The Style Essentials–Marlene Dietrich’s Key Light in 1932’s SHANGHAI EXPRESS
I’m a regular reader of photo.net forums, particularly ‘Classic Manual Cameras’ and ‘Casual Photo Conversations’. The latter has a weekly series of discussions – each one devoted to a single iconic photograph. Over time I’ve missed a few of them and I find the series so interesting that I thought I’d compile a list (with links) of the entire series. Then I’ll be able to read them at my leisure. The rationale given in the original post launching the series was:
Would anyone be interested in a regular discussion, perhaps each week or every other week, about a well-known photo or a lesser-known photo by a well-known photographer? Recently, there was a potentially good discussion in the Philosophy forum about one of Eugene Smith’s photos. The Philosophy forum may not have been the best place for this for a couple of reasons. One, I don’t think it gets that much traffic (or at least participation), which is understandable. Two, it may not have really been a philosophical issue.
It struck me that a discussion like that each week might be good (and fun) for folks at PN. It could evolve however the participants want. I wouldn’t necessarily see it as a critique session, though it could be that in part. It could also just be comments about the photo, how it fits into the overall body of work of the photographer, or its place historically, or something about it technically, or whatever people want to say about it. Questions could be asked and answered about it as well…/more
The latest is number 30: Charles Marville, “Place Saint-André-des-Arts (Sixth Arrondissement), 1865—1868”. Unfortunately I haven’t yet been able to find #13. I’ll try to keep this listing up to date as new posts are added.
Portrait of Marlene Dietrich — WEEKLY DISCUSSION #1.
Alli, Annie, Hannah, and Berit — WEEKLY DISCUSSION # 2.
Schaffers Crossing Roundhouse, O. Winston Link — WEEKLY DISCUSSION # 3.
The Flatiron Building–Eduard Steichen Weekly Discussion #4.
Big Cypress National Preserve 1: WEEKLY DISCUSSION #5.
Kertész’s “Chez Mondrian” : WEEKLY DISCUSSION #6.
Edgerton “.30 Bullet Piercing an Apple” : WEEKLY DISCUSSION #7.
Eisenstaedt – Drum Major at the University of Michigan – WEEKLY DISCUSSION #8.
Leibing – Leap Into Freedom – WEEKLY DISCUSSION #9.
Henri Cartier-Bresson: “Hyères, 1932” WEEKLY DISCUSSION #10.
Sam Haskins, “In the Studio” Weekly Discussion #11.
Suzanne Heintz – Life Once Removed – WEEKLY DISCUSSION #12.
Eisenstaedt – Children at a Puppet Show, 1963 – WEEKLY DISCUSSION #14.
Vivian Maier – 1954. New York, NY – WEEKLY DISCUSSION # 15.
I. Russel Sorgi – 1942 WEEKLY DISCUSSION #16.
William Mortensen – WEEKLY DISCUSSION #17.
Pablo Casals, 1954, by Yousuf Karsh – WEEKLY DISCUSSION #18.
Untitled Photography by Henri Brassai: His Secret Paris – Weekly Discussion #19.
Masahisa Fukase “The Solitude of Ravens” – Weekly Discussion #20.
WEEKLY DISCUSSION #21 Elliott Erwitt “Segregated Water Fountains”.
Saigon Execution photographed by Eddie Adams, 1968: WEEKLY DISCUSSION #22.
WEEKLY DISCUSSION #23: Duane Michals – singing women / singing men.
WEEKLY DISCUSSION #24 W. Eugene Smith’s 1948 photo essay: Country Doctor.
WEEKLY DISCUSSION #25 Edward Burtynsky Water Project.
WEEKLY DISCUSSION #26: Minor White. Capitol Reef, 1962..
WEEKLY DISCUSSION # 27 – Hill and Adamson – Scottish Fishwives, Washaday Group.- c1843.
WEEKLY DISCUSSION #28: Charles C. Ebbets “Lunch Atop a Skyscraper”.
WEEKLY DISCUSSION #29: Joe Rosenthal – “Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima”.
WEEKLY DISCUSSION #30: Charles Marville, “Place Saint-André-des-Arts (Sixth Arrondissement), 1865—1868”.
WEEKLY DISCUSSION No.31 – Winston Churchill Portraits by Yousuf Karsh.
WEEKLY DISCUSSION #32: A Hard Day’s Night by photographer Astrid Kirchherr.
Weekly Discussion #33: Elliot Erwitt
Weekly Discussion #34: “American Gothic, Washington DC” by Gordon Parks
Weekly Discussion #35: “Two Nuns” by A. Aubrey Bodine
Weekly Discussion #36: “The Kiss” by Joan Fontcuberta
WEEKLY DISCUSSION #37 Ken Heyman Photos.
WEEKLY DISCUSSION 2.0 #1 – Bill Brandt.
WEEKLY DISCUSSION 2.0 #2 – Philip-Lorca diCorcia
WEEKLY DISCUSSION 2.0 #3 – Truman Capote x 3
WEEKLY DISCUSSION 2.0 #4 – Harry Callahan (color)
WEEKLY DISCUSSION 2.0 #5 – Aleksandr Rodchenko
WEEKLY DISCUSSION 2.0 #6 – Cole Weston
WEEKLY DISCUSSION 2.0 #7 – Werner Mantz
WEEKLY DISCUSSION 2.0 #8 – Martin Parr
WEEKLY DISCUSSION 2.0 #9 – Francesca Woodman
WEEKLY DISCUSSION 2.0 #10 – Nicholas Nixon
WEEKLY DISCUSSION 2.0 #11 – David LaChapelle
WEEKLY DISCUSSION 2.0 #12 – Eikoh Hosoe
WEEKLY DISCUSSION 2.0 #13 – Imogen Cunningham