Professional Photography Blog

I recently picked up the new Philip Gefter book of essays (thanks Britt and Peter!) called Photography After Frank, not only because it has got a fantastic image by Ryan McGinley on the cover, but it also seemed like it would make for an enlightening counterpoint to the other summer reading I’ve got going on (shamefully none aside from a couple articles in the New Yorker). I won’t get into a formal review beyond saying that so far it is a very interesting read, particularly if like me you never have had any formal art history study. While it is only one man’s opinion (an accomplished and respected one but still only one) it feels like it could be the text for a short course on the major movements of contemporary photography. In any respect it is inspiring and humbling reading and it inevitably leads me to start thinking very hard about what I want to accomplish in my own work.

UPDATE

I just read that the Met will be showing an exhibition celebrating the 50th anniversary of Robert Frank’s The Americans beginning September 22nd and running through the end of the year. The exhibition is currently in San Francisco and ending it’s tour here in NY. Not to be missed!