Fascinating Article

[David Hughes]

Hi,

Here's a very interesting article, or rather paper, entitled "The New Photography 1920s - 1940s".

http://nga.gov.au/Photography/0706.12.Occassional paper.pdf

It's not what it seems by just glancing at the first few pages but needs to be read through completely.

Regards, David

 

[Bill Clark]

An interesting article about history as shown with photography and the involvement of government with the media. I didn't realize the German government mandating the use of the 35mm format for journalism which, as we rangefinder users realize, how the entrance of that format ushered in photojournalism that is used even today. Each generation makes photographs of what's happening around them with a style, some would say and believe, is the only way to tell the stories.

I made a pdf of it and put it in iBooks. Will read in greater detail later.

I wonder in 70 or 80 years from now how an article like this could be written with the decline of print media such as newspapers, magazines and paper prints. I believe lots of history will be lost because of smart phone, tablet and computer upgrades as well as crashes of various digital mediums that store these memories.

 

[Erik van Straten]

Here's a very interesting article

Thank you, David, to make us aware of this.

Erik.

 

[bmattock]

Very nice, thank you!

 

[Pioneer]

Thank you very much.

 

[David Hughes]

...I wonder in 70 or 80 years from now how an article like this could be written with the decline of print media such as newspapers, magazines and paper prints. I believe lots of history will be lost because of smart phone, tablet and computer upgrades as well as crashes of various digital mediums that store these memories.

Hi,

I think it's happening already, a lot of my scribble that I've saved cannot be read with current software and Windows 10 hit very hard. Drivers and so on not working, even though I keep an elderly laptop going with an old version of Windows but I've still lost a lot of scribble, emails and so on. Even simple text files come in several versions now.

Regards, David

 

[mcfingon]

I enjoyed that David. I remember reading when I was doing Media Studies how the regimes in Russia and Germany were quick to realize the power of images as a part of their power bases. It sounds like the Russians were the pioneers of the theory, and the Germans became the premier engineers of the means with the Leica and other cameras. I didn't know that 35mm became mandated for press use in Germany. I think we are now seeing a truly global battle for power using multi-media via the internet.

 

[uhoh7]

I didn't realize the Soviets were already making leica copies in the early 30s?

The Leica influence on the new Kodak cassette is also interesting.

The most recent biography of Mallory and his expedition to Everest brought home for me more than any other work I've been exposed to, the incredible effect of the first world war on 20th century culture.

 

[David Hughes]

Hi,

Interesting stuff made in the 30's including version of the FED with 1/1000th top speed and an f/2 50mm lens and the 100mm f/6.3 lens.

EDIT hours later when the penny dropped: I forgot to ask if you'd seen this classic article:

https://www.fedka.com/Useful_info/Commune_by_Fricke/commune_A.htm

Regards, David

 

[ChrisLivsey]

Your pointer appreciated David.