The one that first, and still does, was HCB's shot of women on a ridge in
Afghanistan. Wonderfully atmospheric, great tonal range, and a sense of
stillness and waiting for something to happen. I think that shot alone
wanted me to do better than snapshooting, and started me with Pentax
enablement, long before this list really got me going!
John Coyle
Brisbane, Australia
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob W" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <pentax-discuss@pdml.net>
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2005 2:14 AM
Subject: What inspired you?
Hi,
I sent an email yesterday about Cartier-Bresson being inspired by
Munkacsi's
photo of the boys running into the surf. I got to thinking about the photo
which first made me aware of photography, and the first photographer whose
name I actively sought out and remembered.
In the early 1970s I was at boarding school, where we had the newspapers
delivered every day. I remember seeing this photograph in, I think, the
Sunday Times. I made a deliberate effort to memorise the photographer's
name, and started to look out for more of his photographs:
http://tinyurl.com/cn2sr.
It made me aware that photography could be something beyond the prosaic. I
still find this photograph very interesting, mysterious and inspiring.
What photographs and photographers were your first inspiration?
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Cheers,
Bob
