ellis_vener_photography Posted January 2, 2005 Share Posted January 2, 2005 Bill Mitchell was kind enough to send me this link to a story by Laura Wilson about Richard Avedon's last few days and final portraits of soldiers at Ft. Hood and what Avedon was thinking about just before he died. This is from the The Sunday Times of London and does not appear to need subscribing to: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2099-1411591,00.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kipling Posted January 2, 2005 Share Posted January 2, 2005 Powerful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
todd frederick Posted January 2, 2005 Share Posted January 2, 2005 Ellis and Bill, I have not viewed the link as yet, but I just want to say that I appreciate your message on Richard Avedon. He is a mentor for me and I appreciate anything I can learn about him and his life and work. Most appreciated and blessings to you, Todd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
todd frederick Posted January 2, 2005 Share Posted January 2, 2005 I just read the article. I want to thank you for the link. I don't know what to say. I guess we all just need to live day by day and do what we love to do. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erin.e Posted January 3, 2005 Share Posted January 3, 2005 Thanks for posting that Ellis. It is powerful and what a rigourous schedule for an eighty one year old man over 6 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oswegophoto Posted January 3, 2005 Share Posted January 3, 2005 Ellis, thank you; please pass my gratitude on to Bill as well. I have long considered Mr. Avedon's work to be the epitome of portraiture, and this helps explain why his images have such impact. A humbling bit of prose, that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshchapman Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 Thanks for the posting Ellis. For anyone that wanted to see "Democracy," the portfolio Avedon was working on at the time of his death, you can find it <a href="http://newyorker.com/online/slideshows/pop/?041108onslpo_avedon">here</a>. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerrySiegel Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 Thanks for the links. A revealing article and testament to the gentleman -photographer. A collection of revealing images worth study. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christopher perez Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 Thanks for the article. He helped set the high water mark for what it means to be a "photographer". Humbling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oswegophoto Posted January 7, 2005 Share Posted January 7, 2005 Josh, thanks for the link! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calbee_booth1 Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 I packed his second to last rental order, wish I would have got to meet him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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