Paintings by the great masters where made out of formulas to begin with, but then there was the master's touch and execution to separate it from the "merely good" painters.
HCB, AA and many others are from a tradition in image making, let's not forget that there are may others, take for instance Japanese photography from the 60/70's.
I would take William Klein and Robert Frank over AA and HCB every day, there is more to a picture than geometry and "perfectness".
On Thu, Feb 4, 2010 at 13:25, <lookaround360@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Howard,
Fair enough, but do you not like HBC and AA's pictures or their fawning
admirers? I find it disappointing that so many art museums show mostly
these "usual suspects" over and over. I have to say, however, that
poking my nose right up close to a Weston, Strand or a Kertesz is always
a thrill for me. AA and HBC fail me in that respect.
Who do you like?
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> Howard
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> Which all goes to show that opinions about photographs are all very
> personal. What one person likes....
>
> I don't like Cartier-Bresson, nor Ansel Adams! Am I alone?
>
>
> Sorry, I've been lurking for months. Retirement into photography
> paradise beckons this summer....
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