I saw this photo, week ending Sun., Dec., 9 2007

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Here is a shot by Al Pauk. A great Russian photographer who used to post to the gallery at RFF. Seems to be an all around photographer, ie, portraits, street, urban landscape etc.
To avoid any copyright infringement etc, I've posted the link below. Any comments? And what did you see last week?

http://pics.photographer.ru/pictures/6340.jpg
 
David & Sue Lindley (roadtonowhere photoblog)

In particular this one 'Whitstable at Dawn':

http://roadtonowhere.my-expressions.com/archives/3294_1894789097/108156

I have long admired David and Sue Lindley's work technically and artistically - and this photo is superb. It depicts the beach at Whitstable (north Kent, Britain) deserted on a cold winter morning. Perfect.

But for me, it also brings back memories of almost buying a small cottage just out of the photo many years ago. Then Whitstable was a bit down, now it's super trendy and 'my' modest cottage is most likely guest accommodation for an upmarket hotel.

Astoundingly although I look at heir photos often I found this one for the first time only yesterday.
 
steamer said:
Nick,
Excellent photos and the Conrad text is the icing on the cake.
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For those who haven't read Joseph Conrad's "Heart of Darkness" (also inspiration for "Apocalypse Now"), the lower text on each page is by Conrad. The upper from Bleasdale.
 
sitemistic said:
An initially ambiguous image from David Allan Harvey's blog. Really like this one.
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Thank you.

I'm not at all familiar with his work, and this photo prompts me to get to know his photos better. I have a good feeling I'm going to enjoy them.
 
nksyoon said:
I received a book by Marcus Bleasdale last week - "One Hundred Years of Darkness" about the Democratic Republic of Congo (fka Zaire). Plenty of memorable pictures - I have to go through the book again.

Here's a slideshow:
http://marcusbleasdale.com/one-hundred-years-of-darkness/

#7 is one that sticks in my mind.
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WoW, thanks for the link. I'm stunned and I hardly find my words to describe how I feel ... just wow. That's all I would like to be able to do with a camera. Travel, meet people, make them friends, shoot, tell the story for human beings, at least on page of the great book.
PS: I was on the other side of the river Congo, in Brazzaville; this report touches me deep inside. Again, thanks for the link.
 
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robert blu said:
I saw this one, from Filip Schneider, Praha http://www.ball-saal.com/MainPage/Photo.php?ID=5614, simple, and the combination of colours + the expression of the eyes give a real soft mood. Not shouted.
@ steve litt: thanks for the nice link: a few years ago I took part in a workshop wih steve and I'm as well a fan of Patty Smith !
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That is such a good photo which must have been made in just an instant as the train/tram/bus stopped for a few seconds.

To see and to make this photograph just right demands considerable skill.

I love it.
 
http://davidalanharvey.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/11/26/l1010393.jpg
this harvey's image has a strong blue shade: in my view blue is a colour related to a spirirual experience. The diagonal gives a dynamic feel, which in conjunction with the girls, whose head is not visible gives me a sense of no stability. On purpose I did not check (yet) the Allan blog, I just try to react to this image for what I see in it . But now it is difficult, i have to think about. Maybe it s only a picture of a unknown girl in a disco-pub...
robert
PS it s my birthday and I promized my wife not to spend too much time in front of a computer tonight..
 
nksyoon said:
For those who haven't read Joseph Conrad's "Heart of Darkness" (also inspiration for "Apocalypse Now"), ...
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and iirc, Herzog's Aguirre:The Wrath of God influenced Apocalypse Now. Aguirre has a similar thematic/narrative vehicle, the travel up a river... anyway, thanks for the link. There are some great images there.


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Slate / Magnum today at:

http://todayspictures.slate.com/20071211/

Today's theme is 'Tea Time', and of the 19 photos I especially like number 5 and 6 (by George Rodger). Two British civil defense people sharing tea while dressed in their regular clothing plus just an insignia and a tin helmet. And a group of people waiting for tea in the street.

I think these photos sums up the British attitude to the 1939-45 war better than many others I've seen.
 
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the Kennerly picture http://www.digitaljournalist.org/issue0712/z_kennerly32.html proposed by formal is relaxing and let me smile: in a world full (unfortunately) of dramatic images it is like a breath of fresh air.
Tea time ? N° 12, by Martin Parr has an irresistible (not sure it is the correct word) attraction for me. The way tha the living subject is confronted with the painting.
robert
 
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