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Mehmet continues to work from inside
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portfolio of smoke in issue #67 with these
semi-surreal landscape constructions.
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Interview with Jay Dusard
One of photography’s Masters, Jay has
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Barnyard Portraits
Janet’s first experience on
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Abstractions
Renowned for photographs of working cowboys, Jay (who plays jazz music)
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Mehmet continues to work from inside
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Interview with Jay Dusard
One of photography’s Masters, Jay has
successfully combined his cowboying with
his photography. Meanwhile, he’s been
quietly making abstracts, and shares how
he's been working in this genre all along.
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Portfolio : Jay Dusard
Abstractions
Renowned for photographs of working cowboys, Jay (who plays jazz music)
reveals his “jazz” photography by showing
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ety than modern view cameras, but
I can set it up in ten seconds. I hate
having to fi3ddle with all the knobs
and folding this down, raising this
up, loosen this, tighten that, etc.
I don’t want to be distracted from
what it is that caught my attention.
[Editor’s Note: David Fokos recently attended our Printing
& Publishing Workshop. During the course of the four-day
event, while attendees enjoyed photographic banter over
lunch, David happened to mention a list of recommendations that he makes to aspiring photographers. It provided
a basis for some interesting conversation, and we thought it
would be a useful article for our readers — even if it serves
only as a gentle reminder. Those of you who are familiar
with David’s photography will understand why we thought
his experience would be of value. Why not learn from one of
the best?]
Again, getting back to the paradoxical relationship between choice
and freedom… I would recommend
imposing some limitation on yourself.
At one time, I told myself that I was only
going to photograph scenes with water
in them. While this may seem limiting,
it was, in fact, liberating. There are good
photos to be made everywhere, so, in
essence, by limiting myself I gave myself
permission to pass by many of those good
photo ops without guilt — “Nope. Doesn’t
have water.” This made me focus my
work on one subject area and explore it in
more depth. Which brings me to my next
point….
Simplify your photo-making process.
Photography is not about the equipment, so everything you can
do to remove this from your process helps. I use only one lens —
a 210mm Rodenstock — on my 8x10 camera. If I had more than
one lens I would have to stop to choose which one to use — I would
be thinking about the equipment. When you have too many choices,
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it’s possible to be paralyzed by indecision. Ironically, giving up
choice actually gives me more freedom.
Abstractions
Likewise, I use only Tri-X developed in HC-110. It works for me.
I don’t want to be bothered with trying out every film/developer
combination to come along. This way I can forget about it. Also,
I get to know my film.
David Fokos
Don’t worry about trends.
A lot of photographers, especially art
students, get caught up in the whole “I’ve
got to be hip and edgy, so I think I’ll
make these pictures as shocking as I can.”
Bullshit. I think that’s really lame, and
a cop-out from photographers who are
insecure about their work.
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Editor’s Comments
Bifurcation City
Brooks Jensen takes a hard look at the photographic enthusiast and the “Power Player.”
Don’t get me wrong — if an artist has
a valid reason for making shocking
LensWorkpictures, that’s fine, but don’t do it without a
good reason. (“I want to stand apart from
the others and be noticed” is not a good
reason.) Likewise, there is nothing wrong
with “pretty” pictures. Whoever said there
was too much beauty in the world? The
main point is to know why you are making
your photographs.
Choose one subject and explore it deeply.
I photographed the water for 15 years
before I finally began to make images that
represented how I felt.
Janet Woodcock
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In 1971, Mehmet Ozgur was born to Turkish parents in the village of Razgrad,
Bulgaria. When he was seven years old, his family immigrated to Istanbul,
Turkey. They had little money, but by winning an academic contest Mehmet
was able to buy the first camera in the family. He was 18 years old at the time.
To increase his photographic knowledge it was necessary for him to learn other
languages, so he could read the magazines available in Europe. In addition to
his native Turkish, he also speaks English and German.
