tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49928116833163549542024-03-13T13:07:52.731-04:00❖ - .:. mgpixlab : the official blog | miguel gómez photography• § •mgpixlabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09809978380147628293noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4992811683316354954.post-70514989862201675822022-04-25T20:21:00.030-04:002022-04-25T20:39:10.888-04:00A Small Tribute To Stella Tennant.<p>Stella Tennant's passing in late December 2020 came as a really unexpected surprise. Her career had an enormous impact on me as a young photographer in the 1990s and I still looked up to her through the present day. Not many words can do her justice, but she was a very unique presence in the industry.</p><p>After spending nearly 30 years in the fashion world, her light vanished from here, but it will always remain with us through the power of photography. Here are a few random images shot by several of the photographers she worked with; -just a brief sample from the hundreds of editorials she appeared in during that period of time. Some of these photographs are well-known and others are more obscure. However, her glow is in all of them.</p><p>Farewell, Stella.</p><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgorsNhm8ZyPNGznfh3tvjCL_UNP5GUFMkoQJrwgy5hWZVVwfWzSlxBW0oF_-7k8qWKuuupKPud9uSQVYZjGsHbGYBdlayAZ_mOI9ohkP15tKpqCCIGSkQYvUJdh5CWTwowW-6HMfqPeI-c7NFghFDUY23f2plaw7XM9630EV-RkMiQf1VuNXRruUhj/s1080/ST_ArthurElgort1995_V_BlogMG.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="854" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgorsNhm8ZyPNGznfh3tvjCL_UNP5GUFMkoQJrwgy5hWZVVwfWzSlxBW0oF_-7k8qWKuuupKPud9uSQVYZjGsHbGYBdlayAZ_mOI9ohkP15tKpqCCIGSkQYvUJdh5CWTwowW-6HMfqPeI-c7NFghFDUY23f2plaw7XM9630EV-RkMiQf1VuNXRruUhj/s320/ST_ArthurElgort1995_V_BlogMG.jpg" width="253" /></a> <i style="text-align: center;">1995 © Arthur Elgort </i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinMUabnI1pqhT02yJ_nhB_80pZfectIDlfBul_YA1eg14Aw9G1eOemxw3C3YxGpl72JIKmX7s5LrQxGqEM1Yqkol88PWpXLZWKkErjheu-1DLckC7XRXSTgQSGQkyy8pAIMBSH5wh8hJnKc0bpIIH8nVmjfrbwlh7WudvaJJ7pwIZDmpb1TmTbLPZA/s1080/ST_BenjaminAlexanderHuseby2007_V_BlogMG.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="741" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinMUabnI1pqhT02yJ_nhB_80pZfectIDlfBul_YA1eg14Aw9G1eOemxw3C3YxGpl72JIKmX7s5LrQxGqEM1Yqkol88PWpXLZWKkErjheu-1DLckC7XRXSTgQSGQkyy8pAIMBSH5wh8hJnKc0bpIIH8nVmjfrbwlh7WudvaJJ7pwIZDmpb1TmTbLPZA/s320/ST_BenjaminAlexanderHuseby2007_V_BlogMG.jpg" width="220" /></a></div><i style="text-align: center;"><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div>2007 © Benjamin Alexander Huseby</i><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieUYbnWfB2UavSuAMLB8Zshi4Lg4nqIarIZLmt9me_VSsC4cglh4ZmdLYDbSj0xRvF-zK2Ql8_t44dO8gCEfOA4JyCV0CXPb8-a1r8u9Q05aXmz8dmMX8v_fi4LMhypzTwKURPyevWvRkxqvYBbYecNZhgiDVV4TDEEGD4_qYE3LZfqXhSgugLRZSe/s1080/ST_CraigMcDean2006_V_BlogMG.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="741" data-original-width="1080" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieUYbnWfB2UavSuAMLB8Zshi4Lg4nqIarIZLmt9me_VSsC4cglh4ZmdLYDbSj0xRvF-zK2Ql8_t44dO8gCEfOA4JyCV0CXPb8-a1r8u9Q05aXmz8dmMX8v_fi4LMhypzTwKURPyevWvRkxqvYBbYecNZhgiDVV4TDEEGD4_qYE3LZfqXhSgugLRZSe/s320/ST_CraigMcDean2006_V_BlogMG.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;">2006 © Craig McDean</i><i style="text-align: center;"> </i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgiqc39MH73xLeup15XiFjMXFoj00XUx55_QP9tpRKlLtlx77Lpe0pD9TwV_30ObcVXRdfmElxq6eufOWB1rGdVkg-sTIKS4Ky4G-aSHRTTvGOYSaPotBuNeu4nUtVGX0xx2lAjwVAg5mm5h0s2WykCPaYJjQlTkCo_VtGiWLqw-Ta3U3LNEm2fvoA/s1080/ST_EllenVonUnwerth1996_V_BlogMG.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="721" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgiqc39MH73xLeup15XiFjMXFoj00XUx55_QP9tpRKlLtlx77Lpe0pD9TwV_30ObcVXRdfmElxq6eufOWB1rGdVkg-sTIKS4Ky4G-aSHRTTvGOYSaPotBuNeu4nUtVGX0xx2lAjwVAg5mm5h0s2WykCPaYJjQlTkCo_VtGiWLqw-Ta3U3LNEm2fvoA/s320/ST_EllenVonUnwerth1996_V_BlogMG.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;">1996 © Ellen von Unwerth </i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9qi2Auv_tV_OpQIKRnorBqXdn8sGO0l9rZG6jPHGi-nCTvvZ_ohcO-UHJgfuVQHhJftlANStj7clS0jgch876LY3q-XTmK7tKu0idWi6_IqC6q5qXtbX-wEWOYyfbEGH9mTGMAXUB9yg4fcGSWZNOuW2pQ_05SPM0Y_kgVW_bc80dqzGn19IeTGNM/s1080/ST_JoshOlins2014_V_BlogMG.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="704" data-original-width="1080" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9qi2Auv_tV_OpQIKRnorBqXdn8sGO0l9rZG6jPHGi-nCTvvZ_ohcO-UHJgfuVQHhJftlANStj7clS0jgch876LY3q-XTmK7tKu0idWi6_IqC6q5qXtbX-wEWOYyfbEGH9mTGMAXUB9yg4fcGSWZNOuW2pQ_05SPM0Y_kgVW_bc80dqzGn19IeTGNM/s320/ST_JoshOlins2014_V_BlogMG.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div>2014 © Josh Olins</i></div><div><br /></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqo-g1Yqhg1DyHJb45YaMgllQKMHw4TLLPuNIPmQzzajcwVVT-wttSsfW_zwdwHGaAYRUlAXbHfrOcVgjJN0hfBIlsuAOURKu1oiUuqq1QEsdEKJCXZQY714XDlDUNXCv7lCRMMdzEdp5ULcRDKkvBkPMngjnfjUlCWtkUAYlEWsCy0kLXEZGXceFc/s1080/ST_CraigMcDean2015_V_BlogMG.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="737" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqo-g1Yqhg1DyHJb45YaMgllQKMHw4TLLPuNIPmQzzajcwVVT-wttSsfW_zwdwHGaAYRUlAXbHfrOcVgjJN0hfBIlsuAOURKu1oiUuqq1QEsdEKJCXZQY714XDlDUNXCv7lCRMMdzEdp5ULcRDKkvBkPMngjnfjUlCWtkUAYlEWsCy0kLXEZGXceFc/s320/ST_CraigMcDean2015_V_BlogMG.jpg" width="218" /></a></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div>2015 © Craig McDean</i><i style="text-align: center;"> </i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKOtQflpEy5UdLi4aS4C8ZH0AaKtsGWepe3FxhFiOnUyvw2WRd08I93Ojrz-dwjVzNSy6fHTvU5ftJSzih0QDUZE3vWQZdxf93RXYdTznu7WYKcDUBTZksx-1XdjrXGOw1c2Wx1Ja_-tLFF2TMICpkiwv-qvDwVGrWMF9Vm_FmW8YhEz-pA-maBxeR/s1080/ST_NathanielGoldberg1996_V_BlogMG.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="730" data-original-width="1080" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKOtQflpEy5UdLi4aS4C8ZH0AaKtsGWepe3FxhFiOnUyvw2WRd08I93Ojrz-dwjVzNSy6fHTvU5ftJSzih0QDUZE3vWQZdxf93RXYdTznu7WYKcDUBTZksx-1XdjrXGOw1c2Wx1Ja_-tLFF2TMICpkiwv-qvDwVGrWMF9Vm_FmW8YhEz-pA-maBxeR/s320/ST_NathanielGoldberg1996_V_BlogMG.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div>1996 © Nathaniel Goldberg</i><i style="text-align: center;"> </i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKc0fRk4bYgl5c6uEUi3IibAif0WfdqWkBfoyuZ45osaffidcDfGwhfrxH5pZhMKI_ZOSfPgS1dxAUI0vsybal7ne4qpR64TzATrh8U8uxgukKQ0SioDFR7ULiyK8KEqeJYqylQr5OYiaRBUxlB_0mlVty7nIgL6DWd4K2YUr7sW0Y6E7coAVFWWMT/s1080/ST_MarioTestino2012_V_BlogMG.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="718" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKc0fRk4bYgl5c6uEUi3IibAif0WfdqWkBfoyuZ45osaffidcDfGwhfrxH5pZhMKI_ZOSfPgS1dxAUI0vsybal7ne4qpR64TzATrh8U8uxgukKQ0SioDFR7ULiyK8KEqeJYqylQr5OYiaRBUxlB_0mlVty7nIgL6DWd4K2YUr7sW0Y6E7coAVFWWMT/s320/ST_MarioTestino2012_V_BlogMG.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><br /></i></div>2012 © Mario Testino</i></div><div><br /></div><div><i style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I’ve been thinking a lot these days about what the 1969 Woodstock Festival means, and specifically how it affected me. Since it undeniably did, -not only from a musical perspective, but from a very visual one, writing this post was important to me.<br />
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In context, I was born 6 years after Woodstock, in 1974, very far away from White Lake, Bethel - NY, where the festival was originally held. </div>
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<i>My copy of the Woodstock vinyl album - Released 1970 © Cotillion/Atlantic Records - Album cover photo by Burk Uzzle. </i><br />
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I've lived in New York for a long time now, but so far haven't visited the site of the original festival: Max Yasgur's farm. Located in a treasured part of New York State, up in the Catskills, the place is mythical. There are a few reasons for not having been there yet (-basically work in NYC keeps me busy!-), but the main one being that I believe the people who were really there 50 years ago are the only ones who can have a real grasp of what the event did for them and their generation. The location and its significance can only be truly described first-hand by them, the attendees. Only they can really know how everything has changed in these 50 long years -though some may not remember at this point. </div>
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But, for those of us who were magnetically drawn to the experience of the festival, especially through the film and the original soundtrack, Woodstock is also is a huge deal. It wasn't only "3 Days of Peace and Music". The legacy has been with us a full fifty years in time, since August 1969.</div>
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<i>My copy of the Woodstock Two vinyl album - Released 1971 © Cotillion/Atlantic Records - Album cover photo by Wadleigh-Maurice Film Crew.</i></div>
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I discovered Woodstock and its older sibling -1967’s Monterey Pop-, when I was about 12 or 13, through an uncle who was a great music lover. Monterey Pop had an amazing lineup, and the film was masterfully directed by D.A. Pennebaker who we just lost a few weeks ago (R.I.P.). It really is an absolutely stunning visual and sonic piece of work, and The Criterion Collection did a gorgeous job on the remastering of the Blu Ray. Monterey Pop is one of the greatest films in my collection and is up there among my top-five favorite films of all time.<br />
