 11,000 shots he printed 7,000 proofs, selecting 2,000 images. The only publication that used his work was Popular Photography Annual, 1958, publishing 88 images over 34 pages. (more…)