jason Posted February 25, 2003 Share Posted February 25, 2003 For me... Mother and child,Minimata,Japan by Gene Smith.B/W. The Burnt child,Vietnam.B/W Afghan Female portrait by Steve McCurry.color. for me Best portrait ever!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert_m_johnson Posted February 25, 2003 Share Posted February 25, 2003 "Mother and child,Minimata,Japan by Gene Smith.B/W" You are right, I was telling my son about that shot just the other day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j m shaw Posted February 25, 2003 Share Posted February 25, 2003 1) B&W 2) Photo of Phan Thi Kim Phuc in Vietnam 1972 by Nick Ut (picture of the naked crying 9 year old girl burnt by napalm). I have to second this choice and although it is a war shot it has always been the shot that inspired me most and drove me to photojournalism. I was fortunate enough to meet Nick Ut and Kim Phuc in 1999 when atending the Eddie Adams Photojournalism work shop in NY. It was indeed and honor and a great insparation to meet them and hear their story. Mark.....as for non war HCB shot of young boy carying magnums of champ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrestrikon Posted February 25, 2003 Share Posted February 25, 2003 Late to this thread. Sorry. Just to say about response above: AUDREY HEPBURN WAS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMAN WHO EVER LIVED. Thank you. G. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew_lee2 Posted February 25, 2003 Share Posted February 25, 2003 "Mute Deaf (NYC 1950)" by Louis Faurer and "New York 1954" by Leonard Freed (both from the Jewish Museum's New York Capital of Photography exhibition) are brilliant and very underrated, in my humble opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael_kastner Posted February 26, 2003 Share Posted February 26, 2003 George, sorry, Audrey was too thin for me and, ahhh... I dunno... maybe it was her haircut or something. But a really good actress, honestly. Guess she had it from her mom, Catherine (who IMO was much better looking)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travis1 Posted February 26, 2003 Author Share Posted February 26, 2003 was it Elliot Erwitt who took a side portrait of A.Hepburn? I thought that was a glowing picture showing the best side of the actress. It was in B/w and probably with a Leica. Am I wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew_lee2 Posted February 26, 2003 Share Posted February 26, 2003 Travis, is this the one? This is by Dennis Stock.<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travis1 Posted February 26, 2003 Author Share Posted February 26, 2003 Andrew, thx, but no. The one I saw had Audrey looking backwards from her left and the shot was taken from her back. Im not sure if it was by Elliot (can i call him by first name?) though. Anyway, Dennis's take was beautiful to say the least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roberto_watson_garc_a Posted February 26, 2003 Share Posted February 26, 2003 1.- B&W 2.- One of Robert Frank and Koudelka`s but couldn`t mention only one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellis_vener_photography Posted February 26, 2003 Share Posted February 26, 2003 <I>"Hi Jeremy: "B/W. Just about anything by Eugene Richards." Really? Even the one he photographed of his dying mother?" -- Jackson S. Loi , February 25, 2003; 08:16 P.M. Eastern </I><P><I></I>Sure why not include that one? Think of all of the images of people's tragedies , how many are made of someone who is part of the photographer, not of some semi-anonymous person? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackson loi Posted March 13, 2003 Share Posted March 13, 2003 Ellis: I agree with the fact that Richards' photograph of his dying mother is a contribution to photography. In the viewer's perspective, it is certainly great photographic statement to show a photographer's tragedy. I think about it from the perspective of his mother. Richards was willing to torment himself, his mother, and his family by using his mother's death to express a bold photographic statement. I will never be willing to do the same, nor will I ever appreciate anyone doing the same, because to inflict such harm to my mother and family outweighs any photographic achievements that I can receive. Even at the benefit of becoming a "legend" in photography, I would rather let go my camera forever than to make such photograph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen Herbert Posted March 13, 2003 Share Posted March 13, 2003 The Greatest Image. Sorry, i try to be modest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen Herbert Posted March 13, 2003 Share Posted March 13, 2003 A photograph which shows what is, what was, and what could be the future. The fact that i took this photo is irelevent. A expectional photo is taken by the subject matter. The photographer is just the guy with the camera. He just needs the "eye" and the camera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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