I just heard the news.
A real loss to the photography world.
While I haven't seen much of his work in recent times, I've always been impressed by not only his photographs, but also his efforts in encouraging young photographers. A classy gentleman who will be missed!
"I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority"---EB White
Thank you for posting that. He was a real gem to the world of photography.
"I meant what I said, not what you heard"--Jflavell
He was one of the classiest photographers and renaissance men ever.
First Miles Davis....now Gordon Parks...
This is a sad day indeed. A renaissance man in the truest sense of the term.
A sad event, but one we all will face. Unlike many others, at least Gordon Park's legacy will live on in his classic phtotgraphs. His legacy will never fade!
Gordon Parks articles and slide shows from the New York Times and the Washngton Posts:
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/08/arts/design/08parks.html?8hpib
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/photo/?nav=globetop
"I meant what I said, not what you heard"--Jflavell
interesting seeing him being remembered primarily as a filmmaker and photographer second
You'd be amazed how small the demand is for pictures of trees... - Fred Astaire to Audrey Hepburn
www.photo-muse.blogspot.com blog
interesting seeing him being remembered primarily as a filmmaker and photographer second
The item on the local news radio station this morning identified him solely as the director of Shaft - nothing about the rest of his long and eventful life...
i had no idea he was the director of shaft ... always just assumed that was a different gordon parks. amazing.
i'm not surprised that's what he's remembered for in the soundbites. a movie like that gets someone a lot more attention than photojournalism ever does.
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