Don McCullin

[ABERS]

For anyone lucky enough to be within striking distance of The Imperial War Museum North in Manchester this is a must.

http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/arts_entertainment/don+mccullin+a+life+in+photography/3524842


My alltime hero photographer. I'm going to have to get up to Manchester before 13th June.

http://north.iwm.org.uk/

[Oldboy]

How very true and at seventy-five he still looks fit and healthy.  Remember seeing his images in Life magazine in the sixties and seventies and wonderful photos they were, conveying the horror of war.

[Graham]

     He's just had a few minutes on BBC1 news. (That tells you something of the stature of the man.)
     I've just been looking at his book "Open Skies" from 1989 and even though it's predominately a landscape book it still has the heavy printing and brooding menace.
     Occasionally the question is asked "Who's your favourite photographer?". I tend not to consider Don McCullin as he's so much more than that.
                                Graham.

[ABERS]

Quote from him gives an insight into his slant on photography.

"Photography for me is not looking, it's feeling. If you can't feel what you're looking at, then you're never going to get others to feel anything when they look at your pictures."

[irv_b]

I got this video via another site I visit. Not knowing of his work before this evening I have to say wow, I can understand why you guys hold him in such high esteem
http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_8492000/8492777.stm

[Oldboy]

I got this video via another site I visit. Not knowing of his work before this evening I have to say wow, I can understand why you guys hold him in such high esteem
http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_8492000/8492777.stm

Even better; he used a Nikon! 

[ABERS]

I got this video via another site I visit. Not knowing of his work before this evening I have to say wow, I can understand why you guys hold him in such high esteem
http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_8492000/8492777.stm

Nip into Waterstones and look at some of his books.
P.S. Don't buy any there Amazon is the place.

[nickt]

Not to take anything away from Mr McCullin, but have a look at this bloke. www.jamesnachtwey.com.
Fantastic.
Nick

[ABERS]

Stunning!
Certainly added to my favourites.
Thanks for the steer.

[anglefire]

Not to take anything away from Mr McCullin, but have a look at this bloke. www.jamesnachtwey.com.
Fantastic.
Nick

One of the few sites that I have looked at every image - and every image is stunning. Mostly horrific in one way or other too.

I shall book mark.

Thanks

[ABERS]

Interesting article in today's Observer Review Section [Photography] re the Don McCullin exhibition.


http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2010/feb/07/don-mccullin-shaped-war-review

[Graham]

Interesting article in today's Observer Review Section [Photography] re the Don McCullin exhibition.


http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2010/feb/07/don-mccullin-shaped-war-review

Thanks for posting that. I can see I'm going to have to make my way up to Manchester.
                             Graham.