Inspiration Information

from the boston globe website here

An interesting post on the 2waylens blog about Alec Soth and advice for  the emerging photographer.

After college, I did five or so projects over the course of ten years. I showed my work locally in Minnesota but knew I wasn’t ready for prime time. But eventually I found my groove and did a project I was really proud of. I started winning grants and prizes. One thing led to another and the work was eventually exposed to a broader audience.

Full story here.

This ten year plus reference seems to tally with The Story of Success by  Malcolm Gladwell ( see previous post) , in which Gladwell speaks about the amount of time you need to put in to your art before you can achieve greatness.

Heres a Snippet.

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Alec Soth talks about his Niagara project on the magnum in motion blog here.

Its simple. Put in 10,000 hours and you will be a success. I posted the article previously, now here is the presentation by Malcom Gladwell.

Magnum photographer Mark Power has shot some really interesting photo essays on the topic of transformation. Check out work on the millennium dome, the new airbus and the treasury here.

Just saw the amazing Manufactured Landscapes DVD, which is far too big to post. Here’s the next best thing:

Very entertaining talk by Platon, found on the Vincent Laforet blog here

Check his website out while you play the audio.