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Choice Photography
a personal selection and commentary by the Gib
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Having been putting a camera up to my eye or my eyeglasses since the 60s I now spend time looking around on the web to find photography and photographic information that delights my appetite for the result of careful viewing of the planet and its inhabitants. And man, is that a load of fun. Selected Tag: documentary["Choice Photography " Home Page] John BrownlowWild Things (many if not all from the greater Toronto area) are the subject of director/screenwriter John Brownlow's photo blog (see the link below).
I found his work from a recommendation on photo.net of his street photography (see http://www.pinkheadedbug.com/home.html). He shows his street photography and discusses technique. He no longer updates this site, but it is still worth checking out. There are links there to his current work and web locations. Link: johnbrownlow.com Rebekka Guðleifsdóttir on flickrShe lives in Iceland and is a portrait artist and photographer and one of the most popular photographers on flickr. Her photographs cover a range of subjects: self-portraits, portraits of her children, Icelandic landscape, objects in motion, multiple exposures (quite a few in which she appears twice). She has great skill and wit and imagination. She is also strikingly beautiful.
A serious artist with a great sense of humour. I particularly enjoy the photographs of Iceland. It is a place I dream of visiting. Link: flickr.com An expert in finding old cameras and developing the old film found inside themGene M has been buying old cameras for several years and often finds unfinished rolls of film inside. He has mastered the art and science of using current film chemistry to develop old film. But more importantly he opens these "time capsules" and we are then able to see the past.
here is a recent page showing an old Brownie camera that used the old 620 film format http://westfordcomp.com/classics/brownieflash620/june06/index.htm The link below is the main photographic page for the site. Click on Films Found in Old Cameras and marvel at what Gene has accomplished in his photographic archaeology. Link: westfordcomp.com Ian MacEacheran - Canadian documentary photographerI first encountered the exceptionally fine photography of Ian MacEacheran over on photo.net. His photos of industrial workers and of New Brunswick life (1960s) as well as other subjects are outstanding. His photos of an asylum are especially moving.
His skill, his attention to composition and in conveying story through his images is second to none. If you want a treat for your eye and soul, check out his work. MacEacheran was born in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, in 1942. He has used Leica rangefinder cameras and the Nikon F SLR. His work is mainly in black and white. At photo.net, MacEacheran has photos at : http://www.photo.net/photos/iwmac Link: ianmaceachern.com
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