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    Alec Soth, what do you think?

    OK, I think we talked about Richard Avedon to death 3 times over. Lets hear about Alec Soth. What do our esteemed LF users think?

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    Re: Alec Soth, what do you think?

    I like some of his winter scenes such as http://alecsoth.com/photography/wp-c...046_F-copy.jpg

    The better-than-most-but-not-stunning-take-my-money portraits I think are overshadowed by their freak show flavor subject matter. If that draws people in, so be it, but I don't consider it to be a better photo/portrait as a result of having a strange subject. Train wrecks and car crashes draw people's eyes too.

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    Re: Alec Soth, what do you think?

    Quote Originally Posted by richardman View Post
    OK, I think we talked about Richard Avedon to death 3 times over.
    Why pick on Soth? Is he infringing upon your territory or something? I think the man is brilliant. I've seen him work in our area and he engages human subjects most would never dare, and he does it well.

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    Re: Alec Soth, what do you think?

    Quote Originally Posted by Jac@stafford.net View Post
    Why pick on Soth? Is he infringing upon your territory or something? I think the man is brilliant. I've seen him work in our area and he engages human subjects most would never dare, and he does it well.
    What gives you THAT impression? Why do you think this must be a pick-on post? You must be mistaken me for someone else.

    I want to hear people's opinions on his work. What makes it work etc.

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    Re: Alec Soth, what do you think?

    One area I want to explore is his approach to "travel documentary", and actually this was the reason I brought up Richard Avedon in the OP in the first place - Mr. Alec Soth spent a few years traveling and photographing for Sleeping in Mississippi. How do you contrast his work with Mr. Richard Avedon's? Which ones work better for you and why?

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    Re: Alec Soth, what do you think?

    How do you contrast his work with Mr. Richard Avedon's? Which ones work better for you and why?
    And you? What do you think? I think this is an apples to oranges comparison. A better comparison might be Soth to Edward Hopper.
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    Re: Alec Soth, what do you think?

    I really like his environmental images, especially in the Mississippi series. The closer-up portraits don't really interest me but when the person is in a "space" of some sort, especially the outdoors stuff, that's what I really like.

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    Re: Alec Soth, what do you think?

    Izzit just me? Before this thread, I had never heard of Mr. Soth.

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    I'd go see a show of nicely photographed car and train wrecks


    just sayin

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    Re: Alec Soth, what do you think?

    Quote Originally Posted by AtlantaTerry View Post
    Izzit just me? Before this thread, I had never heard of Mr. Soth.
    Maybe. With the publication of "Sleeping by the Mississippi" in 2004 he has been very well known-at least in my photo circles which are pretty diverse from academics to grumpy old fart LF affectionados.
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