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While his family remained in Istanbul, Mehmet came to the United States in
1998 with a full scholarship to continue his professional education. He earned
his doctorate in electrical engineering from George Washington University in
Washington, D.C. He currently works as a MEMS [Micro-Electro-Mechanical
Systems] engineer, specializing in RF [Radio Frequency] and microwave
applications.
He describes his work in high-tech research and development as requiring “a
team of talented engineers, a large financial budget, a touch of political finesse,
and a huge amount of luck.” He states that he doesn’t have much experience
in fields other than his profession, but he is passionate about his hobbies: photography, soccer, and cycling.
Dante’s Reflection
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In addition to the Great Masters of photography, Mehmet has been inspired
by Escher, Magritte, and Dali. He states, “I will always remain a student.”
While Ozgur makes his home in Reston, Virginia, he confesses that he emotionally lives in Istanbul, Turkey, and wishes to thank his parents there for
their “courage, patience, and limitless love.”
Website:
Works with:
Represented by:
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’ve always been fascinated with the Ben Franklin Bridge. As a child I remember the joy of
Mehmet
Ozgur
driving
over it with
my family, and today I walk the pedestrian sidewalk almost every day.
Standing 385 feet tall with a main span of 1,750 feet, it was once one of the longest suspenwww.mehmet-ozgur.com
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Mehmet Ozgur’s portfolio sion
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“NothingMichael
unusual or
exotic:
A Canon
SLR,
a PC withPark,
Photoshop,
Penn
was
born in
Edgewater
New Jersey, in 1969. Photography was his father’s
just 200 feet from the bridge, for the past 13 years. I’ve been using this incredible access to
an Epson printer, and an MP3 player to keep me company over
Great Gift to him. Until his father’s death (when Michael was eight years old) he would tag
photograph the bridge for the past three years.
miles of travel.”
An additional 8 images are included in LensWork Extended #78,
along with his dad while he made photos with an old Nikon or Minolta SLR. “Even though
as well as an audio interview with the photographer.
Seeking Representation
Years ago, I took snapshots of the bridge when there were rumors that it was in such bad
I was pretty young, my dad could see that I had a real interest. He would take the time to
shape it was going
to have to be replaced. I simply wanted a record of it; a way to preserve
explain what
settings he was using and why.” That was thirty years ago, and it was the only
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something that means a lot to me. This is my third time putting together a portfolio of the
instruction Michael received in photography — other than reading the occasional “how to”
bridge. The first time I worked in color, but trying to photograph a sky-blue bridge along
book. The rest of his photographic education has been trial and error.
with water and skyline just didn’t have the feel I wanted. The second time was in black and
In 1995 Michael moved to Philadelphia, where his family’s history can be traced back to
white, but then I was struggling with the mix of vertical and horizontal images; they felt
Pennsylvania’s founder, William Penn. He states, “I’ve always been fascinated by the buildings
disorienting to me. I persevered, and the third attempt brought the results I wanted: I cropped
and structures in this historically rich city, so I knew I had subject matter all around me.”
the black-and-white images square, and added a warm tone. This worked for me.
With an appreciation for the work of Michael Kenna, David Fokos, and German photographers Bernd & Hilla Becher (a couple best known for their images of industrial buildings),
Michael began work on the Ben Franklin Bridge.
Photography was always something he was passionate about, but couldn’t always afford. His
15-year career in the service industry, where he worked “every job from bartender to general
manager,” also tended to monopolize his time. Until last year he was mostly taking photos
for a web design business owned by his girlfriend, “but after I took some of my photos to
a printing service they offered me a show in their gallery. It was very well received.” He is
grateful to the Silicon Gallery for that opportunity, which deepened Michael’s confidence.
He also wishes to acknowledge his “family” — girlfriend Natasha Hulme and good friend
George Brooks — for their support and encouragement. Pursuing his passion, Michael now
works solely as a photographer.
Michael lives in the Old City section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, just 200 feet from the
Ben Franklin Bridge.