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But Woodstock, the film, the documentary, is also up there. Directed by Michael Wadleigh. Edited by Wadleigh, Stan Warnow, Martin Scorsese, Yeu-Bun Yee, Jere Huggins, and Thelma Schoonmaker. All the editors deserve full-credit as this was a massive undertaking that masterfully compressed over 78-hours of filming into a 224-minute feature (on the director's cut version) -yet most people only cite Scorsese as the principal editor.<br />
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<i>More of my Woodstock collection. Books by Michael Lang, Abbie Hoffman, Elliott Landy and memorabilia of posters, ticket stubs, DVD's, Blu Ray's, etc. © PBS, Reel Art Press, Elliott Landy, Michael Lang, Abbie Hoffman, Life Magazine and Warner Bros. Pictures.</i></div>
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Woodstock became the staple for every important festival that would follow. Glastonbury, the Isle of Wight, Live Aid, Lollapalooza, Roskilde, Coachella, Bonnaroo and all the others that are held today owe basically -everything- to Woodstock. And you can really SEE that when you see a full-screening of the film.<br />
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On those 3 days (actually, 4 -when counting Jimi Hendrix's performance on the morning of the last day, - / a Monday that implied that thousands of people had already left the originally 400K+ crowd because they had to go back to work), the appeal of the massive gathering that coexisted without peril, and under the psychotic weather, was enhanced by the thrill of witnessing such a lineup of artists perform on circumstances quite different from the ones we have today.</div>
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At some point after Joe Cocker's Sunday's performance, it all seemed to be approaching the verge of catastrophe, with the threat of collapsing/scaffolding audio towers and the risk of general electrocution, which funnily enough is always a thrill to watch.<br />
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The opening to the experience of Woodstock is really all encompassed in the film and in the original soundtrack. But mostly in the film. Every filmmaker or cinephile should watch Wadleigh's Woodstock, and every musician should listen to at least 5 performances of the many ones recorded in the festival. Oh, and I know people who are filmmakers and consider themselves very cultured but have never watched a minute of Woodstock. They don't know what they are missing on every possible level.</div>
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So, now you can see how since I was a teenager I have been collecting almost everything that has been released about Woodstock and Monterey. </div>
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These are just some of my Woodstock artifacts. Vinyl records, cd’s, magazines, newspaper articles, dvd’s, blu rays and books. No matter how much I look at the pictures and hear the sounds of the 1969 festival, I always find something new and exciting about the unfolding of the event and the energy it transmits. </div>
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<i>Another look at the quintessential artifacts: The soundtrack and the film. The original vinyl records and the 40th and 45th Anniversary editions of the films in DVD and </i><i>Blu Ray discs.</i><i> Packed with extras, they have a ton of previously unseen material. A real joy to watch and listen to in Hi-Fi. © Cotillion/Atlantic Records - Warner Bros. Pictures.</i></div>
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In a time when everyone seems to be bashing Michael Lang and company for not being able to make deals and secure permits to make a 50-year celebration happen, I think it’s totally fine (and probably better) that it didn’t happen this time. Nothing beats true originals. The music of today and the industry that merchandises it has very little to do with what was happening in the late ’60s. These are different times, and not necessarily thankfully.</div>
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<i>* A very short text-less post about the festival (but with more pictures) was posted on my <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mgpixlab/" target="_blank">Instagram</a> account on the exact date of the 50th anniversary of the launch of the festival, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B1MNsSyJMq_/" target="_blank">here</a>. </i></div>
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I'm sure I'll visit the location of the 1969 festival sometime soon; the bowl that held all those thousands of people. Woodstock turned it into a place of legendary status after being just a dairy farm. The farm owned by Max Yasgur, who believed in Lang, Roberts, Rossman, and Kornfeld, masterminds behind the festival's conception... Aren't we all supposed to go back to the garden anyway?</div>
mgpixlabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09809978380147628293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4992811683316354954.post-55228185897414232062015-11-30T23:00:00.000-05:002015-12-06T23:53:04.540-05:00Eye Candy from Philippe Halsman / Dalí Atomicus (The Original Shot)Wow 11 months have passed so far this year and I have been away. Tons of work, and fun, hence my blogging tasks left abandoned. But here's a little eye candy to make up for the lost time.<br />
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Philippe Halsman (no introduction necessary) met most of the members of the Surrealist movement in Paris in the 1930's while he was living there, and since the early 1940's he started a successful collaboration with the Spanish surrealist master Salvador Dalí.<br />
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This, perhaps the most iconic result of the collaboration was shot in 1948: "Dalí Atomicus". Most people know the final/retouched print of the photograph (which was done manually also in '48 -pre Photoshop era, of course, and I suppose very painstakingly in a darkroom, with extra careful attention to detail).<br />
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So, I was stumbling upon the many photographs I used to collect for photo-educational purposes and discovered this treasure that well deserves to be shared: Dalí Atomicus: The Original Shot, (in music terms, the remastered bonus track, or in film terms the extra feature on the Blue Ray/ DVD). It shows the cables that were holding things together and a pair of hands clutching the legs of the chair on the left side. It is a very rarely seen photograph in its original form, shot most probably in 8x10 (large) format and printed as a contact sheet.<br />
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Enjoy. It's a click away.<br />
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<i>Dalí Atomicus - 1948 © Philippe Halsman </i><br />
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(The more famous, manually retouched print that can be seen at MoMA in NYC)mgpixlabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09809978380147628293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4992811683316354954.post-69702810102360253382013-08-06T13:22:00.002-04:002017-04-03T06:57:04.002-04:00The Timeless Photographic Past. Part V.It's been a while since I posted in the "timeless past" series. This post covers 1970 to 1980.<br />
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My generation was born in this decade. Events in the field were unfolding so rapidly. Photography was everywhere by now, and almost everyone had an Instamatic camera to shoot or spare. Paralelly, professional photographers were charging enormous amounts of money for their commercial work. It was the strongest era of the printed magazine, and this lasted for another decade.<br />
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"Digital" was a word rarely heard of, and it meant computerized technology mainly, or something expensive and sophisticated, -related to science, and probably unreachable as the future, yet it felt as something relatively near and approaching.<br />
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The fine art world was also starting to recognize photography as an art form, and photography galleries were now opening in the major capitals of the world.<br />
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As an early son of 1974, I must confess that I cried as a child whenever a picture was being taken, especially if a flash was used and pointed at me (haha). It scared me to see so much light in front of my eyes. Very paradoxical, as I never knew I would become a photographer, and I always dreamed of being an architect.<br />
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My father inherited his duly Instamatic to me and I played with it, sparely. I remeber being interested in photo albums more than in the actual camera then. But all of that changed when I got my first Canon AE1-P, years later. I fell in love with it, and never let it go -until it was stolen inside of a good friend's car.<br />
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So speaking of photo albums, here's the historical compilation of some of my favorites from this decade.<br />
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<i> Anita Pallenberg, Keith Richards and Friends - 1971 © Dominique Tarlé</i> </div>
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<i>The Red Ceiling, Greenwood Mississippi - 1973 © William Eggleston</i><br />
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<i>Jack Nicholson and cast on the set of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" - 1974 © Mary Ellen Mark</i><br />
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<i>World Trade Center Twin Towers, Lower Manhattan - 1978 © Thomas Struth</i><br />
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<i>French Chris on the Convertible, NYC -1979 © Nan Goldin</i><br />
