Inspiration Information

I have posted before about similarities between the work of artists and photographers, such as idris khan v jason salavon and  birds of a feather, roni horn and audrey corregan.

It now seems that there is a phrase for it : subject echo. You heard it here first

This is not to be confused with the outright plagiarism of ideas or leeching as i call it, a common trait of  some of the less scrupulous photographers out there.

According to this Guardian Article 10,000 hours of hard work is all you need to become the next Bill Gates, John Lennon or maybe Andreas Gursky ?.

The work of Wonderboy Michael Subotzky,

Mikhael Subotzky, 26, was born in Cape Town, South Africa. He has worked as a photographer since graduating from the University of Cape Town in 2004. His final-year university project, entitled Die Vier Hoeke (The Four Corners), consisted of an in-depth study of the South African prison system. It has received widespread acclaim both in South Africa and internationally, winning the 2007 Young Photographers Award at Perpignan, The 2007 KLM Paul Huf Award, The Special Jurors Award at the 2005 VI^es Recontres Africaines de la Photographie in Bamako and the 2006 F25 Award for Concerned Photography.

Brief Bio from magnum and more work

30 odd magnum photographers tell us how they got interested in photography and offer advice on how to be a better photographer . Visit the magnum blog here for the lowdown.

One question. Why advice to young photographers?.  Why do you have to be young to aspire to be a photographer  ?

How about some advice for thirtysomething photographers Start with me. Check my site and give me some feedback.

www.richarddaniels.com

To see something spectacular and recognise it as a photographic possibility is not making a very big leap. But to see something ordinary, something you’d see every day, and recognise it as a photographic possibility – that is what I am interested in.

A very interesting quote to keep in mind. Maybe sacrilegious  – but I am not sure about the image in question.  But who am I to say. After all,Its in the MOMA collection.

and the story behind it here.

Photography in Japan, essay by Mariko Takeuchi, guest curator of “Spotlight on Japan” for Paris Photo 2008

Maurice Broomfield’s photographs taken during the 1950s document a period of post war heavy industry and urban regeneration in Britain. He is recognised as one of the first industrial and architectural photographers to use his corporate commissions to make visionary photographic studies of the workers and the environments in which they worked, his motivation stemming from his curiosity in the diversity of their occupations. Employing strong lighting and form, the resulting photographs capture the drama and atmosphere of industry, whilst being fascinating historical documents and powerful social comments on the ‘pre-Thatcher’, ‘pre-Health and safety’ Britain.

http://www.mauricebroomfield.com/flash.html

I recently completed a corporate project with Frank Fuller documenting the Thai Silk Industry for Jim Thompson. Check it out on the recent work page here or visit the thai silk story.

Bio from the gagosian.

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