This week on the web: interviews with Elliott Erwitt, Annie Leibowitz and Wolfgang Tillmans; tributes to Marylin Monroe, Maya Angelou and Robert Capa; portfolios about the body and being in harmony with the world, by Spencer Tunick and Asrul Dwi; the golden pantheon of giant photos by JR; and Tiananmen Square 25 years later.
► Interview with Magnum legend Elliott Erwitt
David Alan Harvey, a Magnum photographer, interviewed the great Elliott Erwitt in his New York apartment. [Photo 1 to 5]
“It’s about reacting to what you see, hopefully without preconception. You can find pictures anywhere. It’s simply a matter of noticing things and organizing them. You just have to care about what’s around you and have a concern with humanity and the human comedy. ” – Elliott Erwitt
Watch the video here
http://www.burnmagazine.org/in-the-spotlight/2014/05/david-alan-harvey-interviews-magnum-legend-elliott-erwitt/
http://www.burnmagazine.org/emerging-photographer-grant/
► An Exclusive Interview with Annie Leibovitz for the release of her book Bigger Than Life
The great American photographer condensed her forty-year career into this monumental book. From covers of Rolling Stone to her magnificent portraits of writers, dancers and actors. [Photo 6 to 8]
http://www.lexpress.fr/culture/annie-leibovitz-mon-existence-a-travers-l-objectif_1545925.html
Annie Leibovitz on The red list.
► Interview with Wolfgang Tillmans
Tillmans made a name for himself in the 1990s by photographing the acid house scene for the magazine I-D. With Juergen Teller and Terry Richardson, Tillmans formed the magazine’s holy trinity, casual and unconventional, creating that style that has remained dominant for 20 Years. A look back at this career. [Photo 09-10]
http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2014/may/09/wolfgang-tillmans-interview
► Marilyn Monroe was born in June 1st, 1926.
This series of photographs taken in the early 1950s on her life and career at Harper’s Bazaar. [Photo 11 to 13]
http://life.time.com/icons/marilyn-monroe-early-photos-los-angeles-1950/#1
http://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/features/marilyn-monroe-birthday
► Tributes to Maya Angelou and Robert Capa at Magnumphoto
Respected American author and poet Maya Angelou has passed away at the age of 86. Her autobiographies are well known, describing personal experiences while growing up in the Jim Crowe South. Angelou was active in the Civil Rights Movement and was a prolific public speaker for most of her life. Her telling of the African American experience has long been required reading for US school children. During her lifetime Angelou received many honors most notably a Pulitzer Prize and a Presidential Medal of Freedom. [Photo 14]
www.magnumphotos.com/C.aspx?VP3=CMS3&VF=MAGO31_3
► Robert Capa.
To commemorate D-Day, Magnum has publishes Capa’s archives from Omaha Beach, June 6th, 1944. How were these images of contemporary history taken? How have these images, these photographers, witnesses to their time, established a universal language? That’s whatMagnum Aire Libre proposes to examine. [Photo 15 – 16]
http://www.magnumphotos.com/C.aspx?VP3=CMS3&VF=MAGO31_4&VBID=2K1HZOQ8FP6RG5&IID=2K1HRG5YAM0G&PN=4
► PORTFOLIOS
– Spencer Tunick, Body and Harmony
American photographer Spencer Tunick takes conceptual photographs of nude bodies in nature, in majestic places like museums, theatres and in the city. Whether they’re lined up, packed together or carefully positioned, Tunick offers a tribute to bodies and harmony. [Photo 17-18 ]
http://www.fubiz.net/2014/05/27/spencer-tunick-photography/
– Asrul Dwi, I need more space to breathe on Stampsy.com
Asrul Dwi is a young Indonesian photographer. He lives in Jakarta. For him, photography is another way to express himself and what he feels. Self-taught, Dwi prefers to experiment rather than worry about technical issues. The series I Need More Space to Breathe covers his arrival in Jakarta, where he moved to earn a diploma and follow his dreams. [Photos 19-20]
http://cargocollective.com/asruldwi
http://flickr.com/photos/asruldwi
– JR decorates the Panthéon with giant photos from the #insindeout project
Starting Tuesday, June 3rd, JR will unveil an installation specially designed for the renovations of the Pantheon in Paris, with thousands of photographs received from across the planet. Follow the project of his Facebook page. [Photo 21 to 24]
http://www.insideoutproject.net/en
http://www.jr-art.net/
– Tienanmen 25 years later: Image Not Found
The Chinese have never seen this photo. Sign the petition at Reporters Without Borders for the liberation of imprisoned journalists, bloggers and activists fighting for free speech in China. [Photo 25]
http://rsf.org/petitions/tiananmen/petition.php?lang=fr
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