Susan S. Bank, Cuba in LensWork Magazine

[35mmdelux]

Check out Susan S. Bank's Cuba work with M6 and 28mm lens in LensWork magazine No. 82 May-June issue. Outstanding. Her monograph is titled, Cuba: Campo Adentro.


If you're not subscribing to the magazine you should be. <I am not associated with LensWork other than as a subsrcriber>.

Regards, P.

 

[Thardy]

Too bad you can't just run down to a bookstore and pick up a copy now.

 

[35mmdelux]

Too bad you can't just run down to a bookstore and pick up a copy now.

Your right. I think they went to subscription only, forgot about that.

 

[Chuck Albertson]

Her book is fantastic. I think she shot the whole thing with a M6 and a 28.

 

[CK Dexter Haven]

You can see some here:
http://www.susansbank.com/Portfolio.cfm?nK=7482

or here, in the BookTease:
http://www.photoeye.com/bookstore/mShowDetailsbyCat.cfm?Catalog=ZD491

 

[PMCC]

Susan's work is all the more impressive since she only took up a serious interest in photography in mid-life. I met her in Havana where we were both shooting for a couple of weeks in 2000. At the time she was using a Contax G2, but I recall David Alan Harvey and Costa Manos (who were also there at the time) suggesting she try an M6. Costa insisted on having my Rapidwinder from me before I left, and swapped his M6 bottom plate with me which I returned once we were both back in our respective home bases.

 

[Damaso]

Very nice work, thanks for the heads up.

 

[slumry]

I will note that her portfolio is the only one from a photographer still using film. I just renewed my subscription; however, I do not get much pleasure from all the digital work. It is interesting that like Outdoor Photographer that even though they hype digital, the covers are usually film based.

 

[plummerl]

I will note that her portfolio is the only one from a photographer still using film. I just renewed my subscription; however, I do not get much pleasure from all the digital work. It is interesting that like Outdoor Photographer that even though they hype digital, the covers are usually film based.

I will note that you have not read this issue very closely! Out of four photographers, three used film. Besides Susan Bank, Wayne Firth used a Bronica SQ-ai and TRI-X and Julie Meridian used a Canon AT-1. Lenswork is one of the finest magazines left standing. We should all be supporting it to fullest extent possible. It is all about "images"!

 

[slumry]

Of the 4 portfolios, you are correct that Julie Meridian was using a film camera. Wayne Firth was using a Bronica; however “He now photographs exclusively in digital.” So my statement of currently using digital is only 50% correct. However, I have carefully tracking each edition of LensWork and find that the percentage of film versus digital is usually quite a bit lower than 50%, quite a bit lower. It gets worse when you look at the extended version of the publication. I do not have any problem with how much of the content is digital and how much is film, for my interests, I enjoy quality prints regardless of how they were created. What disturbs me is the frequent hyping of digital over film and the relegation of film in general. I am almost always more interested in the film portfolios and even though I feel LensWork should be supported; they are no longer presenting images that hold my attention. Susan Bank’s portfolio is a case in point of what does hold my attention. I think I would b more interested in pure film publication.