Website:
Works with:
Represented by:
The Ben Franklin Bridge
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Opened in 1924, the Ben Franklin Bridge now seems to be in a perpetual state of disrepair —
although it’s the peeling paint, missing rivets, and rust that give this structure its character.
While the bridge has been undergoing repainting for nearly a decade, the Old City section
South Side many of the
(where I live) is going through rapid growth, with new condos obstructing
viewpoints. It’s getting harder to see the bridge without almost being on top of it.
by
I started photographing the Ben Franklin Bridge well after the events of 9/11, so Homeland
Security had been established on major bridges. I was denied permission to photograph by
the Port Authority. Meanwhile, on my daily walk over the bridge I would see many tourists
taking snapshots. I decided it must be okay. Not so. I was threatened with arrest, confiscation
of my camera, and being reported to Homeland Security. On a couple of occasions they made
Michael
Penn
me show them the photos I had taken. On
one occasion
they made me erase them.
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Walkway
Born in Detroit, Michigan in 1947, Janet Woodcock describes herself as a “child of the ’50s
But the Penn family has always been here. Perhaps it’s because of all of these changes and
“A progression of Nikon DSLRs were used for this project, from D70 to D300.
growing
up with
recalls,
“I used to wait for the mailman’s delivery
and that I feel an
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landmark
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then devour the pictures. I would be transported.”
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www.janetwoodcock.com
Primarily a Mamiya 6 Rangefinder. “It is a smaller camera,
and I can more easily climb over fences with it.” She prints
in gelatin silver in editions of 50.
Represented by:
Field Gallery, West Tisbury, MA
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Hinged Door, 2003
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Janet makes her home in Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts, with her partner of 30 years, Carol
Collins, “whose support has been invaluable in everything that I have tried to do.”
Website:
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Advice for Aspiring Photographers by David Fokos
Sage counsel from a mid-career artist.
Barn Door, 2003
Janet finds inspiration in others’ work: “Nan Golden’s pictures of ‘Cookie’ reduced me to
tears. I would travel great distances to see images by Keith Carter or Sally Mann. And Charles
Jones’ vegetables are beyond belief. I love work that is created because it has to be.”
Works with:
Michael Penn
Ben Franklin Bridge
Of interest is that the this bridge has a place in my family’s history. My grandfather, Clarence
Penn, was a ferryboat captain, and ran a ferry between the cities of Camden [New Jersey] and
Philadelphia. My father told me that the Ben Franklin Bridge made those ferries obsolete, and
put my grandfather out of work. I have to wonder what he would think of this project!
Her photographic beginnings were impulsive: “When I was 18, I was walking by a camera
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store in Detroit. In the window was a 4x5 Beseler motorized enlarger and a 2 ¼ twin lens
Rolleiflex. My grandmother had left me a bit of money for my college tuition so I went into
the store and bought both the camera and the enlarger. I got into a lot of trouble for that, but
I couldn’t resist.” She admits that she “had no idea what to do with such fancy equipment,”
so she took a few photo classes when attending the University of Michigan from 1965 to
1969. From there, Janet went on to work in human services, specifically drug treatment, for
seven years. Her love of photography led her to return to school at the age of 33. She attended
the Art Institute of Boston (1980–1981), and then the New England School of Photography
(1981–1982), where she graduated. “When I graduated from NESOP I did anything I could
to support myself photographically: I printed for other photographers, assisted, worked in
the stockroom at the school so I could use their facilities, took odd freelance jobs.” Then
she got an interview at a weekly newspaper that needed stringers. “There wasn’t much news,
but they ran a lot of features filled with pictures. I loved it. It was the best on-the-job training.” She’s been a working photographer ever since, and laughs, “I’m even using the Beseler
enlarger that I bought more than forty years ago!”
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Jay Dusard may be best known for his photographs of the North American cowboy — from
his 1983 book by the same name. In this bonus
portfolio, we present some of his best images
from that book, as well as a few audio excerpts
from a talk Jay gave at the Coupeville Arts Center
workshop in April 1990 entitled The North American Cowboy: The Breed That Won’t Vanish.
