W. Eugene Smith
W. Eugene Smith (w/ Magnum) is one of the outstanding old guards of photojournalism. Many know him for his seminal project on Pittsburgh - which I’ve heard incredible stories behind of endless work and obsession and amphetamines - but maybe they’re just that, stories - I don’t know. But mostly I go to Smith’s work to see his printing, b/c it’s expressive and dramatic and necessary for the total effect of the images. This is something common place today in photojournalism, but I don’t believe it was so when Smith was doing it. In the case of Smith’s work it is something that takes a good picture and turns it into a great picture…a narrative, an idea, a dream-scape.
photo: © W. Eugene Smith / Magnum Photos
photo: © W. Eugene Smith / Magnum Photos
photo: © W. Eugene Smith / Magnum Photos
I enjoy your blog greatly. His project was actually in Pittsburgh.
Comment by larkey — December 26, 2007 @ 12:09 pm
Larkey, thanks for taking the time to point out the error. The post has been corrected. Philly is so much more common in conversations I have than Pittsburgh, so I mistakingly defaulted to it.
I’ll try and be more careful in the future about double checking posts. This is the second mistake in a month that wasn’t careless but certainly scatter-brained on my part.
Comment by admin — December 26, 2007 @ 2:18 pm