I saw this photo, week beggining Sun., Dec. 30, 2007

[steamer]

A little nostalgia, lest we forget the prodigious talents of Cornell Capa. So what did you see that inspired you? PS does anyone have a link to a larger version of this photo? (Excuse the spelling error in the title)

http://www.monroegallery.com/detail.cfm?id=393

[ClaremontPhoto]

I can see:

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/MCG/FC1259~The-Bolshoi-Ballet-School-Moscow-Ussr-1958-Posters.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.allposters.com/-sp/The-Bolshoi-Ballet-School-Moscow-Ussr-1958-Posters_i414302_.htm&h=450&w=336&sz=25&hl=en&start=3&sig2=As9zphvDLwIvguNSb2isTQ&um=1&tbnid=H9kbw9AuDOnZ3M:&tbnh=127&tbnw=95&ei=71l3R5mGO5WmwwG337jpDw&prev=/images%3Fq%3DThe%2BBolshoi%2BBallet%2BSchool,%2BMo scow%26svnum%3D10%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dsa fari%26rls%3Den%26sa%3DG

and then click on zoom.

It's got a big watermark across it.

[ClaremontPhoto]

From Slate Magnum:

http://todayspictures.slate.com/20071228/

Martin Parr #10

Coober Pedy #16

Steve McCurry #20

[nico]

Hello,
Steamer, now I have to go look for more from Cornell Capa (any link to suggest?)
Jon, a very good selection from you; I'd add n° 12 (http://todayspictures.slate.com/20071228/) (Christopher Anderson)
Ciao

[steamer]

Hi Nico
Here is a link to his work on the magnum site:
http://www.magnumphotos.com/Archive/C.aspx?VP=XSpecific_MAG.PhotographerDetail_VPage&l1=0&pid=2K7O3R14YRCX&nm=Cornell%20Capa

[ClaremontPhoto]

nico: I can see why that Christopher Anderson photo of the open mine pleases you.

The blackness, and the lack of scale.

I guess you'd do much the same sort of photo yourself if you had these sorts of landscapes in Tuscany.

[nico]

nico: I can see why that Christopher Anderson photo of the open mine pleases you.

The blackness, and the lack of scale.

I guess you'd do much the same sort of photo yourself if you had these sorts of landscapes in Tuscany.


Yes Jon I do like the lack of scale, not in any case, but sometimes is very useful: I think the blackness, and a strong contrast, works perfectly on landscape photo of a iron mine; but, when it comes to gentle environement like Tuscany or Alentejo hills, also a wide range of tones can help (in my opinion and for my taste) to renders the "character" of the place.

[nico]

I'd like to post a link to Ferdinando Scianna's Portfolio (http://www.magnumphotos.com/Archive/C.aspx?VP=XSpecific_MAG.PhotographerDetail_VPage&l1=0&pid=2K7O3R13PO0Y&nm=Ferdinando%20Scianna); I think there's a lot of Italy (and Sicily most of all) in his work. Hope you like it.
Ciao

[ClaremontPhoto]

nico:


Thank you for the link to Ferdinando Scianna. I especially liked the fashion photo at: http://www.magnumphotos.com/Archive/C.aspx?VP=Mod_ViewBox.ViewBoxZoom_VPage&VBID=2K1HZOLAGPYDL&IT=ImageZoom01&PN=18&STM=T&DTTM=Image&SP=Album&IID=2S5RYDYMLXUH&SAKL=T&SGBT=T&DT=Image

I'm expecting my Mario Giacomelli book tomorrow. And I'm planning a day off in the praça to read it.

[nico]

nico:


Thank you for the link to Ferdinando Scianna. I especially liked the fashion photo at: http://www.magnumphotos.com/Archive/C.aspx?VP=Mod_ViewBox.ViewBoxZoom_VPage&VBID=2K1HZOLAGPYDL&IT=ImageZoom01&PN=18&STM=T&DTTM=Image&SP=Album&IID=2S5RYDYMLXUH&SAKL=T&SGBT=T&DT=Image

I'm expecting my Mario Giacomelli book tomorrow. And I'm planning a day off in the praça to read it.


Your plan sounds interesting and relaxing; I'm sure you'll enjoy Giacomelli's book.
About Scianna take also another look at "Feste religiose in Sicilia" a beatiful novel about Italy.
There's also lots of Italy in the photo you linked!
Ciao


P.S. a question for you and the other Portuguese RFf fellows: can you suggest some portuguese famous photographers? Grazie. N.

[gb hill]

Jon, Did you see the Photography of Eve Arnold in the Arts section of Slate. I love the magnum photos and am now a regular visitor to the site.

http://www.slate.com/id/2180838

[ClaremontPhoto]

gb hill:


Thank you, I just went there and looked at the photos.

I too visit Slate regularly and had missed this, so am grateful for you mentioning it.

[ClaremontPhoto]

About Scianna take also another look at "Feste religiose in Sicilia" a beatiful novel about Italy.

It looks very interesting. I like the last line of the blurb that compares his work with cinema.


There's also lots of Italy in the photo you linked!

Lot's of Portugal too.


P.S. a question for you and the other Portuguese RFf fellows: can you suggest some portuguese famous photographers? Grazie. N.

I see an enormous revival in creativity which has not yet reached photography. In my own small city we already have four concert halls / theatres / performance spaces, several galleries with monthly exhibitions, and several cafe galleries.

There are plans to develop the dance center in the castle into the biggest arts center in Portugal outside Lisbon.

But, like the imagery threads here, participation is unimpressive. There can be a world class movie on for free at the open air cinema inside the castle and I'm watching it by myself.

nrb knows the recent history way better than myself. But in my opinion photography was difficult in the years of the dictatorship, both because of the political suppression and the poverty. So photography is undeveloped.

