clarita_lulic

this seems more like an argument between fine art and commercial photography. I dont think you can say a photographer is shit just because you dont appreciate it.

All types of photography seems to be important, right down to simple passport photos. I believe everyone here is here because they do not wish to be ignorant to the history of photogrpahy, and its many facets, Its alot bigger than I thought it was when I first started taking photogrphs, and it just keeps growing. Is there no end to the power of a photograph? Its strength repeatedly shocks me.

I really enjoy Friedlanders work, I partculary love Albuquerque 1972, as it encourages us to construct a menaing, or at least try to forge on from the bizarre almost connecting elements within it. That dog is pretty funny too, what is it doing?

I also like the way his pictures seem to be like collages, and layered and more interesting the more you look. I hope one day to make images as great as these ones, or at least somewhere close.

I enjoyed reading your discussions but its frustrating, as some people will never be able to see past the simple formal aesthetic qualities of an image, I used to think that pictures just had to be pleasing to the eye, now I understand they can conatin all sorts of things.

Friedlanders seem to be ambiguous, purposefully, I dont think these are snapshots, but I dont think they have a clear meaning either, the good bit it the idea that he can make us try to find one, its like hes revealing that they can reveal, its all about the critical process we go through when looking. I also like that they are witty and sometimes ironic.

which book can I find albequerque 1972 in? I also like Route 9W New York but cant find the book for this one either. any help?

cxxx