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mgpixlabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09809978380147628293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4992811683316354954.post-69521377775661575812013-05-05T11:45:00.003-04:002013-05-05T12:07:58.042-04:00Blooming and Ready.These guys have been showing up around the windows.<br />
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With spring in full bloom now, they're feeling the warm-up of the season and getting ready to nest.<br />
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While giving me a chance to do some long tele-photo work, they're also making me some sort of weekend bird n' flower paparazzo. : )<br />
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It has always been that way, but now I feel stronger than ever about it .<br />
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I want to see the world and all it has to offer.<br />
Everything.<br />
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When you're a photographer and you only shoot one kind of thing, you are missing out on everything else. It is as wrong as choosing to use your eyes only to see spiders, or just to glimpse at the sea and skip all the rest.<br />
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You'll miss out on the people. You'll miss out on the trees, the glorious and even the dirt.<br />
Specialization is inhumane. Fight it. Be universal. A photographer has one thing to specialize on regardless of anything, and that one thing is light.<br />
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Start mastering the capture of light. The rest will unfold.<br />
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Be a human: See, touch and feel everything that catches your eye.<br />
Photograph it.<br />
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Shoot everything and shoot it every time you can.<br />
Duty calling.mgpixlabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09809978380147628293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4992811683316354954.post-78063466597606817222012-10-24T00:41:00.002-04:002012-12-15T23:04:16.326-05:00Exit.The following set of photographs belongs to a series I am working on here in New York:<br />
"Exit".<br />
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Exit signs seem to be surrounding us everywhere in the city.<br />
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And however simple the word "EXIT" seems to be, it is loaded with a deeper meaning. It is an imperative command, that also involves a sense of danger. When seen, it is accentuated by the standardized use of the color red and a simple elongated typography.<br />
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But an exit also encloses an interesting contradiction far from the context of imperativeness, danger and obedience. It involves a relief in itself: Given the opportunity to escape from fire, arson or any other dangerous situation, an exit is no other thing but a blessing. I am interested in exploring that duality with this series.<br />
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mgpixlabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09809978380147628293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4992811683316354954.post-36435942915609509232012-10-12T12:35:00.002-04:002012-10-12T12:56:28.150-04:00The Timeless Photographic Past. Part IV.This post covers photographic highlights from 1961 to 1970.<br />
A period of expansion in culture, that included significant advances in the way society interacted.<br />
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The early sixties brought a sense of excitement that resulted in liberation and expansion of consciousness. Halfway through the decade music and art started bringing all the ideas together and its energy was felt in fashion and politics, affecting all human behavior. (Music photography in the sixties deserves a separate dedicated post).<br />
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The sense of possibility and a longing for freedom in the sixties, resulted in a modern renaissance period. The revolution then was photographed, televised, and broadcast and reached virtually every aspect of social interaction.<br />
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mgpixlabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09809978380147628293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4992811683316354954.post-4039928928225684752012-04-23T12:00:00.000-04:002015-12-06T23:38:16.789-05:00The Timeless Photographic Past. Part III.<div style="text-align: left;">
From 1940 to 1960 photography was already embedded in the collective mind of the world. Its impact could have never been stronger than during these days.<br />
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From the contemplation of landscapes, to the desperation of war, and the experimentation present in the happier days of the 50's, here's a selection from the period that brought us Ansel Adams in full force and the career start of the likes of Richard Avedon, and Jeanloup Sieff.<br />
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Outstanding achievements here from Erwin Blumenfeld, Philippe Halsman and Toni Frissell.</div>
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<i> Moonrise / Hernandez, New Mexico - 1941 © Ansel Adams</i></div>
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<i> Creed, Colorado - 1942 © Andreas Feininger</i></div>
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<i> Untitled - 1942 © Erwin Blumenfeld</i></div>
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<i> Dead German Guard in Canal, Dachau - 1945 © Lee Miller</i></div>
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<i> Weeki Wachee Spring, Florida - 1947 © Toni Frissell</i></div>
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<i> Dalí Atomicus - 1948 © Philippe Halsman</i></div>
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<i> American Girl in Florence, Italy - 1952 © Ruth Orkin</i></div>
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<i> Marilyn Monroe - 1953 © Alfred Eisenstaedt</i></div>
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<i> Dovima, With Elephants - 1955 © Richard Avedon</i></div>
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<i> Bernadette Lafont - 1959 © Jeanloup Sieff</i></div>
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<i> São Paulo, Brazil - 1960 © René Burri</i></div>
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<i> Barbara w/Shawn for Twen Magazine - 1960 © Will McBride</i></div>
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mgpixlabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09809978380147628293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4992811683316354954.post-23809372740368935632012-01-10T12:01:00.013-05:002012-01-10T12:32:52.370-05:00The Timeless Photographic Past. Part II.From 1920 to 1940 photography witnessed an incredible evolution. From the austerity and the immediacy of reportage to the careful study of living things and their presence in all forms.<div><br /><div>It might well be one of the most significant periods in the history of photography, as it was able to produce images of both great quality and artistry. Here are some of the finest works of the era.</div><div><br /><div>My personal preference for Edward Weston's work forces me to include two of his photographs in this brief selection. </div><div><br /></div><div>More to come.</div><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-P_a8gcd9P1o/TwxvJemUXcI/AAAAAAAAAWI/SGdGNFflINs/s1600/1926%2B%25C2%25A9%2BAugust%2BSander.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 249px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-P_a8gcd9P1o/TwxvJemUXcI/AAAAAAAAAWI/SGdGNFflINs/s320/1926%2B%25C2%25A9%2BAugust%2BSander.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696049837340122562" /></a><br /><i>Young Girl In Circus Caravan - 1926 © August Sander</i></div><div><i><br /></i><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-z0v9AYuy2NU/TwxviDfAJEI/AAAAAAAAAWU/GQKWZJNC-ug/s320/1928%2B%25C2%25A9%2BL%25C3%25A1szl%25C3%25B3%2BMoholy-Nagy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696050259558409282" style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></i></div><div><i>Jealousy - 1928 © László Moholy-Nagy</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OYp3uaU-W24/TwxwB896qvI/AAAAAAAAAWg/br26fx9r4zI/s320/1929%2B%25C2%25A9%2BImogen%2BCunningham.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696050807564839666" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 243px; " /></span></i></div><div><i>Snake In Bucket - 1929 © Imogen Cunningham</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RGkHIyNIhpY/TwxwVYjwZzI/AAAAAAAAAWs/jBCR3oHBFiY/s320/1929%2B%25C2%25A9%2BKarl%2BBlossfeldt.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696051141388822322" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 238px; " /></span></i></div><div><i>White Bryony - 1929 © Karl Blossfeldt</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-AEtNa-x-CGI/TwxxA8KS71I/AAAAAAAAAW4/UOH_ho5kzuM/s320/1932%2B%25C2%25A9%2BBrassa%25C3%25AF%2B%2528Gyula%2BHal%25C3%25A1sz%2529.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696051889680084818" style="cursor: pointer; width: 254px; height: 320px; " /></i></div><div><i>Lovers in a Small Cafe Near the Place d'Italie, Paris - 1932 © Brassaï (Gyula Halász)</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 222px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_Vjxd35picA/TwxxwOfa_fI/AAAAAAAAAXE/Vo7IZQDWZ00/s320/1935%2B%25C2%25A9%2BMartin%2BMunkacsi.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696052702054383090" /></i></div><div><i>Nude With Parasol - 1935 © Martin Munkacsi</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hejQzR1p4e4/TwxyNxHaloI/AAAAAAAAAXQ/Kamq1qUcIIw/s320/1936%2B%25C2%25A9%2BEdward%2BWeston.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696053209565140610" /></i></div><div><i>Nude (Charis Wilson) - 1936 © Edward Weston</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-k2YznhtDsW0/TwxynuuqXbI/AAAAAAAAAXc/muAfseyllKo/s320/1937%2B%25C2%25A9%2BMurray%2BBecker.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696053655601044914" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 256px; " /></i></div><div><i>LZ 129 Hindemburg - 1937 © Murray Becker</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-M_jrx0J9qZ4/TwxzGY8i6MI/AAAAAAAAAXo/Gk0QCVfKwiU/s320/1939%2B%25C2%25A9%2BEdward%2BWeston.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5696054182329641154" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 248px; " /></i></div><div><i>Nude Floating - 1939 © Edward Weston</i></div></div></div></div>mgpixlabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09809978380147628293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4992811683316354954.post-34028361900053975982011-12-28T16:59:00.010-05:002012-06-26T10:19:14.721-04:00The Timeless Photographic Past. Part I.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">It has been a while since I published my last post. 2011 has been such a busy and wild ride in one too many ways. As a consequence, only the holidays seem to allow enough time to reflect on the days that have passed.</span><br />