LensWork Extended is a true multimedia publication that dramatically
expands the contents of our 96-page magazine, LensWork — then
loads-in lots of audio, video, and “extended extras.” In the spirit of the
paper publication, the focus continues on the creative process, with each
issue offering an engaging mix that only multimedia makes possible.
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The Ben Franklin Bridge
With viewpoints vanishing and access
being restricted, this photographer works
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landmark he's loved since he was a kid.
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Abstractions
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formulate art with sensitivity and blessed
aplomb, but let’s sidestep this for the sake
of discussion.)
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tography. Of course, the existence of two
tiers is not new — as a quick scan of photo
history will show. What makes this of particular interest in our times is that the two
tiers have fundamentally changed.
The Old Tiers
There was a time not long ago (say, 1970)
when the difference between the enthusiast and the power player was easily defined
by the respective qualities of their photographs. Enthusiasts — these used to be
called “amateurs” — were often not very
good photographers, were second-rate
printers, often employed trite aesthetics, imitated the popular artistic trends
with zeal, and usually made photographs
of little enduring value. Photography’s
power players of yesteryear — many of the
great names of photography, e.g., Adams,
Weston, Strand, et al — were easily identified and differentiated from the rest by the
outstanding and superior quality of their
work, particularly their stunning print
quality. (They could also see, feel, and
This bifurcation defines two mutually
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I have watched with some curiosity over
the years, the battles between opposing
photographic camps — the most recent
and tiresome of which is, of course, the
analog/digital all-out, no-prisoners war.
However, a much more interesting bifurcation has been building in photography
over the last generation of photographers
that I find truly interesting and ripe
with implications for those of us who are
serious about our artwork. I might characterize the two poles as “photography
as passion” and “photography as profession” were it not that this would lend
confusion. The term professional might
tempt you to infer “commercial photographers” — and my comments are not at all
intended to impugn photography’s working professionals. The primary bifurcation
I see is between the photography enthusiast
and today’s fully-engaged, hyper-visible,
high-energy photography power player.
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No, it is not the quality of their work that
differentiates the power player from the
enthusiast, but rather the zeal with which
they pursue fame and fortune. In short,
what separates the enthusiast from the
power player can be encapsulated in one
word: money.
Not long ago, the number of photographers at the highest tier of quality were
few, rare, and their work was truly special.
But, with the advance of technology and
the widespread dissemination of knowledge and techniques via magazines, books,
and workshops during the last forty or so
years, the differentiation between the print
quality of the two tiers has essentially
evaporated. Today there is an army of late20th-century photographers (think of the
graduates of all those Adams’ workshops
over the decades) who have pursued their
craft with passion and are now making
stunning photographs by the, well, I don’t
think millions is an exaggeration. This fact
alone would make for a fascinating discussion, but for this article I want to focus on
a different issue.
Every serious photographer will, at some
point in their fine art career, come to a
fork in the road. Once their craft is under
control, once their vision starts to mature,
once their voice clarifies and their prints
begin to sing, they will inevitably face the
choice of jumping into the money game
or staying on the sidelines. Should I sell
my work or not? Should I pursue gallery representation or not? Should I covet
the title of elite fine art photographer or
not? The seduction to leap is powerful,
the human ego being what it is. I’ve both
felt this pull and repeatedly witnessed
it in others in my years in photography.
I’ve concluded, however, that for the vast
majority of photographers (me included)
that big world of elite fine art photography
in galleries and museums, the high-stakes
game of publishing and publicity, the lure
of fame and fortune and superstar status
in photography requires a price that is not
worth the candle. Worse, I have become
more and more convinced that fame in
photography is one of the surest ways
to squelch creativity — maybe not for
everyone, but for most. (Quick: Name all
the photographers you can think of whose
I am proposing that today’s differentiating tiers have both morphed, and now
represent different characteristics that are
not readily distinguished by a difference in
quality. Be careful here: It would be easy
(but errant) to assume that the difference
between the enthusiast and the power
player could be discovered in the differences of their aesthetic and artistic merit.
