Re: [Leica] An evening with James Nachtwey

["Julian Thomas" <mimesis@btinternet.com>]

I spent some time browsing both Migrations and Inferno and for me they are
both must-have books. The only problem I have, especially with Inferno, is
that there are far too many photographs spread over a double page. Why do
editors do this? It makes viewing a photograph impossible! BTW, whoever
posted a comment saying that Inferno is too large - I got a look at the
Newton book complete with coffee table - now THAT is a stupid idea.

Julian
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Saturday, April 29, 2000 2:13 PM
Subject: RE: [Leica] An evening with James Nachtwey


> Gee, Martin, what a pleasure to actually get some response to a comment
> about the quality of a photographer's work, rather than the color of a
> camera body..:-)...I suspect you're right. But then doesn't any "artist"
> tend to have a "style," which is really another word for formula, in that
I
> certainly wouldn't call his work formulaic...But - and I also don't want
to
> detract from Salgado's work, which is both technically stunning and
> emotionally powerful - Natchwey does blow him away in the impact
> department...;-)
>
> B. D.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Martin
> Howard
> Sent: Friday, April 28, 2000 11:52 PM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] An evening with James Nachtwey
>
>
> B. D. Colen jotted down the following:
>
> > I made this observation a couple of days ago after spending some time
with
> > both Inferno and Migrations, but if any documentary photographer/PJ is
an
> > explorer of light, it's Salgado, whose work is technically superior to
> > Natchwey's.
>
>
> I don't wish to detract from Salgado's work in any way, shape, or form,
but
> I spent an evening with his books (minus "Migrations") some weeks ago.
> Something struck me: He almost works to a formula.  Wide-angle lens (28mm
or
> so), have a main subject close and a large vista in the background, and
> shoot against the light.  Many, many of his pictures follow this pattern.
> It's extremely effective if you wish to create a photograph that grabs
your
> attention quickly, but still offers lots of stuff to linger on.  I'm
> guessing it's one of the components that make his photography so strong.
>
> M.
>
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