mahomo

he also took this iconic liston v ali picture
























another instant favourite is this photo by philip jones griffiths
































now this is what i call juxtaposition. 'northern ireland. 1973. Mowing the lawn. The incongruities of daily life in the urban war zone. For years the people of Northern Ireland lived in a strange and strained symbiosis with the British Army.'

i hope you can all add your own favs to this blog. i added a load of you as admins so you can post on it

to add to this blog, you'll find that if you're added as an admin and accepted the invitation, theres a new button in your own blog editing section of your page titled 'favourite photography'. click this and then treat it as your own and add your own piece below mine or the person before you, then save and publish.

if anyone else wants to add who isn't already invited , let me know and i'll add you to the list. i was going to add all 200 or so friends to the list, but thought i'd better see if it worked out first ;)

and if anyone accidentally fucks it up, no worries, i'll sort it out ;)

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tinz :

favourites at the moment



the Dirty Pretty Things by Iain McKell
while not my favorite of all time, certainly my favorite at the moment.


Geoff Barrenger







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Darren Abate:

There are two photos in particular that did their part to light a fire in me to become a photojournalist.The first is of shooter David Hume Kennerly, shot during the Vietnam war by Matt Franjola. I saw this shot in a book I was reading, and I couldn't forget it.

The second photo I'm posting was shot by South African shooter Kevin Carter, which ultimately won him the Pulitzer, but brought with it plenty of demons. The story behind this photo, as well as the story that follows this photo, should be required reading for every photojournalism student.

Carter faced immeasurable criticism after making this photo, for reasons you can read about on your own. He took his own life in 1994. Few photos have made such an impact on so many people as this one.

-- Darren

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Philip:

Beneath The Roses by Gregory Crewdson

It's staged but intense...

Girls and boys playing at the Berlin Wall. (1963) by Thomas Hoepker

Spanisch Fishtrawler by Jean Gaumy

-flipo

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treamus:

This photo by Winston Link is a marvel of composition and a technical wonder, the logistics to even set up and light this scene at night. I saw this image as a child and it always stuck with me.

























One of the best street scenes captured to film ever. Nuff said. Ironic that Eugene Richards is more known for his harrowing photography of suffering, yet this image is of the pure joy of life.























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Christian:

check out the rest of his photos.
i love how he puts everything into juxtapositions.


probably the street photographer with the funniest pics ever. great style! he's also on in-public.

unfortunately i didn't find a usable photo of the last photographer i want to present you, but you can go and check out his homepage. J. Grant Brittain!

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Chris:

not quite "a classic photo" ... just saw this on the wires ...


i think it's interesting that i've seen a few different crops of this photo. as it's cropped above i think it makes the viewer feel the baby is in much more peril. after reading other captions i found that an off-duty cop caught the baby. interestings.

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by Ovidiu

My n°1 favourite all time is the second one Darren chose. I could never erase that moment from my mind...

My n°2 favourite is actually not a photo but a photographer, Abbas Kiarostami.
Magnum photographer, poet and film maker, he sees like I'd like to see...
His poetry is simple, almost magic and all of his photos make you want to be there... One of my favourite photo of him is the first that displays in his portfolio. And the next one and so on...


And n°3 is Fulvio Roiter.
Just like Abbas, Fulvio is one of those that actually have a deep influence on my work and way of thinking. And also because Venice is my favourite place around and I might define him as the Venice Photographer.


I know this is not a photo from Venice but it's one of those I like most from his all time production.

Hope you enjoyed my selection.


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want to add your own? simply edit this original post and add your own selections to the bottom and publish, and if you want to add but haven't had an admin invite for the blog, send me a note and i'll add you to the list so you can contribute :)

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