That would be an insult to the enthusiast
and often an overstatement of the power
player’s talent — at least in my opinion.
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of photography. They may do commercial
work, but they also sell their fine art photographs and pay the rent and buy groceries with the proceeds — or at least try to.
They are just as passionate and committed as the entusiasts, but the influence of
money on their passion often takes them
in the opposite direction of the enthusiast.
For example …
With the limited space available to me
in these pages, here are a few — albeit
preliminary — observations. Warning:
I’m going to stereotype and exaggerate to
draw these distinctions — both of which
actions are frowned upon as dialectic
techniques, but I don’t care. Whatever best
makes my point.
Galleries
The power player often embraces and
employs the gallery world as a means of
selling their photographs. Because of all
that is involved in the gallery paradigm,
their prices are relatively high. Promotion and public relations consume a great
deal of their time. Marketing themselves
is as serious a pursuit as marketing their
artwork. In fact, their success is as much
derived from their name recognition and
artistic persona as it is from the caliber of
their work. Don’t misconstrue this as an
insult; their work may very well be outstanding, but I’m not convinced the power
player’s photographs are on the whole any
better than the photo enthusiasts. They are
simply better at self-promotion.
Livelihood
Photo enthusiasts are most typically
“weekend warriors.” They don’t make
money with their photography — at least
not much. They certainly can’t rely on
their photography as their primary source
of income. They are motivated to be photographers by passion, by commitment,
by compulsion. They photograph because
they cannot not photograph. However,
they recognize this compulsion as some
form of productive and even healthy
addiction. They photograph as a means of
exploring the world, exploring themselves,
and expressing themselves. Whatever
expenses are required for this pursuit are
subsidized by income derived from other
sources. They have day jobs; they have
trust funds; they have understanding and
supportive spouses.
Print size
Power players’ prints are often bigger —
bigger prices demand higher prices — but
the scale of their prints is often a reflection of their pricing strategy, not the other
way around. Of primary importance to
Power players, on the other hand, do
derive their livelihood from photography.
Because of this, they have a completely
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the power player is their relationship to
the market— i.e., collectors. Power players
are all about big bucks, big collectors, big
prints, big exhibitions, big publication,
and big-time public relations. Notice that
the word “artwork” did not appear in that
last sentence.
expense of a $1,500 camera, the power
player won’t wince at $45,000. (Think
Canon Rebel or a used view camera
versus a Phase 1 Digital back.)
Photo enthusiasts, by comparison, often
toil in obscurity — not because their
work is inferior, but more likely because
they simply don’t care about the publicity
game. They are much more interested in
making art than in promoting it. Given a
choice between attending a gallery event
or going out photographing, they will
likely don the photo vest rather than the
cocktail jacket.
Difference around every corner
The enthusiast is often satisfied with 8x10s
as the finished product. The power player
makes 20x24 proofs.
Equipment
Because money is tight, most enthusiasts select modest equipment, work on
limited budgets, adapt old equipment for
new uses, beg borrow and steal from the
household budget for every new piece of
gear they acquire, and limit themselves to
what works.
The enthusiast runs to the store to pick up
some developer or some ink. The power
player has it trucked in on skids.
This is fun. Let’s continue the
comparisons:
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The power player has people. The enthusiast has friends.
The power player regularly publishes
books. The enthusiast buys them.
The enthusiast has a really neat photo vest.
The power player has assistants to carry
his gear.
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The power player has staff to manage their
“web presence.” The enthusiast is a regular
participant in online photography forums.
Power players use the best, the latest, and
the very most expensive — on purpose.
Money is often no object. Impressing
someone (a client, a collector, a gallery
owner, a workshop participant) is more
important than limiting the budget.
The power player has customers. The
enthusiast has other photographers with
whom they trade prints.
Where the enthusiast will cringe at the
The enthusiast has a tripod. The power
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player has an endorsement deal with their
name on a tripod.
