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Philosophy of Photography Taking pics is one thing, but understanding why we take them, what they mean, what they are best used for, how they effect our reality -- all of these and more are important issues of the Philosophy of Photography. One of the best authors on the subject is Susan Sontag in her book "On Photography."

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HCB - The Impassioned Eye
Old 01-29-2008   #1
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HCB - The Impassioned Eye

I did a search and didn't find anything about this here.

If anyone is interested, someone uploaded the complete Bresson documentary on you tube. Its pretty decent, if not only to get a grasp of how many people and places this man saw in his life.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzgLQ...eature=related
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Old 01-30-2008   #2
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Thanks for that!
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Old 01-30-2008   #3
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Thanks for share this!!! a treasure!!!
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Old 01-30-2008   #4
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Great documentary but I always wonder how the issue of copyright / intellectual property rights plays into uploading something like this to YouTube. On the dreaded Facebook, you have to promise you own the rights to the material you upload.

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Thanks for the tip!
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Old 01-30-2008   #6
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I just bought it on Amazon for $24
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Old 02-08-2008   #7
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thx you for sharing this, very very interesting
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Old 02-08-2008   #8
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I got it as a Christmas (yes, Christmas) gift over a year ago; beautiful film.

I really do wish the European TV firms/companies would cease dubbing over; it's noise to those who understand both languages.

I'm still looking for the "French" version...
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I have it and though I don't speak French, I would much prefer hearing HIM in his own words talk instead of some silly voice that doesn't match anything! I have no problem reading subtitles! It is a dvd, they could have made it an option!
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Wow, thanks!
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If you have Netfilx it's one of their titles available for free streaming.
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Old 03-10-2008   #12
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Great doc. Thanks for posting that.
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Ugh. I paid for that documentary long ago. The only really interesting thing I learned is that he never did his own processing or prints. And I also learned the same about my personal favourite photographer, Walker Evans. Apparently. Being museum caliber famous involves two things. Coming from a well off background. And not touching your own negatives.

I learned a lot more about him from his show at ICP. Apparently he started at like 23. Also, during WWII he burried his Leica near a farm before going on the run and becoming a POW, and when he got out. He went back to that farm to get his Leica a year later. I thought that was so hardcore.

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