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In photographic terms, I have put together the following compilation of historical images that have moved me. I like to call it "The Timeless Photographic Past". A reflection on how these images are always present, and yet always far. The gap that separates these works from the production of images that we see today is significant in the sense that they remind us of a commitment towards our own photographic work. These photographs provide much of the inspiration and impulse for the impending arrival of 2012, which I feel will be a year of challenges, hard work and accomplishment.</div>
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Part I of this post is a brief selection of some images from the first 20 years of the XXth Century.</div>
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Very happy holidays to all, and hope we can all get inspired from these beautiful masterpieces.<br />
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<i>The Sea of Steps / Wells Cathedral - 1903 © Frederick H. Evans</i><br />
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<i>The Steerage - 1907 © Alfred Steiglitz</i><br />
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<i>Im Winde (La Brise) - 1915 © Heinrich Kühn</i><br />
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<i>Portrait of Judith - 1920 © Margrethe Mather</i></div>
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mgpixlabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09809978380147628293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4992811683316354954.post-26303208029953454012010-09-25T20:00:00.000-04:002012-12-21T22:09:26.259-05:00September - NYC.<div>
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mgpixlabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09809978380147628293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4992811683316354954.post-31013789377682162682010-06-15T16:35:00.001-04:002012-12-21T22:10:04.641-05:00Urban Exploration + London.<div>
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London is a city of many contrasts. Everywhere you look there are exciting sights waiting to be captured. Day or night there is always something thrilling or interesting going on anywhere you point your eyes (and camera).<br />
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mgpixlabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09809978380147628293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4992811683316354954.post-79075830475145096172010-05-20T08:15:00.000-04:002012-12-21T22:10:15.278-05:00The Path Into the Light.<div>
Hello all.</div>
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Well, it's been a while! </div>
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Busy, busy cities, work, love, action, dreams.</div>
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Here's a path into the light.</div>
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The most recent news is the update done to the website.</div>
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Browse around freely @ <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', serif; font-size: 11px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="http://www.mgpixlab.com/">www.mgpixlab.com</a></span></div>
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mgpixlabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09809978380147628293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4992811683316354954.post-61344787360627482932010-02-07T21:10:00.001-05:002012-12-21T22:08:26.264-05:00Two Quotes.<div style="float: right; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px;">
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This shot was done in Frankfurt, Germany in the summer of 2003.<br />
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I've been browsing through my archives and decided it was about time to upload some of the things I've done in the past that were just there, gathering dust. My Flickr stream is quite diverse anyway, just because I haven't uploaded anything based on specific or chronological dates. I upload what synchronizes with what I'm feeling, according to my mood of the day, and since I have a particular fondness for everything I've posted here, time becomes irrelevant, and disregards -in a way- the styles that I have adopted or have influenced me throughout my career.<br />
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Some of the oldest images in this stream are from 1989, when I was only 15 years old and started considering the camera as my everyday companion. I'm still trying to put the correct dates on them - it's not an easy task. But anyway, the images live forever, whether they were done today, yesterday or 100 years ago.<br />
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I found two quotes that seem particularly interesting regarding this matter and make me wonder about the time I've spent being a photographer:<br />
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“It’s weird that photographers spend years or even a whole lifetime, trying to capture moments that added together, don’t even amount to a couple of hours.“– James Lalropui Keivom.<br />
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Both quotes, incredibly true and brilliant, leave a question mark in the air. But the time for answers floats around as well, and cannot be grasped either. Either way, loving what you do will send a whisper in your ear again, right before your time has come.</div>
mgpixlabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09809978380147628293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4992811683316354954.post-19403788251831193602010-01-01T15:00:00.000-05:002012-12-21T22:10:22.944-05:00Fly.<div>
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mgpixlabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09809978380147628293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4992811683316354954.post-44392489894805514002009-05-25T07:50:00.001-04:002012-12-21T22:09:44.698-05:00The Integration of Photography and Art.<span style="font-style: italic;">An Essay in Historical Retrospect<br />by Miguel Gómez</span><br />
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Out of the many successful means of human communication, there seems to be a particular one that is subject to continuous judgement or questioning. Photography, a relatively new medium amongst the classically accepted branches of art, permanently passes through the spying glass of our modern day culture. Although it has been present in human life for a couple of hundred years now, and however common our encounters with it occur on an daily basis, it is inevitable for the curious mind to be wondered, amused or even doubtful about the thoughts that a strong photographic image brings to the consciousness of its spectators.</div>
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Everyone has been thrilled at one point or another by the power of images. This inherent capacity to amaze individuals is still present no matter how much time has passed since we first saw (or took) that initial photograph.<br />
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The desire to investigate the qualities and capacities of the medium is by no means irrelevant. Efforts in this matter, of course, can be overlooked, and the reason is quite simple: Photography is virtually everywhere and the unaware passer-by can underestimate it, or be oblivious to its influence. In other words, its own visibility may make it unrecognisable as Art.</div>
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People may like it or dislike it, but the presence of photographic images seems to have replaced words in many aspects. The fact that we can stumble upon photographs in almost any context of our daily lives therefore raises a question: How can something so seemingly common and omnipresent be classified as Art?</div>
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Intrinsically present in all human beings, Art is a tool for expression and communication of emotion, beauty (ugliness at times) and stands as the representation of thoughts, feelings and ideas. Only limited groups of people have the capacity to embrace this inner resource and actually do something with it. It is commonly accepted that Architecture, Painting, Sculpture, Music, Dance, Literature, and Cinema are the classic group of arts, (“The Seven Arts”) and that it is necessary to have a formal training in them while also having a continuous or relevant production of works in each particular chosen field to be considered an artist.</div>