The enthusiast owns a Vivitar 283 flash
unit in a box in the closet. The power
player has a separate room for storing
their lighting equipment.
The enthusiast waits for the sun to be in
just the right position. The power player
flies himself to whichever continent has
the best sun angle at this time of year.
But then something happened to photography. It grew up. Money crept into
photography, and alongside it crept fame
and fortune, PR agents and brie. Instead of
photographers pursuing the “great photograph,” they started paying more attention
to pursuing the “buzz.” How much ink
you got in the press became more important to your gallery prices than the impact
of your work on the hearts and minds of
an everyday audience. Call me cynical, but
I don’t think this has been all that healthy
for photography.
The enthusiast sells lots of work at craft
fairs, but despairs of gallery representation. The power player sells very little
work in the gallery, and despairs of an
elite European or New York auction house
to offer his work for really big money.
Both are miserable with their current
state of affairs.
The enthusiast can’t wait for CS4. The
power player can’t be bothered with
Photoshop — “my assistant pushes all the
buttons.”
Which brings me back to the discussion
of the bifurcation in photography today.
I admire today’s power players and their
willingness to pursue photography in all
the ways required by today’s art world.
Somebody’s got to do it, and I’m grateful
to them because their willingness to do so
means that I don’t need to. I’m perfectly
happy being an enthusiast rather than a
The power player goes to Antarctica for a
week of wine and photography. The enthusiast packs the camper for a weekend of
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Okay, enough fun exaggerating the class
differences. Why poke fun at these two
sides of photography? There was a time in
so many of our lives and dreams when we
enthusiasts longed for the success of the
Masters. We wanted to be a great photographer like Ansel Adams, or W. Eugene
Smith, or Brett Weston, or Henri CartierBresson. We thought it would be so much
fun to live their lives and have their kind
of relationship with photography. In short,
we wanted to photograph like them.
The enthusiast has a darkroom in their
basement. The power player has a wine
cellar.
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power player, perfectly happy that I have
total freedom to use whatever equipment
I want, produce whatever kinds and sizes
of prints I want, sell them for however
much or little I choose to, and pursue
photography with the total abandon
that accompanies a complete absence of
responsibilities or restrictions.
photography. For me, the heart and soul
of photography is the tens of thousands
of enthusiasts, many of whom are readers
of LensWork, who carry the torch that has
been passed to us by yesterday’s enthusiasts (a.k.a. “Masters”) — a torch, I might
add, that was lit long before big money
came into photography and began to
influence the photographic art world.
Please do not infer that I am throwing
stones at the other guys. I’m not intending
this to be a criticism of either philosophy
or approach, but rather an acknowledgment that the two camps do, indeed, exist.
Besides, bifurcation is not necessarily a
bad thing. There are professional baseball
players and weekend sandlot athletes. For
every Eric Clapton there are a million guys
in a garage band having a ball. The world
needs both ends of the spectrum, indeed
can’t survive without yin and yang.
I do have questions — for example: What
will the influence be on the gallery world
of so many talented photographers selling
their work on the Internet? What is the
future of the fine art photography book
in this age of Blurb and the PDF? How
will those on limited budgets keep pace
with the changes in technology? How long
will it be before 64” wide printers and 60
megapixel cameras will seem puny? As
the quality of the work of the enthusiasts
gets better and better, what will the power
players do to differentiate themselves from
the crowd? What consequences are on the
horizon for all fine art photographers as a
result of these changes? As these changes
unfold, will art rise in importance, or will
marketing skills reign supreme? If content
is no longer king, do the spoils go to the
person with the most effective PR team?
It’s not the existence of bifurcation
that is bothersome, but rather the
all-too-common assumption by some
that the guys in the garage band can’t play.
Maybe that used to be the case, but not
any longer. In photography today there
are tens of thousands of photographers
producing outstanding work, who simply
choose not to participate in the power-play
circles. These are precisely the photographers we so enjoy publishing in LensWork
and whose work we would gladly compare
to the “famous photographers” who are
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don’t consider these abstractions a “project” in any sense of the word. These
images represent precisely what I hoped to accomplish as a photographer. They
have emerged, little by little, during the four decades that I have worked in the
landscape and in environmental portraiture. Of all my work, the abstractions are
the most personally compelling and satisfying, and yet the least known.
