Gordon Parks

[filmtwit]

Why Gordon Parks’ Most Famous Photo Almost Wasn’t Released | The Bigger Picture with Vincent Brown

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4eX0ZLgfQo

 

[JoeV]

Here’s a video from YouTube channel Developing Tank reviewing Gordon Parks’ career, I really liked this one.

 

[x-ray]

I’ve always loved his work.

 

[CMur12]

I've long admired Gordon Parks, also.

Thanks for the references, filmtwit and JoeV.

- Murray

 

[Chriscrawfordphoto]

Parks wrote an autobiography in 1966, titled "A Choice Of Weapons." Its an interesting book, and one of the best books written by a photographer that I have read.

 

[mconnealy]

I grew up looking at and learning from Parks' work in Life magazine. We both bought our first cameras in Seattle pawnshops. His was a Voigtländer Brilliant, mine an Argus C3. I think I made the better choice, but somehow he became a world famous photographer and I did not.

 

[CP93]

For fans of Gordon Parks, check out Teenie Harris as well.