Way ahead of his time. A few of these are incredibly striking. I don't care for the pics of the African males - it feel exploitative. But the others feel quite natural. The first one is striking. The boy looking in the mirror, a classic. And the color shot of the men playing cards would make a great painting... like The Last Supper. So much going on in that photo. Thanks for sharing these. Your blog has become my favorite museum.
Hello uptonking! That meditative reign of the analogue! For me I think the black men are studio bound and I consider his photography so much a fresher presence in the world instead of in front of a seamless, but I understand. There are wonderfully striking ones! The other one you mentioned reminds me of CM Coolidge's picture of dogs playing poker :) I am sorry to have brought it down to kitsch (but I actually love that painting of dogs playing poker) haha! Museum! I am flattered, thank you.
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Way ahead of his time. A few of these are incredibly striking. I don't care for the pics of the African males - it feel exploitative. But the others feel quite natural. The first one is striking. The boy looking in the mirror, a classic. And the color shot of the men playing cards would make a great painting... like The Last Supper. So much going on in that photo. Thanks for sharing these. Your blog has become my favorite museum.
To have a talent like him, what a gift!
The italian pictures specially convey the essence of this marvelous country
Fabrice
Hello uptonking! That meditative reign of the analogue! For me I think the black men are studio bound and I consider his photography so much a fresher presence in the world instead of in front of a seamless, but I understand. There are wonderfully striking ones! The other one you mentioned reminds me of CM Coolidge's picture of dogs playing poker :) I am sorry to have brought it down to kitsch (but I actually love that painting of dogs playing poker) haha! Museum! I am flattered, thank you.
Fabrice, yes one of my favourites barely has people in it! The shot of the apartments with the laundry hanging, and just a lady in the doorway!
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