After reading this post I ordered Moriyama's book, I just had the Thames and Hudson one. And It's today here. It's a beautiful book and probably useful, thanks for your feedback
I only have limited exposure to his work. Would love to see more of it. I too get stuck trying to take a perfect photo only to realize that it doesn’t exist.
Now, how opposite is "The photographer should just shoot whatever he observes, using all his senses, and if possible unselectively" to the actual trend of doing "projects". Where is spontaneity, I wonder. Just shoot, he suggests.
Now I had to research Moriyama; heard about him but never actually checked his work. Gritty, direct, natural. Although not a style I would think of pursuing, I like it a lot - learning sometimes comes from unexpected quarters. Thanks for sharing this!!!
After reading this post I ordered Moriyama's book, I just had the Thames and Hudson one. And It's today here. It's a beautiful book and probably useful, thanks for your feedback
I only have limited exposure to his work. Would love to see more of it. I too get stuck trying to take a perfect photo only to realize that it doesn’t exist.
Now, how opposite is "The photographer should just shoot whatever he observes, using all his senses, and if possible unselectively" to the actual trend of doing "projects". Where is spontaneity, I wonder. Just shoot, he suggests.
Now I had to research Moriyama; heard about him but never actually checked his work. Gritty, direct, natural. Although not a style I would think of pursuing, I like it a lot - learning sometimes comes from unexpected quarters. Thanks for sharing this!!!
That’s how this whole thing started for me… an old Canon AE1 and a Bessler enlarger and in morphed into this ever lasting journey.