What photo do you admire the most and why?

"Mike Henley" wrote:

What photo (any photo by anyone) do you admire most and why? to make
it easier what photo comes readily to your mind that you really
admire? Or what photo affected you? or whatever you want the question
to be.

Hi again Mike,

Good question. And other than Michael's ("street shooter"), not a single
serious response. Hmm.

Regarding "Ali v. Liston, 1965," this is possibly my favorite sports
photograph of all time. I think Sports Illustrated magazine also so
anointed it in their 50th-year anniversary edition. Viewing it is a
visceral experience - no captions required. Only a sense of prescience.

(Also somewhat interesting to see the TLRs in the background of this
picture. To hear today's all-electronic-all-auto-everything crowd, you'd
think cameras of this sort could never be used for *any* serious purposes,
let alone sports coverage... grin)

And regarding Lewis Hine, I think my personal favorite is "Albanian Woman
With Folded Head Cloth, Ellis Island, 1905." (See temporary link below.)
After seeing my own grandparents hand-written names in the passenger
manifest for an Ellis Island-bound freighter (written about seven years, I
believe, after this photo was made), I have looked into this young girl's
eyes many times, trying to understand. It's an amazing gaze, the capture of
which is made all the more so by the limitations of the equipment and
processes of the time. No high-technology, ultra-convenient TLRs for Mr.
Hine. Would that we all had similar enabling limitations forced upon us...

http://home1.gte.net/kjnadvor/LewisH...anianWoman.jpg

Ken

"Mike Henley" wrote:

What photo (any photo by anyone) do you admire most and why? to make
it easier what photo comes readily to your mind that you really
admire? Or what photo affected you? or whatever you want the question
to be.

Hi again Mike,

Good question. And other than Michael's ("street shooter"), not a single
serious response. Hmm.

Regarding "Ali v. Liston, 1965," this is possibly my favorite sports
photograph of all time. I think Sports Illustrated magazine also so
anointed it in their 50th-year anniversary edition. Viewing it is a
visceral experience - no captions required. Only a sense of prescience.

(Also somewhat interesting to see the TLRs in the background of this
picture. To hear today's all-electronic-all-auto-everything crowd, you'd
think cameras of this sort could never be used for *any* serious purposes,
let alone sports coverage... grin)

And regarding Lewis Hine, I think my personal favorite is "Albanian Woman
With Folded Head Cloth, Ellis Island, 1905." (See temporary link below.)
After seeing my own grandparents hand-written names in the passenger
manifest for an Ellis Island-bound freighter (written about seven years, I
believe, after this photo was made), I have looked into this young girl's
eyes many times, trying to understand. It's an amazing gaze, the capture of
which is made all the more so by the limitations of the equipment and
processes of the time. No high-technology, ultra-convenient TLRs for Mr.
Hine. Would that we all had similar enabling limitations forced upon us...

http://home1.gte.net/kjnadvor/LewisH...anianWoman.jpg

Ken

From: (Mike Henley)

What photo (any photo by anyone) do you admire most and why? to make
it easier what photo comes readily to your mind that you really
admire? Or what photo affected you? or whatever you want the question
to be.

W. Eugene Smith's "The walk to paradise garden"


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From: (Mike Henley)

What photo (any photo by anyone) do you admire most and why? to make
it easier what photo comes readily to your mind that you really
admire? Or what photo affected you? or whatever you want the question
to be.

W. Eugene Smith's "The walk to paradise garden"


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This photo affects me every time I see it.
http://www.pbase.com/image/32537884


There's something about blondes that other girls lack.

This photo affects me every time I see it.
http://www.pbase.com/image/32537884


There's something about blondes that other girls lack.

W. Eugene Smith's "The walk to paradise garden"

There's something about this picture that is so magical and perfect. Despite
its apparent simplicity, no imitation ever seems to reach the beauty of Eugene
Smith's image.

W. Eugene Smith's "The walk to paradise garden"

There's something about this picture that is so magical and perfect. Despite
its apparent simplicity, no imitation ever seems to reach the beauty of Eugene
Smith's image.

"Sabineellen" wrote in message
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This photo affects me every time I see it.
http://www.pbase.com/image/32537884


There's something about blondes that other girls lack.

Oh! - Hey!....You're right. - She is blonde, isn't she?

"Sabineellen" wrote in message
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This photo affects me every time I see it.
http://www.pbase.com/image/32537884


There's something about blondes that other girls lack.

Oh! - Hey!....You're right. - She is blonde, isn't she?