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Morning Meeting, 2002 - 5© Sarah Anne Johnson
Like Brian Ulrich, I think Sarah Anne Johnson deserves some money, if you have seen her work in person you know what I mean. Well you now have the power! Sarah is one of the five nominated photographers up for the The Grange Prize, one of Canada’s [...]
Now that I have the bulk of my school stuff out of the way, I’m back to blogging as normal and well into the summer. On my little break/work week I even had a day or two to just relax and sit on my butt. It was nice to be able to read all the [...]
Nan Goldin
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More work can be seen here.
Martin Parr and Gerry Badger trace the history of photography books. These two mammoth volumes offer perhaps the best history and compilation of the photo book I have ever seen.
Get volume 1 here and 2 here. I suggest if want both, simply get them at the same time for the reduced price.
Gregory Crewdson
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More work can be seen here and here.
Note: Why Gregory Crewdson? Staged photography, particularly in the last ten years, has become a viable aspect of photographic production. I’m not saying that you should be a fan, but if you are looking for the master of this type of photography then Crewdson [...]
Joel Sternfeld
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More of his work can be seen here.
William Eggleston
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Eggleston’s life and work from his official website.
I really liked this account of meeting and interviewing Eggleston:
Eggleston is the slowest and most softly spoken person I have ever met, and the silence while he considers a question is so deep and long that I find myself wondering if he has simply chosen to ignore my fumbling attempts at elucidation.
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