Help please? - interesting Biographies of Photographers

[cowanw]

Speaking of Man Ray, how about Lee Miller. I don't remamber if it was Lee Miller's War or Lee Miller;a life, but there was a bohemian!
Having a bath in Hitler's tub!

[tgtaylor]

Consider this volumn on Walker Evans:

http://www.amazon.com/Walker-Evans-J...114582&sr=1-33

It was written to accompany the exhibition of his work in NY, SF and Houston in 2000 - 2001. I bought the paperback edition in SF and it's excellent.

Too bad that writers like Jack Kerovac and William Burroughs didn't pack a camera. What a combination that would make! Kerovac, however, wrote the introduction to Robert Frank's The Americans. I ordered this version yesterday from Amazon and hope that introduction is retained:

http://www.amazon.com/LOOKING-ROBERT...1115267&sr=1-2

Although not a "bohemian," Galen Rowells Mountain Light is a good read if you like a wilderness slant.

Thomas

[ROL]

I have plenty of decent quality photographic books from the likes of Brett, Michael Smith, Pirkle Jones, Paul Strand, Morley Baer and Saint Ansel etc

it's those with 'a bohemian slant' that I'm particularly after

I'll never understand why people feel compelled to use the pejorative "Saint Ansel". If you'd ever read his autobiography, or understood anything about the man, I don't see how you could contribute to the put downs, unless you felt yourself to be superior.

...and I am half Bohemian (by birth), but always slanted.

Although not a "bohemian," Galen Rowells Mountain Light is a good read if you like a wilderness slant.

Thomas

FYI – Galen was quite "bohemian" and slanted (he had to be to begin his climbing career with the redoubtable Warren Harding – though his writings were less so), as well as also being half Bohemian by birth.

[Tony Karnezis]

It is not biographical, but Arnold Crane's "On the Other Side of the Camera" contains his photographs and short anecdotal accounts of many photographers he knew.

http://www.photoeye.com/bookstore/ci...TOKEN=50930997

The photographs are currently on exhibit in Berlin.
http://www.camerawork.de/

[Stephen Lumry]

Even though he is not particularly well liked by photographers; I will offer up Helmut Newton and his autobiography. Whatever you might think about his images, he did lead a very interesting life and if you like borderline eroticism, you probably like his images.

[Andrew Plume]

ManRay, American Artist
Margaret Bourke-White

ManRay would be more "Bohemian" and likely more candid.

Hi John

thanks for this - another for me to check out

regards

andrew

[Andrew Plume]

Speaking of Man Ray, how about Lee Miller. I don't remamber if it was Lee Miller's War or Lee Miller;a life, but there was a bohemian!
Having a bath in Hitler's tub!

Hi Bill

thanks for another post, yes I have that book, a great shot of the bathtub too..............

regards

andrew

[Andrew Plume]

Consider this volumn on Walker Evans:

http://www.amazon.com/Walker-Evans-J...114582&sr=1-33

It was written to accompany the exhibition of his work in NY, SF and Houston in 2000 - 2001. I bought the paperback edition in SF and it's excellent.

Too bad that writers like Jack Kerovac and William Burroughs didn't pack a camera. What a combination that would make! Kerovac, however, wrote the introduction to Robert Frank's The Americans. I ordered this version yesterday from Amazon and hope that introduction is retained:

http://www.amazon.com/LOOKING-ROBERT...1115267&sr=1-2

Although not a "bohemian," Galen Rowells Mountain Light is a good read if you like a wilderness slant.

Thomas

Hi Thomas

Thanks for this and for the links too, yes, if only Burroughs and Kerovac both packed a camera, oh well.......................................

regards

andrew

[Andrew Plume]

I'll never understand why people feel compelled to use the pejorative "Saint Ansel". If you'd ever read his autobiography, or understood anything about the man, I don't see how you could contribute to the put downs, unless you felt yourself to be superior.

...and I am half Bohemian (by birth), but always slanted.




FYI – Galen was quite "bohemian" and slanted (he had to be to begin his climbing career with the redoubtable Warren Harding – though his writings were less so), as well as also being half Bohemian by birth.

Thanks for this - no offence was intended re Ansel and no, I do not consider myself to "be superior", the total opposite, so why did I say.................

anyhow your input is much appreciated

regards

andrew

[Andrew Plume]

It is not biographical, but Arnold Crane's "On the Other Side of the Camera" contains his photographs and short anecdotal accounts of many photographers he knew.

http://www.photoeye.com/bookstore/ci...TOKEN=50930997

The photographs are currently on exhibit in Berlin.
http://www.camerawork.de/

Tony - thanks for this, grateful

regards

andrew