You need to reread the article. It's because he can and did record the "decisive moment" with his Speed Graphics that they were published. Because the look and feel of the large format photographs is so different from the "lay on the shutter" get something photographs that everyone else is getting, Newsweek (?) grabbed up what he sent them.
Burnett is like everyone else in one thing. He has to be published to eat and buy more film/equipment and photograph another day. He is different in that he dared to use the Graphics because he was looking for something better and remembered the fabulous images of the 20s-50s. He went for quality instead of quantity. That's why he did it. As you said, "all that matters is that the images are stunning!"
Peace! Sidney
Achal Pashine wrote:
> There's an article about it here -
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/photo/essays/vanRiper/040226.htm - although you may have to wade through some advertising nonsense to get to
it.
Jeff, thanks for providing the link to the article and Alan for pointing to the fact. WOW, it must be fun to do what Burnett is doing. But, one thing to note is that he can 'afford' to do what he is doing, because he is already an established PJ. His success does not depend on whether or not, he will be able to cover the 'decisive' moment with his speed graphics. He can send the images to Time and get them published without any questions. :-) If he were a younger person trying to establish himself in today PJ market, he would not dare do this (?) Just an observation. Anyway, for a viewer like us, all that matters is that the images are stunning! achal
