Elliot Erwitt R.I.P.
Dec 1, 2023 13:22:13 #
Unless this has been previusly posted, The Guardian has annunced the passing of photo great Elliot Erwitt at the age of 95. 
Dec 1, 2023 20:54:43 #
richardsaccount wrote:
Unless this has been previusly posted, The Guardian has annunced the passing of photo great Elliot Erwitt at the age of 95.
He had a quality in his photos that you don't often see - humor.
Dec 2, 2023 07:13:40 #
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dpullum wrote:
A slide show of his works:
https://www.elliotterwitt.com/
https://www.elliotterwitt.com/
Thanks for the "show". By the way I live in Safety Harbor
Dec 2, 2023 11:32:57 #
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Dec 2, 2023 14:07:15 #
richardsaccount wrote:
Unless this has been previusly posted, The Guardian has annunced the passing of photo great Elliot Erwitt at the age of 95.
Thank you for making me aware of the timeless work of this photographer who just passed.
Dec 2, 2023 22:30:14 #
I have the old Time Life series of Photography that have many of his photographs, to illustrate photographic concepts.
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Dec 6, 2023 15:03:14 #
dpullum wrote:
A slide show of his works:
https://www.elliotterwitt.com/
https://www.elliotterwitt.com/
Amazing photography across so many subjects. In my opinion, much prefer this kind of photography to the landscapes of Adams.
Dec 6, 2023 16:04:41 #
"much prefer this kind of photography to the landscapes of Adams."
Agreed, albeit two totally different genres...
The diversity and surreal emotional impact truly take his work to the zenith of our craft...
So Timeless... So Poignant...
Had several posters of Elliot's work on my tiny apartment's wall during my years at the University of Maryland...
That is where I became hopelessly infatuated with Art & Craft of photography...
Never recovered, still afflicted with the same intense desire to create & master the craft...
Elliot is a true giant of lifestyle genre...
Only Dorothea Lange lifestyle collection towers above him...
Dorothea's work captures the very essence i.e. soul of her subjects with such visual impact that etches her "minds eye" so vividly into your conscience you never ever forget...
Lange’s Migrant Mother, Nipomo, California (1936) is the most iconic image depicting the Great Depression. The image “exists in more formats, prints, and places than (arguably) any other photograph in the world”
The resulting photograph captures 32-year-old migrant worker Florence Owens Thompson with her two daughters. Lange cropped the image closely, focusing in on Owens’ furrowed brow, her dirt-dusted fingers, and the tousled hair of her children who huddle against her—details that communicate weariness, affection, and deep human bonds.
Many thanks to all for sharing...
Agreed, albeit two totally different genres...
The diversity and surreal emotional impact truly take his work to the zenith of our craft...
So Timeless... So Poignant...
Had several posters of Elliot's work on my tiny apartment's wall during my years at the University of Maryland...
That is where I became hopelessly infatuated with Art & Craft of photography...
Never recovered, still afflicted with the same intense desire to create & master the craft...
Elliot is a true giant of lifestyle genre...
Only Dorothea Lange lifestyle collection towers above him...
Dorothea's work captures the very essence i.e. soul of her subjects with such visual impact that etches her "minds eye" so vividly into your conscience you never ever forget...
Lange’s Migrant Mother, Nipomo, California (1936) is the most iconic image depicting the Great Depression. The image “exists in more formats, prints, and places than (arguably) any other photograph in the world”
The resulting photograph captures 32-year-old migrant worker Florence Owens Thompson with her two daughters. Lange cropped the image closely, focusing in on Owens’ furrowed brow, her dirt-dusted fingers, and the tousled hair of her children who huddle against her—details that communicate weariness, affection, and deep human bonds.
Many thanks to all for sharing...
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