[Bingley]

In today's New York Times there is a photograph supplement titled '2007 The Year in Pictures." An expanded version of this feature can be seen at the New York Times website, which is subdivided into nine areas of photographic coverage over the past twelve months. Each area includes a slide show, narrated by one of the photographers. It's worth a look. Here's the link: http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/photo/2007_YIP_FEATURE/index.html#

There are many photos in this feature worthy of comment, but two that particularly struck my eye were the photo by John Moore of Mary McHugh at the grave of her fiancee in Arlington National Cemetary, and the photo by Michael Kamber of returning Iraqi refugees. Both are worth many thousands of words...

[ClaremontPhoto]

Bingley:


Thank you.

I enjoyed those photos and wouldn't have seen them without your link.

[nksyoon]

I'd like to post a link to Ferdinando Scianna's Portfolio (http://www.magnumphotos.com/Archive/C.aspx?VP=XSpecific_MAG.PhotographerDetail_VPage&l1=0&pid=2K7O3R13PO0Y&nm=Ferdinando%20Scianna); I think there's a lot of Italy (and Sicily most of all) in his work. Hope you like it.
Ciao

If you do a search of the Magnum archive, almost all the pics of Sicily are from him. When in Siracusa I saw a book shot by him for a vineyard - beautiful work.

[nksyoon]

And now for something completely different...I was in Milan last week and saw the wonderful retrospective exhibition of David LaChapelle at the Palazzo Reale - definitely worth seeing if you like his stuff.

http://www.artnet.com/magazineus/features/barone/barone3-28-07.asp

http://www.davidlachapelle.it/gallery/gallery.htm

[ClaremontPhoto]

And now for something completely different...I was in Milan last week and saw the wonderful retrospective exhibition of David LaChapelle at the Palazzo Reale - definitely worth seeing if you like his stuff.

http://www.artnet.com/magazineus/features/barone/barone3-28-07.asp

http://www.davidlachapelle.it/gallery/gallery.htm

nksyoon:


I had not known his work before. It's very much individual, and after a while it grew on me.

Thank you.

[ClaremontPhoto]

Your plan sounds interesting and relaxing; I'm sure you'll enjoy Giacomelli's book.

It didn't arrive yesterday so I 'wasted' the day out with a camera.

Clearly it won't arrive today as it's a public holiday.

So, perhaps tomorrow. Although the weather forecast is strong wind and heavy rain so maybe not Giacomelli in the praça but in a cafe instead. It sounds sort of appropriate. ["A Martini please while I look at these photos."]

[nico]

It didn't arrive yesterday so I 'wasted' the day out with a camera.

Clearly it won't arrive today as it's a public holiday.

So, perhaps tomorrow. Although the weather forecast is strong wind and heavy rain so maybe not Giacomelli in the praça but in a cafe instead. It sounds sort of appropriate. ["A Martini please while I look at these photos."]


A good way to waste time, even though I do not drink (I don't know why but I can't) I'd suggest some wine for Giacomelli and Martini for LaChapelle! Enjoy it!
Ciao
Nico

[nico]

If you do a search of the Magnum archive, almost all the pics of Sicily are from him. When in Siracusa I saw a book shot by him for a vineyard - beautiful work.

And now for something completely different...I was in Milan last week and saw the wonderful retrospective exhibition of David LaChapelle at the Palazzo Reale - definitely worth seeing if you like his stuff.

http://www.artnet.com/magazineus/features/barone/barone3-28-07.asp

http://www.davidlachapelle.it/gallery/gallery.htm

Hi Nick,
yes Scianna did a great job on Sicily, and I'd like to know it better.
Thanks for the links to LaChapelle galleries, I never went through his work ... I do not know if I like it or not .... really...
ciao

[ClaremontPhoto]

I'd suggest some wine for Giacomelli and Martini for LaChapelle! Enjoy it!


I'm waiting for the mail man tomorrow at about 08.30.

I don't drink much, I just hang out in bars. But it's not like Britain where you have to have a drink; here you can just sit quietly for some time and read a newspaper or watch the television and pay nothing.

Martini Rosso has just been rebranded as Martini Ruiva. Since 'Ruiva' means redhead it causes chuckles every time somebody asks for a redhead and the witty barman says they've only got blondes.

Similarly a popular coffee is the garoto which also means young boy. Try asking for a garoto and expect all sorts of leg-pulling.

Finally tomatoes are 'tomates' and the same word as balls. So I no longer go to the market and tell somebody that I want to buy his tomates as this causes twenty sorts of laughter from all the stall holders.

[Aside: My Zundapp and Ape album is up and running.]

[ClaremontPhoto]

Another press best of 2007, this time from The Guardian:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/gallery/2007/dec/31/1?lightbox=1

[Bingley]

Jon -- Thanks for that link to Guardian photos. Numbers 2 and 13 I find chilling; number 19 is a wonderful shot.

And thanks to Steamer for the link to magnum photographers. I've now bookmarked it.

Happy New Year!

[Marc-A.]

Thanks for the links to LaChapelle galleries, I never went through his work ... I do not know if I like it or not .... really...

Lol :D Well I'll be less subtle: that's the kind of picture I know I don't want to take.

But thanks for the link Nick, it's interesting and technically it's impressive.

[nksyoon]

Finally tomatoes are 'tomates' and the same word as balls. So I no longer go to the market and tell somebody that I want to buy his tomates as this causes twenty sorts of laughter from all the stall holders.

So what do you say now when you go to the market?

[ClaremontPhoto]

I just help myself from the stall and don't mention tomatoes at all.