John Hedgecoe - R.I.P.

[Vic]

I got a lot from his books. Thank you, Mr. Hedgecoe.

http://www.bjp-online.com/british-journal-of-photography/news/1653040/the-taught-world-photograph

http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2010/jun/29/john-hedgecoe-obituary

 

[imokruok]

Indeed, many thanks to him. I have his Photographer's Handbook. Nice book.

Thanks for posting.

 

[leica M2 fan]

Sorry to hears this, this is a big loss. I too have had some of his books in the past.

 

[charjohncarter]

Sorry he is gone. I've read many of his books, and there was always something to learn from them.

 

[John Lawrence]

I'm sorry to hear about this. Like many other photographers, I've a number of John Hedgecoe books in my library which I read avidly all those years ago, and still dip into from time to time. Somehow, Xmas in those days never seemed like Xmas without a John Hedgecoe book in the stocking.

John

 

[Cron]

sorry to read this, I started to read about photography with one of his books

 

[johannielscom]

I have one of his books in the Dutch translation, I learned a lot from that. Thank you John!

 

[Sonnar Brian]

What a great photographer, and author. His books were an inspiration.

 

[David R Munson]

I cannot imagine how comparatively stunted my growth as a self-taught photographer would have been without his writings. The loss of the man is sad, but at least his writings remain. He made a great contribution.

 

[Paul T]

I knew of his tuition books, but when I bought my wife an amazing book on Henry Moore, filled with his photos, I realised what a true artist he was. A good life, well-lived, from what I understand.

 

[anu L ogy]

RIP. Im willing to bet most people here have at least skimmed a book or two of his at one point or another.

 

[gho]

Kudos to Mr. Hedgecoe! I have stumbled upon one of his books last year and found it exceptionally well done and informative.

 

[elshaneo]

Really Sad to know that he's gone. I bought one of his books long time ago when I started getting serious about photography. Cheers to John.

 

[petronius]

Beside his merits as a great photography teacher I love his style of breaking the "rules" in his personal work: wide angle portraits, strange colors, shooting nudes of not so glamourous persons, ...