Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/02/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Fay Godwin is English and specialises in environmental issues and landscapes. I believe she prints all of her own work using a devere enlarger with a cathomag head. Last I heard, all her stuff was on 35mm Nikon. She did a book with the poet Ted Hughes called 'Remains of Elmet' as well as a more documentary book dealing with man and landscape. I always get the impression that her photographs all seem to be preoccupied with stillness. I had a similar feeling with Martin Parr's work at the recent Magnum exhibition. In London, anyway, the show finishes with the work of Parr ( I think!!). When you see his work in relation to the other Magnum photographers, you realise where there was a problem accepting him!! Julian - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Gil" <pasuno@hotmail.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2000 4:32 PM Subject: [Leica] Fay Godwin? > I just bought a book called Land with photographs by Fay Godwin. I was > stunned by the exquisite b&w photographs, they have to be some of the most > powerfull landscape images I've ever seen. Pardon my ignorange if she is > well known but I dont know how she is. According to the biography she > should be 70 years old by now and has published over 10 books, that was in > 1985. Can some one out there shed more light on this person, is she still > alive, other books since then, accomplishments & techniques. > > She has to be one of the greats and if not a she has been hiding from us at > least in the States. > > mg > ______________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > >