The first post in readiness for 2022 and what better way than to talk about one of our finest photographers, Andrew Sanderson …
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Today, I spent an absorbing hour reading about George Davison. I was reminded of his famous picture, ‘The Onion Field’. Taken with a pinhole camera and printed on rough paper, Davison was a wonderful photographer of the ‘fuzzy school’.
The ‘hallowed camp’ is a collection of photographs that I return to on occasion. In the words of the Eagles, these photographs ‘can check out any time … but can never leave’. Here is the thirteenth picture from the series, this one by Raymond Moore, the ‘go-between’ …
Continue readingThe ‘hallowed camp’ is a collection of photographs that I return to on occasion. In the words of the Eagles, these photographs ‘can check out any time … but can never leave’. Here is the twelth picture from the series, this one by Paul Graham.
I find Graham’s photography profound. To see his archive see here.
The ‘hallowed camp’ is a collection of photographs that I return to on occasion. In the words of the Eagles, these photographs ‘can check out any time … but can never leave’. Here is the eleventh picture from the series, this one by Paul Strand.
Continue readingThe ‘hallowed camp’ is a collection of photographs that I return to on occasion. In the words of the Eagles, these photographs ‘can check out any time … but can never leave’. Here is the tenth picture from the series, this one by Josef Sudek.
Continue readingThe ‘hallowed camp’ is a collection of photographs that I return to on occasion. In the words of the Eagles, these photographs ‘can check out any time … but (can) never leave’. Here is the ninth picture from the series, this one by Fay Godwin.
Continue readingThe ‘hallowed camp’ is a collection of photographs that I return to on occasion. In the words of the Eagles, these photographs ‘can check out any time … but (can) never leave’. Here is the eighth in the series, this one by Wright Marion Morris.
Straight Back Chair, The Home Place, Near Norfolk, Nebraska, 1947
A while ago I wrote a short post on Morris here.
The ‘hallowed camp’ is a collection of photographs that I return to on occasion. In the words of the Eagles, these photographs ‘can check out any time … but (can) never leave’. Here is the seventh in the series, this one by Sally Mann.
I often gaze at this image. It is a picture of the ‘Bridge on Tallahatchie’, the river where Emmett Till’s corpse was recovered. Unfortunately the reproduction above does not do the picture justice. Sally Mann’s wonderful book ‘Thousand Crossings’ has this picture beautifully rendered.
For the rationale behind this series see here.
The ‘hallowed camp’ is a collection of photographs that I return to on occasion. In the words of the Eagles, these photographs ‘can check out any time … but (can) never leave’. Here is the sixth picture, this one by Shore.
The pictures in this series have stopped me and made me think. I am drawn to looking down the length of streets, bridleways, paths …
Abandoned farm house, North Dakota, lith printed on Foma paper
