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I can’t remember exactly when I first saw Daido Moriyama’s work, but I do remember the photograph: the stray dog. A tilted, grainy shot of a scruffy-looking animal staring back at you with suspicion.
Not having to choose between lenses, or carry them all “just in case,” is a blessing. One lens. One camera. Small, simple, always ready. The beauty of always using the same focal length is that you instinctively know what your frame will look like before you even lift the camera.
From the first time I held a camera until around the year 2000, I shot exclusively on film. Mostly black and white, occasionally color or slides...
In 2013, I bought the Ricoh GR, the first in the series to feature an APS-C sensor. I was instantly hooked. I bought the GRIII in 2022, a major upgrade but...
After a divorce, the passing away of my mum and one of my sisters, my pleasure and passion for photography disappeared. It took me about two years before that passion slowly returned….
Magnum Contactsheets was published March 2017. I just recently ordered this giant paperback, counting 524 pages, full of history. We get a look behind the scenes, and a look over the shoulder, of famous Magnum photographers.
What struck me about Garry Winogrand is his relaxed demeanor and the way he doesn’t take himself too seriously. His friend starts the seminar with the words “Welcome to the Winogrand Circus.”
The above image was shot on Kodak Tri-X film. A well loved black and white film used by photographers the world over.
It's obvious right? Well maybe.
Of course this is not a print made in a darkroom so it is actually already a digital image.
I found the above image online. A beautiful print with annotations, printing instructions, next to the final print. The printing was done by Pablo Inirio, the master darkroom printer who works or worked at Magnum Photos New York.
The GR is often compared to a knife. It’s not a Swiss-army knife, but a single-purpose knife. Some also say it’s like a pen that fits in your hand….
Some photo books come and go. The Family of Man stays. First published in 1955, it was the catalogue for an exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, curated by Edward Steichen.
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