insights into photography
From 121Clicks we found this article that has a decent spread of some of the greats of colour photography
They taught us the meaning of photography, the very smell of composition and the beautiful essence of lights and shadows. Their works teach us great insights on all aspects of photography. To say the least, We are happy to get some online presence of these stupendous works. In this post of ours, I wanted to bring you the best of the best photographs yet unseen from the ordinary.
Photo By: Vivian Maier
Photo By: Steve McCurry
Photo By: Martin Parr
Photo By: Saul Leiter
Photo By: Bruce Davidson
Photo By: Alex Webb
Photo By: Fred Herzog
Photo By: Raghubir Singh
Photo By: Helen Levitt
Photo By: Constantine Manos
Oddly no William Eggleston in this list so here are some
The autumn is a great time for the arts, creative endeavour always finds it’s feet between September and November. In the summer we get the main players, blockbuster exhibitions, new albums by established artists and the big summer films but it is the autumn when things really matter.
This autumn there are a number of exhibitions hitting London and the first to bring to your attention is this show of documentary photography at The Barbican.
Phil Coomes on the BBC website has a review of the show, here is some of what he has to say
It could be argued the photography came of age in the swinging 60s. The men and women behind the cameras became household names and amateur photographers enjoyed access to affordable high quality cameras and film.
This photographic prosperity progressed into the next decade as photographers pushed the boundaries and began to explore new methods of working, and news photographers were able to document a world re-shaping itself at the height of the Cold War.
A new exhibition at the Barbican in London, Everything was Moving: Photography from the 60s and 70s explores the shifting political and social landscape of that time through the work of a number of photographers.
The exhibition is a must see for anyone remotely interested in documentary photography with large bodies of work from photographers like Bruce Davidson, David Goldblatt, Li Zhensheng, Ernest Cole and Raghubir Singh. Read more from Phil here
Malick Sidibe, A Ye-ye posing,1963 (© Malick Sidibé. Courtesy Fifty One Fine Art Photography, Antwerp)
Raghubir Singh, Pilgrim and Ambassador, Prayag, Uttar Pradesh, 1977
Bruce Davidson, Black Americans, New York City. From the series New York (Life), 1961-65. (© Bruce Davidson / Magnum Photos)
The exhibition details are 13 September 2012 – 13 January 2013 Barbican Art Gallery
Further information can be found on the Barbican website here
Oxford School of Photography 