Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/08/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]While mostly shooting black and white I sometimes stop and study a bit color to see if I should try it seriously. If I could capture something worthwhile with it. So here is a Leica photographer, probably well known for many of you. Shoots exclusively in color and has a distinctive style I think. A style that I cannot quite figure out. Streetscenes rendered boldly under an intense sun. Large colorpatches often being the main visual elements dominating the people or the pieces of them visible. Bits of life here and there. Its chaos, its absurdity, with some order and rythm through composition. Uses M and I'm quite sure none could capture those scenes with anything else than a rangefinder. You just have to see it all. And be there and blindingly fast when things come together. Sometimes I think that he is a genius, sometimes I think that he is just a juvenile with an expensive camera. At times that he takes the "decisive moment" to a new level but then feel that he trivializes life and takes it's dignity away. Great BW never seems to do that. What do you think? I don't mean intellectually. Rather, does this stuff move you? Do you remember these images afterwards or just the BW? Regards, Kari