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Yet again, most people do not practice photography as art. Photographers (dedicated ones), go one step beyond when the camera is in their hands. When a “real” photographer is about to take a picture, a set of intentions further from the basic ones before mentioned, comes to fruition. If the result, that is, the photograph, brings together the author’s emotions and the action of thought, but more especially, if it conjugates these two within a certain concept (chosen and deliberate), it can be considered as something truly artistic. Sometimes, the product of chance may also bring about artistic results. This occurs when a photographer’s view has been polished to such a degree that makes the action of shooting seem effortless. However, it took some time before these processes were recognized as meritory, or even worthy of praise and admiration.<br />
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Photography gained recognition as an Art form thanks to the effort of masters and pioneers such as Alfred Stieglitz and Edward Steichen. Stieglitz particularly, was very determined on establishing the recognition of photography as an art form in the United States. Believing photography could only be regarded as art if it was put side by side with important paintings and sculptures, Stieglitz formed the “The Photo-Secession”, various exhibition spaces like “291”, and journals like “Camera Work”, ventures that contributed enormously to the expansion of photography in the art world. Many years later, in 1955, Steichen organized a massive project: “The Family of Man” exhibition, which could be categorised today as a reportage collection that nevertheless classified images according to an artistic standard.</div>
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Imogen Cunningham, Ansel Adams and Edward Weston, in turn (amongst others), continued working with exceptional skill throughout the 20th Century. The quality and craftsmanship that characterised their work proved their degree of commitment, which was also embraced by Richard Avedon, Irving Penn, and later on by William Eggleston (who pursued colour photography). As a human form of expression, opposed to the simple result of the handling of a machine (which was one of the major stances against it being considered an art), photography had finally earned a position in the list of the fine arts. This position however, was not yet as preponderant as it is nowadays.</div>
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It seems surprising that even up to the 1970’s it was not very common to see a photography show in the world’s most important galleries and museums. Today, the situation is quite the opposite. The art world is embracing photography with great interest, and more importantly, many photographers are considering galleries, museums and publications as the ideal platforms to showcase their work. Group and retrospective individual photography exhibitions, twenty years ago were not considered as significant as they are today.</div>
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The historical development of photography as an art form seems to resemble the never-ending growth of branches on a climbing plant. Even though there is no definitive connection between the works of classic and contemporary creators of the medium, many new names in photography seem to compile previous efforts of their predecessors. Some of them instead, revise with poignant attitude the purpose of being a photographer, disregarding basic traditional principles, namely technique, in favour of achieving a particular style or “look and feel”. The output they produce is continuously being acknowledged as Art as well. So how does this occur?</div>
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Photography is brought to the Art scenario today in many different ways. One particular method in which contemporary photographers gained credibility as producers of Art was by documenting happenings, performances or installations that were registered with the camera. Initially, the results of photographing modern expressions like “Land Art” might have proved sufficiently inspirational or justified for many photographers as they could now name the photograph “the work of art”. The result (and the proof) of the preconceived work could be now exhibited and sold. (The actual physical piece was impossible to transport or even move from its location). This strategy then moved towards other types of works done in a minor scale which involved the creation of a piece and the resulting photographing of it. The work of the Spanish photographer Chema Madoz can easily be placed under this category.</div>
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Other approaches include staged photography (also called Tableau photography), which has gained recognition in the art world too. It involves storytelling through images in which a set is constructed and a story is recreated by means of characterisation, and the use of props. In a way this type of photography seems to match the intention that traditional painting had for centuries. Jeff Wall’s work is certainly classifiable within this genre.</div>
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Opposed to this very formal methodology of constructing images, there is a rather emotionally detached approach to the creation of photographs. A large percentage of contemporary photography is constructed without a dramatic or hyperbolic meaning and it is based on a deadpan aesthetic. This vision is principally present in architectural and landscape photography (it may also involve portraiture or other subjects, but the result of these images is always very stark and uninvolved). This type of register requires a large printing format since it involves the sudden appearance of many different details, which can only be seen through magnification. Patterns and unexpected elements in the image suddenly become noticeable in the enlarged print and these patterns point out both a particular element of intrinsic order (or chaos) in things, and also signal a way of seeing those things. Andreas Gursky’s work is easily recognisable under this category. But what makes this type of photography artistic? It is a difficult topic to deal with, but most critics would agree that it has to do with its political observations: the identification of a hidden pattern or behaviour both in human conduct and in the structure of things. There is also a similar approach in the so called “Aftermath” photography, in which the photographer does a reportage of an already finished event and documents the remains of it, making references to abandonment and desolation in an unemotional manner.</div>
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Photography has also arrived to a point where the documentation of irrelevant subjects gains aesthetic value. Everything all of a sudden is worthy of being photographed, including rubbish. Ordinary things become extraordinary when they are photographed. This process is artistic in itself, as things can be appreciated in a different perspective, with a different light, and become empowered with a fresh new character. Gabriel Orozco’s and Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s work are representative of this trend. The detachment from the objects is still present as in the deadpan approach, but since the subject matter is closer to the photographer, a certain degree of involvement is noticeable.<br />
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Which brings us to the documenting of personal and intimate life through photography. Nan Goldin is characteristically loyal to this method. The value in this aesthetic relies in the revealing nature and almost “confessional attribute” present in this method of work. The degree of involvement in this kind of photography points out the hidden: The dark side of human relationships: something that could be considered too much of a private affair to be put in a family album, which generally portrays representations of happiness. The genuineness present in this kind of work increases the regard of these images as Art.<br />
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Another way of making the work of a photographer gain credibility and a significant amount of recognition has been through the observation of his or her commercial work. Photography of this kind (and not only photography purely regarded as Fine Art) can also represent in many cases, artistic standards, and it can be classified eventually as museum material. Earlier works by the likes of Avedon or Penn, who worked in fashion and commercial photography throughout a big portion of their careers, proved to the public that as long as a photographic image was capable of representing and generating emotions, the gap between the two seemingly different photographic practices was no longer existent. Helmut Newton’s work has been elevated primarily to this category. The barrier had been broken. Images of commercial impact were now regarded as valid as any traditional artistic work like painting or sculpture.<br />
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It can be said without hesitation that photography has evolved from its infancy as a novelty and then as an apparently second-class competitor of painting, into a highly appreciated form of art. The massive popularity the camera initially had, made the Art world somewhat skeptical of its capacity to convey real artistry, regardless of the beauty it might capture. The public itself, who had the same opportunity as any professional artist to work with this medium, also nourished this widespread perception of photography as a technique rather than an art form.<br />
