Lenswork Magazine

[gevalia]

As I look at my bookshelf, I see 60+ lenswork copies. I subscribed for 1 year and then cancelled when I got in a rut and didn't want to view non landscape work (yeah, I know). When I got past that rut, I bought all the back copies I could. I still have not re-subscribed but watch for interesting issues and honestly just about buy each one. If I had to suvbscribe to 1 mag this would be it. I have got my hands on a DVD issue and while they have boatloads more info, I prefer viewing images in my hands the way they were printed. It's just a good mag.

[photobymike]

I like Lenswork... when i could go to my local bookstore and have a cup of coffee while i perused every page with wonder, and then i would purchase. Well they stopped sending to book stores. They claimed it was an effort to save paper and the trees.... well that was the day i stopped reading and giving them my hard earned money. Not that i hold it against them for wanting to save the forest and the world and all.... but i miss my evenings reading something of interest at my local BAM (books a million) and sipping on my decaf latte. Brook Jensen is an excellent writer, and i enjoyed his musing over the state of fine art photography great interest. I think i will get a subscription, have it delivered to my local BAM to pickup and once again sip on my favorite cup of joe. All the while pretending i am in another world, where i am the greatest photographer on the planet commanding great sums of money for my images. Wake up mike.. wake up.... yea i really wish they would publish and send to book stores again. i may break down and send them the my hard earned money and wait with anticipation every couple of months the delivery of the golden journal called Lenswork.

thanks michael

http://www.mikepic.com

[gevalia]

His podcasts are "interesting" as well. Their on my ITouch for long trips - like the one I'll be on in 2 weeks.

[PViapiano]

I've always loved the magazine and subscribed for years in both formats, print and extended. I LOVE the pdf collection of all the issues; one of my favorite things to peruse.

However, I started to tire of the editorials during the last year or two that were trying to make the case for digital printing vs the trad darkroom....very tired. I also felt the quality of the portfolios was getting a bit thin and too heavily weighted toward heavily manipulated digital images.

[Renato Tonelli]

I've always loved the magazine and subscribed for years in both formats, print and extended. I LOVE the pdf collection of all the issues; one of my favorite things to peruse.

However, I started to tire of the editorials during the last year or two that were trying to make the case for digital printing vs the trad darkroom....very tired. I also felt the quality of the portfolios was getting a bit thin and too heavily weighted toward heavily manipulated digital images.

Yep!

Yep!

[Eric Brody]

I've known Brooks since the early 80's when he lived in Portland and we belonged to a group that shared images. He's changed with the times, sometimes a good thing, but not always, and publishes an excellent, thoughtful magazine. I like the fact that he shows and discusses photography, not equipment. I certainly do not always agree with him, but he usually makes me think. His is a unique venture in the difficult world of fine art photography and I admire him for doing what he does. I've subscribed since the beginning.

[PViapiano]

I've known Brooks since the early 80's when he lived in Portland and we belonged to a group that shared images. He's changed with the times, sometimes a good thing, but not always, and publishes an excellent, thoughtful magazine. I like the fact that he shows and discusses photography, not equipment. I certainly do not always agree with him, but he usually makes me think. His is a unique venture in the difficult world of fine art photography and I admire him for doing what he does. I've subscribed since the beginning.

Very well put, Eric...

[Stephen Lumry]

I respect what he has done and where he is going, however, I agree with PViapiano that the images have gotten too manipulated and I no longer relate to them. These days one edition seems to look like the next. I get more from pursuing the image sharing section on this forum.

[Ed Kelsey]

Anyone tried the new LensWork online subscription?

[D. Bryant]

Anyone tried the new LensWork online subscription?

That was my question in post #13 in this thread. The concept intrigues me as I'm trending away from paper publications.