Abstractions
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Much of this work was done with an 8x10 view camera, which results in great
rendering power. In more recent years, I have been stalking abstract subjects with
4x5 and 5x7 cameras. Some of the prints were made with component exposures
from two negatives. This approach required extensive double-proofing — with a
low degree of success, I’m afraid. In some cases, diverse elements of subject matter
were assembled for the camera.
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For example, Wall, 1972 [pg. 78] involved photographing the same wall from two
different distances; once without adornments, and again with all manner of “stuff ”
nailed up essentially at random. Then, both negatives were contact printed — one
at a time — on the same sheet of paper with balanced partial exposures.
Wall, Canyon del Muerto, Arizona, 1992
Another double print is seen in Boneyard, 1972, [pg. 79]. One component negative
was made in rural Chino Valley, Arizona, where I lived while teaching at Prescott
College in 1970. While out riding one day, I came upon a place where a dead
horse and two dead sheep had been deposited. I recognized the horse as a friend’s
Palomino that had been killed on the highway about a year earlier. I was able to
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drive my pickup truck alongside this tableau and secure my big Ries tripod like
an outrigger over the subject. With a fairly wide-angle lens on the 8x10, I made
the negative, which turned out to be technically good, but not a stand-alone
image. Another “also-ran” negative of a piece of old roofing that I had found on
the ground near Jerome, Arizona (the “Largest Ghost Town in America”) in 1969
was just what I needed to complete the picture. What appears to be curling hide is
actually curling roofing cement. The “postholes” in the ground are just nail holes
in the roofing.
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photography, I feel at last that I’m giving my creative interest in abstraction some
real attention. It may feel to some like a country singer becoming a jazz artist, but
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picture that is not worth seeing is not worth taking, either. Yet
we must take thousands of photographs in order to find a few
that deserve to be kept. And what is worth seeing is not always simply
what was there.
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I believe that the real creative power lies within us. Impressions and
visions of a scene in our minds are often far different than what our eyes
actually perceive. Exact documentation of nature is not the mission of
an artist, as this task has already been claimed by scientists. Instead,
artists are burdened to advance new visions and ideas. Accordingly,
I believe that photographers must own their photographs by making
them, not simply by controlling the release of the shutter.
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This collection of prints is my humble attempt to capture the reflections of nature within me. Nature is the starting and the ending point
of each piece, but I’d like to assume more powers in the results than
a traditional landscape/nature photographer. I believe that a photograph
remains anonymous, if I can’t make it my own. The process of making
the raw photographs for this collection has been a long and arduous
task. In fact, in many cases it takes months — even years — to develop
concepts and implement them to my satisfaction. Dante’s Reflection
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The days and months following a photo outing are spent in selection
and post-processing. During this creative time I try to keep my mind
open without any constraints. Instead of approaching my work with a
specific mind-set or vision, I prefer a sort of organic process. Older and
newer images will come together and simply be made for each other. For
me, there is beauty and mystery in seeing nature’s elements as movable
objects. Just as a painter or photographer of still lifes would rearrange
the fruit or vase of flowers, I look
at nature
and design the image that
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is pleasing to my eye. Like many painters, nature-lovers, scientists, and
photographers, I am just another observer of nature. I’m trying to make
Mehmet Ozgur’s portfolio Smoke Abstractions appeared in LensWork #67 (Nov–Dec 2006)
sense of nature’s nature, our connection, and my creative place in this
wonderful, evolving mystery.
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’ve always been fascinated with the Ben Franklin Bridge. As a child I remember the joy of
driving over it with my family, and today I walk the pedestrian sidewalk almost every day.