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Photography has had to live with the rise and fall of its own movements just like many other art forms. Some of the early movements in the medium like Pictorialism dealt with the desire to make photography be regarded as Art. Nowadays, this desire seems to be irrelevant; the virtue of photography has long been seen as sufficient within the very characteristics of the tools it employs. There is no longer any need for artifice. Movements have therefore spread out into trends that have given birth to new genres. In other words photography standards have undergone a metamorphosis in the last 50 years in which many established parameters are in constant revision, which means the medium is still alive even more so as an art form today.</div>
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mgpixlabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09809978380147628293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4992811683316354954.post-84842041557921368972009-05-01T16:20:00.000-04:002012-12-21T22:10:32.716-05:00www.mgpixlab.com : version 3.0 : Online.<div>
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I'm very happy to announce that Version 3.0 of my website has just been launched on April, 30, 2009.</div>
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<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330960090140957842" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_neUM1AIJ_F0/Sftf9RSi3JI/AAAAAAAAACw/q3a7Jvf8jzA/s320/Picture-2.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 195px; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 320px;" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0000ee; text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_neUM1AIJ_F0/SftgbVH5aiI/AAAAAAAAADA/_rktHLgHhqo/s1600-h/Picture-5.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330960606566115874" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_neUM1AIJ_F0/SftgbVH5aiI/AAAAAAAAADA/_rktHLgHhqo/s320/Picture-5.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 144px; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 320px;" /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330960609436702914" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_neUM1AIJ_F0/Sftgbf0TGMI/AAAAAAAAAC4/11xrMRKQABM/s320/Picture-4.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 148px; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 320px;" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0000ee; text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span>mgpixlabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09809978380147628293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4992811683316354954.post-69397303050981376252009-03-20T23:25:00.000-04:002012-12-21T22:10:39.227-05:00Fotográfica Bogotá 2009.Time has passed and I've been away from the blog for many reasons, none of which are particularly relevant to my photography work. <br />
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Distractions, occupations, changes in mindset, busy life in London, missing home, some certainties (and some uncertainties as well) have been keeping me away from blogging. </div>
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The new year started in a quite unprecedented manner, and major changes have been happening to me on a personal and private level - especifically during the winter time.</div>
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Seasons change and winter was a particularly strange period, to say the least. I'm glad to say it's over and Spring is bringing about positive changes. Things are getting back on proper track.</div>
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I've been invited to <a href="http://www.fotomuseo.org/fotografica09/salas.html"> Fotografica Bogota 2009.</a></div>
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mgpixlabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09809978380147628293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4992811683316354954.post-38646077142730073502008-11-12T13:13:00.000-05:002011-03-09T15:57:05.900-05:00Turning Point?<div><br /></div><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_neUM1AIJ_F0/SRseHuT1BSI/AAAAAAAAACI/22DjZ7kXj_M/s320/autumn-green.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267837307179042082" />I feel many things for this image and the many changes happening lately.<div><div><br />Shot this Sunday afternoon in Green Park, London.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">© 2008</span></i></div>mgpixlabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09809978380147628293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4992811683316354954.post-41774894531606411902008-11-10T06:05:00.000-05:002012-12-21T22:10:56.482-05:00A Photographic Intention : No Country For Old Men + Blow Up.<div>
Apart from working really hard these days on the selection of images for both virtual+printed portfolios and the new version of <a href="http://www.mgpixlab.com/"> www.mgpixlab.com</a> I have spent many recent nights watching films before going to bed.</div>
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These films have all an amazing photographic intention.</div>
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But the one I'd like to mention first is "No Country For Old Men". As popular as it may be, there is definitely a reason. It is more than a blockbuster. There's much more to it than the casting, than the props. There is something in this movie that goes further from the typical stereotypes of what is considered a good film.</div>
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It had a deep effect on me. I will not talk about the plot or script but its photography direction is simply superb. The quality of the colour, the composition, and the effective portrayal of an era (by means of photography direction) puts the viewer in the intended year (1980) perfectly. I find this very compelling. It's a notorious ability. Regardless of the logical characteristics of a situation supposed to be happening in the past.</div>
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In a certain way the film reminds me of one released 42 years ago with a completely different subject: Blow Up.</div>
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As silence taught me a lot in these two films, I'll reflect on this topic a bit more for now, and will probably find there is nothing more to say...</div>
mgpixlabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09809978380147628293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4992811683316354954.post-19481743669911528242008-11-06T16:30:00.000-05:002012-12-21T22:11:05.355-05:00Green Light for the Website Update.<div>
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Today I spoke with the team in charge of the re-launch of my website. <br />
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The process was stuck due to me and them being extremely busy. But now I have given green light to the start of the update. It will signify a major economic investment. But it is completely worth it. </div>
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After a long period of almost a year of expectation it's now time for the site to be completely updated.</div>
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Exciting times. Version 3.0 is growing up. I think I'm definitely growing up as well, and another surprise is on the way... but that is just a secret for the moment. : )</div>
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mgpixlabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09809978380147628293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4992811683316354954.post-5866740469204264062008-11-05T13:40:00.000-05:002012-12-21T22:11:16.891-05:00Selection of Images.<div>
I've been quite busy these days trying to organise the photographs in my archive.</div>
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I've found some hidden treasures as well: Images that were either scanned from film and left for further post-processing and cleaning, and others from digital folders which were downloaded into my hard drives and I had never even seen (in detail) before. </div>
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I miss the dark room and manual printing, but it is an unaffordable process to do at the moment in London. I would need more space and my flat does not have enough for this purpose. The digital days are fully settled now everywhere and I am living this process myself too. It is not bad at all.</div>
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I'm sure a day will come soon in which I'll be able to do some manual work again. For now, back to Adobe Bridge.<br />
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The motto of the day is: Select, choose, print/publish soon or discard.<br />
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mgpixlabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09809978380147628293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4992811683316354954.post-64820871460266639362008-11-04T14:35:00.000-05:002012-12-21T22:11:22.305-05:00Recovered : An Interview.I gave this Interview to a Colombian University newspaper in early 2006.<br />
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The context seems pretty much the same for me, some two and a half years later. But some thoughts have changed as well. I'm posting the register of those thoughts.</div>
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I guess some of them remain unchanged on certain topics, but I am continuously challenging my own perceptions towards Photography and Art. Soon I will be able to describe how some of these thoughts have changed.</div>
