#master photographers

[dance-world]

Angelo D'aiello - photo by Master Photographers

[artdecoandmodernist]

Man Ray, Lee Miller. 1930.

[thedarkroomrumour]

INSIDE - FRÉDÉRIC FONTENOY (Documentary Film) France - 2017 -  25' - Direction: Thomas Goupille

An insight into the world of Frédéric Fontenoy through a photo shoot. His research with his models, his large format photography, his 1930s aesthetic and his collaboration with master printer Diamantino Quintas. In the tranquil setting of a Paris apartment, a time capsule straight out of the 1930s, three young models get ready. In the adjoining room, the photographer puts the finishing touches to a very elaborate mise en scene. Frédéric Fontenoy creates singular images, spending hours perfecting every detail...

Watch the full film on The Dakroom Rumour !

[tanyaluca]

Issei Suda...

[lucienballard]

RIP ...

Peter Beard, photographer, wildlife advocate and socialite, dies at 82

The body of the artist was found in Long Island, three weeks after he was reported missing.

[zzzze]

ANDREAS FEININGER (1906 - 1999)

untitled, [close-up of mannequin wearing sunglasses], 1969

Gelatin silver print

[artphotocollector]

“…it is pretentious for photographers to believe that their pictures alone change things. If they did, we wouldn’t be besieged by war, by incidents of genocide, by hunger. A more realistic assessment of photography’s value is to point out that it is illustrative of what’s going on, that it provides a record of history, that photographs can prompt dialogue.” –Eugene Richards 

Photography continues to change. As the medium evolves, the definition of what a photograph is or can be is becoming looser, and more wide-open than it has ever been. The work of Eugene Richards, however, reminds us that it is the intention behind the lens, and the integrity of that vision that will always prevail. Eugene Richards gives a damn. He cares. And over a lifetime as a photojournalist documenting and storytelling, Richards has shared his compassion, revealing to viewers truths that are often painful and difficult to witness. 

The first museum retrospective of Richards’s nearly 50-year career is on view now until January 6th at the International Center of Photography in New York. The exhibition, The Run-on of Time, spans over 140 images, arranged intelligently and thematically, along with several short films. Viewers can also listen to sound recordings of Richards discussing many of the images. 

Young photographers, especially, should take note of Richards’s work. In a time and culture of instantaneous (and soon forgotten) images, Richards reminds us that the idea of photography may be changing, but compassion, storytelling and a yearning for truth will always have a place. –Lane Nevares 

[mote-historie]

Jean Patchett, New York, Photo by Irving Penn, 1949.