Thanks so much for the POP link, @Daniela. I have already found several Ronis photos that I didn’t know. Of those I did know, I especially love the one of a worker lighting his cigarette in a machine workshop when all the machines were idle during a strike. The light, the distance, and the contrast of shapes and textures are so satisfying.
It's indeed beautiful. I like the notation next to the picture in the donated album:
We were a group of motorcyclist camper friends, passionate about wild camping (prohibited these days). Our favorite place was around Limay (Seine-et-Oise), in a wooded area at the top of a hill. I had climbed a tree to clearly detach each shot. It's “on-the-fly recomposed”. It would have been better if the character on the left hadn't been looking in my direction. Good lighting with side sun, late afternoon. Full framing.
As we were speaking of wine, and societal judgements about its consumption, isn’t this Willy Ronis photo - reproduced in more than one collection of his photos - an absolute treasure?
As we were speaking of wine, and societal judgements about its consumption, isn’t this Willy Ronis photo - reproduced in more than one collection of his photos - an absolute treasure?View attachment 344835
My copy of Ce jour-là arrived this morning. It's a little paperback, new, printed in May from a renewed Dépôt légal in the Collection Folio. Each chapter begins "Ce jour-là" and is about a single photograph. The binding is quite tight but will do as reference. One of the photo chapters is "Jules et Jim, 1947" - so I had to go to that straightaway as the 1962 film is my favourite of all (I didn't see it until 1965). The photo is idyllic and I can see why he later gave it that title: also great to know that he loved the film too. Plenty to read this: a little different from the other memoir of his that I mentioned in another post here. I had to look up "guinguette" and the dictionary will be needed from time to time, I think.
I'm also reading it, @Ballinderry-Michael I jump from picture to picture as they catch my attention. I enjoy reading his thoughts, backstories, etc. (and I admire his memory!). I particularly like the picture of a little girl in front of a car and how it relates to a picture he took in the past. I've noticed those reoccurring themes, but sometimes not when I shoot but when I look back at the contact sheets.
By the way, I'm reading it in French and also using it to learn new words/expressions. It's a treat!