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The interview has been recovered from my original first blog and was given while I was still living in Bogotá.<br />
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Here it is.</div>
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First in Spanish. </div>
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In English, below.</div>
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Miguel Gómez<br />
Fotógrafo.<br />
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*Entrevista Realizada y Publicada por:<br />
*Universidad de la Sabana - Facultad de Comunicación Social<br />
*(Bogotá-Colombia)<br />
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Universidad de la Sabana : ¿Qué hace de la Fotografía un Arte?<br />
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Miguel Gómez: Considero que el arte está presente de manera intrínseca en todos los seres humanos, pero sólo algunos poseen la capacidad de asimilarlo como una herramienta expresiva de la emoción y del pensamiento. Cuando una fotografía une, o conjuga emoción y la acción de pensar, pero por sobretodo cuando conjuga emoción, es en algo verdaderamente artístico. La fotografía comercial (y no solamente la concebida como Fine Art) puede en muchos casos representar emociones y a la vez tener el rótulo de Fotografía Artística. El trabajo de maestros de la historia de la Fotografía como Richard Avedon o Irving Penn quienes hicieron Fotografía de Moda y Comercial durante gran parte de sus carreras, refleja contundentemente que mientras haya en la imagen fotográfica la capacidad de representar y generar emociones, el resultado se convierte verdaderamente en un arte tan válido como la pintura o la escultura.</div>
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UDLS: Cómo describe la evolución de la Fotografía durante el período 1950-2000?</div>
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MG: Fue un proceso de muchísimos adelantos técnicos y de masificación de la Fotografía como herramienta profesional y popular tanto en lo artístico como en lo comercial y [hasta] en lo lúdico. El hecho de que se profesionalizara también le dio un status. A la vez todo el mundo tuvo acceso a las cámaras fotográficas en este periodo, no sólo los profesionales, y fue muy común que la gente aficionada tuviera pequeños laboratorios y cuartos oscuros caseros. La fotografía también se legitimó como arte gracias al trabajo de grandes maestros como Alfred Stieglitz, Ansel Adams, o Edward Weston que a comienzos del siglo XX se esforzaron muchisimo para que luego otros como Helmut Newton, Cindy Sherman, Elliot Erwitt, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Jeanloup Sieff o los mencionados en la respuesta anterior, legitimaran el trabajo fotográfico a mediados del siglo y hasta el año 2000 como expresión humana y no como el simple producto del la operación de una máquina.</div>
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UDLS: Qué se necesita para captar la imagen perfecta en el momento perfecto?<br />
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MG: No se necesita la mejor cámara del mundo ni la mejor tecnología, aunque obviamente esto también puede ser determinante en algunas tomas, pero: Se necesita paciencia, voluntad y ojo, además de la necesidad casi fisiológica de lograr una buena imagen. El fotógrafo que no se satisface a si mismo no satisface a nadie tampoco. Debe ser complaciente consigo mismo y tener también siempre un fuerte sentido auto-crítico.</div>
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UDLS: Cuál ha sido la foto más difícil de tomar pero más satisfactoria para usted?<br />
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MG: Es difícil recordar una imagen de manera especifica cuando hay tantos negativos y copias rondando un archivo personal. Hay fotografías que pueden ser supremamente satisfactorias y podrían venir casi que del azar. Una fotografía en la que concientemente debí hacer un esfuerzo y logre el resultado deseado podría haber sido tomada en un túnel en una carretera en Venezuela, dentro de un vehículo en movimiento.<br />
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UDLS: Qué foto no ha podido tomar todavía?<br />
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MG: Creo que siempre la mejor foto habrá de ser tomada mañana. Todos los días tendré la necesidad de hacer una imagen mejor que cualquiera de las anteriores.<br />
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UDLS: Que le espera a la Fotografía Colombiana en unos años?<br />
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MG: Que el trabajo de los fotógrafos sea respetado y entendido como la memoria del país, sea a nivel comercial o artístico. Muchos fotógrafos han dejado de trabajar por el simple placer de obtener una imagen bella y más por la satisfacción del “cliente”, quien muchas veces no tiene una apropiada educación visual y se conforma con imágenes aburridas y simples. Por esta misma razón el concepto generalizado del ciudadano común hacia el fotógrafo es indiferencia. El reto es crear imágenes atractivas. Por otra parte, en Colombia el desconocimiento de la historia de la Fotografía es sorprendente, y no sólo de la Fotografía Internacional sino de la Nacional. Luis B. Ramos, Melitón Rodríguez y otros maestros [colombianos] han quedado en el olvido. El fotógrafo colombiano debe mirar en proporciones iguales hacia adentro del país como al extranjero. El fotógrafo debe enamorarse de su trabajo y conocer mucho más el trabajo de otros y entenderlo como esfuerzo mutuo y no como una competencia poco sana. El romanticismo por la profesión está muy desdibujado y hace falta más compromiso en este sentido. La fotografía es cuestión de observación permanente. En Colombia nos olvidamos de observar.</div>
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También espero que a la vez el sentido profesional de responsabilidad social y estético de parte de los fotógrafos colombianos como colectivo, sea cada vez más comprometido hacia la educación visual y la investigación, y que los resultados no vengan del azar y la improvisación, sino del amor por la profesión.</div>
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UDLS: Cuál es la misión del fotógrafo ante la realidad que está viviendo el país?<br />
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MG: Creo que en un país como Colombia y retomando el punto anterior, la misma condición social impide la observación de la belleza. Acá el trabajo fotográfico [la mayoría de las veces] o es publicitario, o es reportero. En la fotografía artística colombiana se está trabajando en muchos casos (no todos) de manera muy egocéntrica y con temas generalmente muy banales. Pero siendo este un país de paisajes, montañas y colorido absoluto por doquier creo que el fotógrafo tiene la responsabilidad de mostrar la belleza de las ciudades, la gente y los campos más que la responsabilidad de mostrar violencia, miseria o egocentrismo.</div>
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UDLS: Qué opina de la tecnología actual para tomar fotos?<br />
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MG: La tecnología hace las cosas aparentemente más sencillas. Esto es verdad en cuanto a la fotografía aficionada, pero no aplica para la fotografía profesional. Ayuda mucho pero implica cierto nivel de compromiso, La fotografía profesional que cuenta con la tecnología digital como fundamento implica un gran conocimiento de la teoría del color y de los sistemas de impresión además que un dominio completo de programas de computador y software de retoque. Además la manera de capturar una imagen en fotografía digital se diferencia de la manera análoga en la idea de exposición. Ahora se expone (se captura una imagen) de manera contraria. Se necesita mucho estudio, y la tecnología sólo brinda resultados satisfactorios con un permanente trabajo de investigación y dedicación. Los avances tecnológicos siempre son positivos. Pero al mismo tiempo, el trabajo manual de laboratorio y químicos tiene una calidez incomparable. Yo creo que la tecnología y lo que ahora muchos ven casi como artesanal en lo análogo siempre pueden ir muy de la mano y complementarse.</div>
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UDLS: Qué le hace falta y cual es la mejor virtud de la Fotografía Colombiana para ser reconocida a nivel internacional?<br />
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MG: La verdad creo que la fotografía NO es colombiana, uruguaya, argentina o norteamericana, o que se pueda clasificar como un fenómeno nacional. La fotografía es (y más en este mundo actual globalizado) una herramienta de expresión personal y no-nacional, así que a pesar de que el trabajo de un fotógrafo colombiano pueda diferenciarse bastante del trabajo de un fotógrafo iraquí o japonés por simples condiciones sociales o culturales, el valor que sobresaldrá no está dado tanto por la nacionalidad del autor sino el por la cantidad de corazón y buen gusto que ponga en su trabajo. La Fotografía Colombiana si la llamamos asi, ha contado con grandes exponentes. El trabajo reciente de Ruven Afanador está casi en la categoría de lo hecho por Penn o Avedon. Tiene mucho corazón y gusto.</div>
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UDLS: Se podría decir que su pasión es la fotografía, por qué y cómo vive ese sentimiento cada día? Cuál es esa razón que lo motiva cada día a tomar nuevas fotos?<br />
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MG: La memoria hace que uno sienta o piense que las cosas son mejores o peores de lo que son. Por lo general la Fotografía tiene la capacidad de mostrarnos el mundo que queremos o a veces, el que NO queremos. Ver una foto de la Segunda Guerra Mundial me hace querer que el mundo no sea [así], o lamentar que haya sido así. Ver una foto de un paisaje natural me hace sentir en paz. Yo tomo fotos y amo la Fotografía porque pienso, o sueño, que quisiera habitar cada vez idealmente en un mundo representado por alguna de las imágenes que detenga en el tiempo con la cámara.</div>
