I went today, always great to go to the Getty, I think, I feel, I believe that their photography presentations are always worth while. I have seen Cameron's work, Lange's work, and on and on there.
The Porter exhibits are spread out in four rooms, one presenting his bird work, one his black and white and two large rooms with his color work. An exhibit worth seeing, especially the color work that he is so well known for and, a photographer worth learning from. I still feel that his work, while dated is among the best, his photos are alive with detail across the entire print. I further feel that his work is only surpassed today in terms of originality by the likes of Muench and Dykinga.
I find it interesting to see the "fresh and contemporary" offerings of today are, many times, a regurgitation of the style of landscape and detail work that Porter was first to do extremely well in color. I offered to one such individual on one occassion that the individual's work reminded me of Eliot Porter. This individual responded as though insulted. I just got back from two weeks in Iceland and am currently working up my efforts. I would be very pleased if someone compared me to the master that Porter was. His work endures.
P.S. did not see any long haired, underfed, photographers toting a hassy today,
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