Standing 385 feet tall with a main span of 1,750 feet, it was once one of the longest suspension bridges in the world. I’ve lived in an apartment in the Old City section of Philadelphia,
just 200 feet from the bridge, for the past 13 years. I’ve been using this incredible access to
photograph the bridge for the past three years.
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Years ago, I took snapshots of the bridge when there were rumors that it was in such bad
shape it was going to have to be replaced. I simply wanted a record of it; a way to preserve
something that means a lot to me. This is my third time putting together a portfolio of the
bridge. The first time I worked in color, but trying to photograph a sky-blue bridge along
with water and skyline just didn’t have the feel I wanted. The second time was in black and
white, but then I was struggling with the mix of vertical and horizontal images; they felt
disorienting to me. I persevered, and the third attempt brought the results I wanted: I cropped
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Of interest is that the this bridge has a place in my family’s history. My grandfather, Clarence
Penn, was a ferryboat captain, and ran a ferry between the cities of Camden [New Jersey] and
Philadelphia. My father told me that the Ben Franklin Bridge made those ferries obsolete, and
put my grandfather out of work. I have to wonder what he would think of this project!
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Opened in 1924, the Ben Franklin Bridge now seems to be in a perpetual state of disrepair —
although it’s the peeling paint, missing rivets, and rust that give this structure its character.
While the bridge has been undergoing repainting for nearly a decade, the Old City section
South Sidemany of the
(where I live) is going through rapid growth, with new condos obstructing
viewpoints. It’s getting harder to see the bridge without almost being on top of it.
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I started photographing the Ben Franklin Bridge well after the events of 9/11, so Homeland
Security had been established on major bridges. I was denied permission to photograph by
the Port Authority. Meanwhile, on my daily walk over the bridge I would see many tourists
taking snapshots. I decided it must be okay. Not so. I was threatened with arrest, confiscation
of my camera, and being reported to Homeland Security. On a couple of occasions they made
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one occasion
they made me erase them.
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don’t consider these abstractions a “project” in any sense
of the word. These images represent precisely what I hoped to
accomplish as a photographer.
They have emerged, little by little,
during the four decades that I
have worked in the landscape
and in environmental portraiture.
Of all my work, the abstractions
are the most personally compelling and satisfying, and yet the
least known.
Much of this work was done
with an 8x10 view camera, which
results in great rendering power.
In more recent years, I have been
stalking abstract subjects with
4x5 and 5x7 cameras. Some of
the prints were made with component exposures from two negatives. This approach required
extensive double-proofing —
with a low degree of success,
I’m afraid. In some cases, diverse
elements of subject matter were
assembled for the camera.
For example, Wall, 1972 [pg. 78]
involved photographing the same
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Ries tripod like an outrigger over
the subject. With a fairly wideangle lens on the 8x10, I made
the negative, which turned out
to be technically good, but not
a stand-alone image. Another
“also-ran” negative of a piece of
old roofing that I had found on
the ground near Jerome, Arizona (the “Largest Ghost Town
in America”) in 1969 was just
what I needed to complete the
picture. What appears to be curling hide is actually curling roofing cement. The “postholes” in
the ground are just nail holes in
the roofing.
wall from two different distances;
once without adornments, and
again with all manner of “stuff”
nailed up essentially at random.
Then, both negatives were contact printed — one at a time —
on the same sheet of paper with
balanced partial exposures.
in rural Chino Valley, Arizona,
where I lived while teaching at
Prescott College in 1970. While
out riding one day, I came upon
a place where a dead horse
and two dead sheep had been
deposited. I recognized the
horse as a friend’s Palomino that
had been killed on the highway
Another double print is seen in about a year earlier. I was able to
Boneyard, 1972, [pg. 79]. One drive my pickup truck alongside
component negative was made this tableau and secure my big
So, while cowboying has certainly been a significant part of
my life and my photography, I
feel at last that I’m giving my
creative interest in abstraction
some real attention. It may feel
to some like a country singer
becoming a jazz artist, but with
my love of jazz music I guess it
shouldn’t come as too great a
shock that my love of photography and music might have more
than a little in common.
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