This photo of Mike Shannon tagging out Bill Sudakis is arguably the most famous photo taken by any Post-Dispatch photographer. Everyone knows it as the “Out, Safe” photo.
As soon as I snapped the photo above, a guard rushed over to admonish me that photography is not allowed in the show. “I’m not using a flash,” I replied. “Is that OK?” Nope, came the reply. “Must I obey?” I asked. “Yes,” she answered, missing or — more likely — ignoring my too-cute-by-half reference to Fairey’s trademark street-and-clothing campaign about authoritarian imagery, dubbed “Obey Giant.”
The FADER’s spring style issue has just been released as a PDF and I thought you’d be interested in the great photography in the issue. It really is lovely. It’d be great if you could check it out and spread the word. You can check out the free PDF below.
I greatly admire the work of Christopher Griffith, but I never had the opportunity to work with him when I was photo editing. Each time I tried he was booked solid.
But just how does photography work? The typical life story of a distinguished photographer begins in a small town in the Balkans or in backwoods Japan. He or she was probably a dreamer and widely read in escapist literature
The difference between a good photo book and a great one is often that in the latter case, somebody paid attention to detail. Sometimes, the smallest things can make a huge difference. Adam Bartos’ Yard Sale Photographs provides an excellent example.
I have ordered quite a few books from Blurb.com in the past months I think I can now say a few things with an education so you don’t have to learn yourself.