MPerson Posted November 17, 2008 Share #1 Posted November 17, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) My daughter sent me two books today of Andreas Feininger's work - "That's Photography" & "New York in the Forties". She knows I have a soft spot for New York - I have friends over on Cental Park West - and an even softer spot for Coney Island. I must admit I have never really looked at his work but these have opened my eyes - the images of New York are fascinating and my appetite for his work may increase. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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j. white Posted November 17, 2008 Share #2 Posted November 17, 2008 A handful of Feiningers super tele-photo images may well be the only beautiful pictures ever created with so long a lens. His shot of the Empire State Building from behind a hill in New Jersey immediately springs to mind. -J. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fernmelder Posted November 18, 2008 Share #3 Posted November 18, 2008 I like some of his NYC shots, but somehow he had a kind of fear to photograph people or simply wasn't interested in them and rather kept shooting buildings. In my hometown there was the exhibition of photos published in "That's photography" which I visited in late September. One of the classy shots of him coming to my mind is that of the people on the ferry looking over to Manhattan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
phc Posted November 19, 2008 Share #4 Posted November 19, 2008 There was a good interview with Andreas Feininger from the 1980s BBC series "Master Photographers" - worth looking up. A great series with each episode dedicated to a different photographer. Bill Brandt, Alfred Eisenstaedt, Lartigue, Kertesz, Adams. I think all of them must be dead now. Cheers, P. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fernmelder Posted November 19, 2008 Share #5 Posted November 19, 2008 phc: I think you're talking about this here, right? (from there you'll find the other parts, too). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPerson Posted November 19, 2008 Author Share #6 Posted November 19, 2008 phc: I think you're talking about this here, right? (from there you'll find the other parts, too). Fernmelder - thank you, that's my evening sorted out Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkCambridgeshire Posted November 23, 2008 Share #7 Posted November 23, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) I like some of his NYC shots, but somehow he had a kind of fear to photograph people or simply wasn't interested in them and rather kept shooting buildings. In my hometown there was the exhibition of photos published in "That's photography" which I visited in late September. One of the classy shots of him coming to my mind is that of the people on the ferry looking over to Manhattan. He did photograph people. He photographed lots of different subject matter. Check out the Life Magazine Archive of his work feininger source:life - Google Image Search Cheers dunk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fernmelder Posted November 27, 2008 Share #8 Posted November 27, 2008 He did photograph people. He photographed lots of different subject matter. Check out the Life Magazine Archive of his work feininger source:life - Google Image Search Cheers dunk Yes, thanks for the hint. But somehow he's not my cup of tea for people shots. I like HCB far more for people shots. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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