THEORY: "Listening to Avedon" (1995)

One of the earliest quotes on the audio tour maps out the difficulties Avedon will struggle with for the entire tape. After revealing that “I still use the first camera I ever had, a Rolliflex,” Avedon goes on to say that new technology doesn’t interest him: what does is “the person in front of me and the moment we share.” Although he has since used other cameras (notably an 8×10 view camera), going on record for using the same camera he started with is code for “I’m still the same Avedon, I’ve never changed. I have integrity as a person and a photographer.”

Link: THEORY: “Listening to Avedon” (1995)