Grace Pictures

[Bill Pierce]

A friend of mine, Arthur Grace, has just published his fourth book, "America 101." Unlike the other books, which he published while he was a working stiff (UPI, NY Times, Time, Newsweek), this is a retrospective. It should interest a lot of the Forum because most of its pictures are black-and-white film shot in a rangefinder camera. It interests me because many of those shots are NOT the shots that the magazines would be interested in (i.e. their standard tight head of important politician talking), but the those interesting things that happen off to the side that make really good pictures. Arthur carried a Leica with him and shot those shots whether the magazine could use them or not. I have a slight suspicion that on very rare occasions the film from that camera somehow never found its way to the publication. Anyway, the NY Times "Lens" blog published a piece with a fair number of the pictures from the book that I hope you enjoy. They are to me, one of the strong arguments for for keeping a small camera slung over your shoulder. The book is also listed on Amazon which means that after a while there will be a number of folks commenting (i.e. "reviewing") the book. It will be interesting to see their response to the photography that really made it wonderful fun to be a photojournalist.

http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/29/america-for-beginners-or-the-forgetful/?hp

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0979937930

 

[Murchu]

Very nice link Bill, thanks for sharing!

 

[rhl-oregon]

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0979937930

Bill et al, I just corrected the Amazon link--the asterisk at the end invalidates it. This link should work. Great stuff, thanks.

Robert

 

[newspaperguy]

Terrific, Bill!

Thank you.

 

[Red Rock Bill]

Well Amazon and I thank you...Bill

 

[charjohncarter]

Seems like a guy with a lot of talent. I checked his images on my search engine, and there was lots of good stuff. Thanks for bringing him to my attention, I had never heard of him.

 

[robklurfield]

I was slightly familiar and very enamored with Grace's work before now. Bill thanks for shedding some more light on the work he did that was "off to the side," where, quite often, the real action is happening. And, you are absolutely right about keeping a smallish camera at hand.

 

[robert blu]

I have to admit I didn't know him and his work, which from a fist glance seems me very interesting. I'm just asking myself how the two children from pictures 8 (sons of the organic farmers) look like today, 36 years later. This is part of the magician of photography. Thanks for the link.
robert

 

[Ezzie]

Thanks Bill. Brilliant stuff. Need to look him up.

 

[oftheherd]

Thanks for the links. Fascinatihng.

 

[paulfish4570]

thank you much for the links ...

 

[seakayaker1]

Thanks for the link, enjoyed the photographs and the article!