Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/07/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Outstanding Charlie, great emotional content even if you didn't know his story. Jay On 7/19/2013 2:50 PM, Charlie Chan wrote: > In the early 1970s, the British music scene changed with the advent of > punk. The bridge to punk came from the British Pub Rock scene, led by Dr > Feelgood from Canvey Island. Their iconic guitarist, Wilko Johnson, was > watched by the Sex Pistols and the Clash, who admired his unique chopping > style. > > After a long career in 2009, he finally started to receive proper > recognition for his playing. Sadly he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer > in January. He spurned chemotherapy and decide to carry on playing to his > fans for as long as possible. His outlook on life changed dramatically and > he has been applauded for his honesty in his interviews on the BBC and > various national newspapers. > > I went to his home on wednesday to photograph him for my "In the Frame" > series. I spent an hour talking with him and five minutes on the shoot. > Rankin had been earlier this year; it took all morning to set up the > strobes and backdrops alone. > > http://topoxforddoc.zenfolio.com/p983862763/h63c2bbe2#h63c2bbe2 > > I will be sending some prints to him for his two sons and his best friend, > Norman Watt-Roy, the bass player. > > Thanks for looking. This was shot on my DMR and 50 cron > > Charlie -- Jay, Jay Burleson Gallery <http://jayburleson.com/leica/gallery/index.php/> "A photographer is simply someone who is looking for something that can't be found. The photograph is the record of that attempt."