In a word: Weegee.
In a word: Weegee.
"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
Martin,
Take a look at Chris Jordan's 2003-2005 work (www.chrisjordan.com). Chris used to post quite a lot on this forum before he moved on to a more conceptual bent. Also check out my site.
Martin,
Your work is excellent
Monty
View Camera Magazine had a wonderful article about a 4X5 camera that NASA uses on their launches. It is in a protective sealed box and when the event happens, the box opens temporarily, it takes it's one super high quality color picture, and the box closes. Breathtakingly beautiful besides the scientific data it provides, so maybe it is disqualified. Does it have to be ugly to be "Non-Pictorial"? There used to be thousands of uses for large format in scientific endeavor. Kodak may have dis-continued making their glass plates but an order of a certain magnitude could probably get you some if there was a need. Most scientific customers are only interested in a digital result now. I work in photometrics and still have 2 4X5's in the cupboard I would not hesitate to use if the right job came along. HABS / HAER work comes to mind. We just documented a bunch of old buildings out where I work that were important in the cold war, but not important enough to try to save.
An early pictorialist was William Mortensen who established the Mortensen School of Photography in Laguna Beach, CA in 1932. His work is relatively unknown due in part to his differences with the "purist" approach pushed by Ansel Adams and the Newhalls. Both aesthetics have value but it is said that "beauty" (art) is in the eye of the beholder.
Hi Martin
How about Chris Killip's 'In Flagrante' from the 1980s, and also his 'Pirelli Work' from the 90s when he spent some time in the Pirelli factory in Burton - the book's available on Amazon for around 320 and I'd highly recommend it.
Matt
Mark Power
Simon Roberts
Richard Renaldi
you can say that again ...Originally Posted by Jim Galli
straight documentary photography
My thoughts exactly. Look up Jack Boucher--the long-time photographer at HABS who, if I recall correctly, is just about to or just has retired. Wonderful stuff.
Bruce
Yep, documentary photography....but that also can be beautiful.
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