Great stuff, Mike. The story is especially compelling. Haven't had a chance to see all the photos yet, but the story really touches me ... having to wait twenty years to see the prints!
Lasse Karlsson wrote: > From: "mike.wilson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > He's not at all famous and probably never will be. But what he's done, > > for me, eclipses the works of "greater" photographers. He lived in the > > community, the community funded his photography by buying his pictures > > and he has documented in great detail a tiny part of British culture > > that has now disappeared. > > > > I suspect that there are many others who have done this but only a few, > > like Frank Sutcliffe as well as Doisneau, gain any recognition and that > > is often by accident. Much of the work done by these people ends up > > lost, destroyed or dispersed. I also suspect that applying the word > > "style" to his work would amuse him. He was never anything but > > extremely poor (during his active photographic life) and his work looks > > the way it does due to his use of whatever was available at the time. > > Paradoxically, he is probably now (still alive, last I heard) richer > > than he has ever been, although I think he has had to give up working > > due to failing eyesight. > > mike