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ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF THE INTERVIEW:<br />
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Universidad de la Sabana : What makes Photography an Art Form?<br />
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Miguel Gómez: I believe Art is intrinsically present in all human beings, but only few have the capacity to take it in as a tool for expression of emotion and thought. When a photograph conjugates emotion and the action of thought, but more especially when it conjugates emotion, it is something truly artistic. Commercial Photography (and not only photography regarded as Fine Art) can represent, in many cases emotion, and, it can be classified as Artistic Photography at the same time. The work of such masters in History of Photography as Richard Avedon or Irving Penn, who worked in Fashion and Commercial Photography throughout a big portion of their careers, strongly reflects that as long as a photographic image is capable of representing and generating emotions, the result becomes Art as valid as painting or sculpture.<br />
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UDLS: How do you describe the evolution of Photography during the 1950-2000 period?<br />
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MG: It was a process consisting of many technical improvements and at the same time it resulted in the popular expansion of Photography as a professional tool, both in the artistic and commercial fields (and even in the recreational ones). In fact, as Photography turned into a professional field, it gained a new status. Everyone had access to cameras during that period. It was not an exclusive tool for professionals and it was a common thing for enthusiastic people to have small, homemade labs and dark rooms. Photography gained recognition as an Art form thanks to the work and effort of masters such as Alfred Stieglitz, Ansel Adams or Edward Weston who at the beginning of the XXth Century, put a lot of effort so that others in turn, such as Helmut Newton, Cindy Sherman, Elliot Erwitt, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Jeanloup Sieff or the ones I mentioned in the previous answer, were responsible for consolidating photography from the 50's and all the way into the year 2000, as a human form of expression, as opposed to the simple result of the handling of a machine.<br />
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UDLS: What is required to capture the perfect image, and, at perfect timing?<br />
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MG: The best camera in the world is certainly not needed, nor the best technology, although this can be a determining factor for obvious reasons, and for certain purposes. But, patience, will and an eye, added to the almost physiological need to get a good image are the things that are required. A photographer who doesn't please him/herself does not satisfy others either. A photographer has to be self-pleasing and at the same time, have a very strong self-critical spirit.<br />
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UDLS: Which has been your most difficult, most rewarding shot?<br />
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MG: It is difficult to remember one single specific image when there are so many negatives and prints floating around in a personal archive. There are extremely satisfactory photographs that almost came out as a product of luck and chance. One photograph on which I had to do a conscious effort and achieved the desired result, could have been one shot inside a tunnel on a road in Venezuela, inside a moving vehicle.<br />
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UDLS: What picture have you not been able to take yet?<br />
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MG: I think the best picture has to be done tomorrow. Every single day I'll feel the necessity to do an image that tops all the previous ones I've done.<br />
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UDLS: What is the outlook for Colombian Photography in the coming years?<br />
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MG: The work of photographers has to be understood as the memory of the nation, be it commercial or artistic work. Many photographers have stopped working for the simple pleasure of getting a beautiful image and keep doing it more each time for the satisfaction of a "customer", who most of the time does not have a proper visual education and is easily pleased by simple and boring images. On another note, the prevailing ignorance of History of Photography in Colombia is rather surprising, speaking both on the international and local evolutions of the medium. Luis B. Ramos, Melitón Rodríguez and other Colombian masters are sadly stuck on oblivion. A Colombian photographer should look out of, an inside the country in equal proportion.<br />
A photographer has to be in love with his/her work and must try to get to know the work of other photographers and understand it as a mutual effort and not as unhealthy competition.<br />
The romanticism for this profession is vanishing, and more commitment in this sense would be desirable.<br />
Photography is a matter of permanent observation. In Colombia we keep forgetting about the action of observance.<br />
I also hope that the professional sense of responsibility of Colombian photographers (as a collective) in social and aesthetics, results in a more committed visual education and investigation, and that the results of these efforts don't come as a matter of chance and improvisation but rather from the love for this profession.<br />
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UDLS: What is the mission of a photographer facing the country's current reality?<br />
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MG: I believe that in a country as Colombia, and according to the previous point, the actual social condition stops people from noticing beauty. Photographic work here is done most of the time for advertising or graphic reportage purposes. In Colombian artistic Photography on the other hand, most (not all) of the work that is currently being done is very ego-centrical and most of the time touches very superficial topics. But with a country as this, full of natural resources and colourful landscapes, I believe the photographer's responsibility is to show the beauty of the cities, the people and the villages or countryside rather than more violence, misery or egocentrism.<br />
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MG: Technology apparently makes things easier. This is certainly true for non-professional Photography, but not as much for professional Photography. It does help a lot, but it requires a level of commitment if it is to be embraced. Photography that relies on digital technology on a professional level needs a good quantity of knowledge from the user: Theory of colour, printing systems knowledge and software tools must be mastered. The way of capturing an image in the digital process is opposite from the analogue method, regarding exposure. Much time is required to study all these topics and technology can only provide satisfactory results if it is accompanied by hard work and research. Technological progress is always positive. But at the same time, manual work with chemicals in the dark room has an incomparably warm look and feel. I believe that technology and manual craft can always go hand in hand, and benefit each other.<br />
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UDLS: What is Colombian Photography lacking, and which is its greatest virtue in order to be internationally recognised?<br />
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MG: I honestly don't think that photography can be classified as Colombian, Uruguayan, Argentinean or North-American, or that it can even be classified as a national phenomenon. Photography is (and even more nowadays in this globalized world) a tool for personal and non-nationalistic expression. In that order of ideas, even though a Colombian photographer's work can be quite different from that of an Iraqi or Japanese photographer (due to simple cultural and social differences), the value that will prevail in his/her work will not be given by his/her nationality but by the amount of heartfelt input and taste present in it. Colombian Photography if it can be called that way, has had great representatives. The most recent work from Ruven Afanador is almost at the same level of what was done by Penn or Avedon. It is heartfelt and it has a good amount of taste.<br />
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UDLS: One could say that Photography is your passion. Why, and how do you experience that feeling day by day? What is the reason that moves you to create new photographs?<br />
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MG: Memory makes us feel or think about things being better or worse that what they really are. Generally speaking, Photography has the ability to show us the world the way we want it to be, and sometimes the way we don't want it to be. Seeing a picture shot during World War II makes me want the stop the world from being that way, while seeing an image of a natural landscape makes me feel at peace. I shoot pictures, and I love Photography because I think (or even dream) that I would like to be an inhabitant of a world represented by any of the images that I freeze in time with my camera.</div>
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