100 photographs you didn’t know were great #9: Shock
September 27, 2006
“Shock” (from the “End Times” series) by Jill Greenberg
More:
- Jill Greenberg: The Manipulator (manipulator.com)
- On the topic “End Times” (paulkopeikingallery.com)
“The ‘trick’ is suddenly too good: Mrs. Greenberg’s talent with her medium may have finally crossed the line of what we know and what we believe.” - Cry Babies (popphoto.com)
“Jill Greenberg answers the critics who claim she abuses toddlers in the name of art.” - Podcast interview with Jill Greenberg (popphoto.com)
- Jill Greenberg interview (lifelounge.com)
- Jill Greenberg is a Sick Woman Who Should Be Arrested and Charged With Child Abuse (thomashawk.com)
Everyman has his say. - The Case Against Jill Greenberg’s “End Times” (thinkingpictures.blogspot.com)
Finally, a detailed and coherent argument! Misses the point completely, of course, but at least he tried.
“Could it be that Jill’s subject is “taboo” – or, to use a less scintillating term, “disgusting” – because we are aware of the real suffering children around the world experience, and to have it recreated snow-globe style reflects poor aesthetic and moral taste?”
Yes, that is a gun in my pocket
September 13, 2006
While “researching” a soon-to-come post about Jim Thompson I came across this fascinating article about the (usually uncredited) photographs used to illustrate the noir magazines of the ’30′s and ’40′s.
Great article, even better pictures.
“Film star Mae West once asked, "Is that a gun in your pocket, or are you just glad to see me?" In the case of this photograph, we can confidently say - it's a gun. There is real danger here - and not just from smoking in bed. But there's also danger in assuming too much.
So look closely at the languid young thing on the bed. She may be holding that hand mirror as if to check her lipstick - but her eyes are turned to the side, the better to see that gun being pulled.“
More:
- Pulp Pix: The Bizarre Case of Photography Noir (photographymuseum.com)
100 photographs you didn’t know were great #8: Xteriors VIII
September 10, 2006
“Men have feelings too” by Bob Carlos Clarke (2004)
More:
- Bob Carlos Clarke (bobcarlosclarke.com)
- Buy a print of this picture (eyestorm.com)
- Bob Carlos Clarke obituary (guardian.co.uk)
- Bob Carlos Clarke in print (amazon.co.uk)
100 photographs you didn’t know were great #6: Norma Shearer
August 27, 2006
Norma Shearer by Ruth Harriet Louise (1928)
“I speak of Ruth Harriet Louise who has made…MGM beauties even more beautiful.”
Louella Parsons, 1929
More:
- Ruth Harriet Louise and Hollywood Glamour Photography (amazon.com)
- Ruth Harriet Louise and Hollywood Glamour Photography eBook (ebooks.com)
- Norma Shearer / Ruth Harriet Louise Gallery (divasthesite.com)
- Norma Shearer filmography (imdb.com)
100 photographs you didn’t know were great #5: Hanging Pig
August 24, 2006
“Hanging Pig” by Roger Ballen (2001)
“I am no longer an outsider trying to pick up interesting details of a place. Right now, I’m only looking at one place – the interior of my mind. And from that, I step outside.”
More:
- Roger Ballen (rogerballen.com)
- Roger Ballen in Webesteem (webesteem.pl)
- “Shadow Chamber” Exhibition (bnf.fr)
- Roger Ballen In Print (photoeye.com)
100 photographs you didn’t know were great #4: Apparition #904
August 23, 2006
“Apparition #904″ by Bill Armstrong (2005)
More:
- Bill Armstrong Photography (billarmstrongphotography.com)
- Buy the book (photoeye.com)
- Buy prints (clampart.com)
100 photographs you didn’t know were great #3: Bicycle Accident
August 22, 2006
“Bicycle Accident” by Julia Fullerton-Batten
From her ongoing series , “Teenage Stories”.
More:
- Julia Fullerton-Batten (juliafullerton-batten.com)
- Valerie Herslaven: Photographer’s Agent (valeriehersleven.com)
100 photographs you didn’t know were great #2: Fools Gold
August 20, 2006
100 photographs you didn’t know were great #1: War is Groovy
August 19, 2006
“War is Groovy” by Paul Myers (2002)
Lorin Partridge photographed at an anti-Afghan War rally.
“Partridge says he happens to actually believe war is groovy, but he especially likes to upset people with his revolutionary ideas. Before this protest, Partridge visited a group of hard-core Christians who were condemning ‘sinners’ downtown. He started handing out pamphlets that said, ‘Christ is for sissies.’”
More:
- Lorin Partridge on MySpace (myspace.com)
- Partridge Family Temple (partridgefamilytemple.com)
- The Anti Guy (metroactive.com)
- Pranks For Nothing (metroactive.com)
- Unpop Art (unpopart.org)
