I made it a little past halfway in that video but it became too frustrating to continue. It seems to me the first rule about interviewing a great thinker would be to interrupt them as little as possible.
I get that he doesn't do the internet, but he could have called into Zoom using his phone the same way he called into their cell phone.
I made it a little past halfway in that video but it became too frustrating to continue. It seems to me the first rule about interviewing a great thinker would be to interrupt them as little as possible.
Can you do that with a land line?
My favorite two interviews with Robert Adams to date were both from Tyler Green at Modern Art Notes podcast. They are well worth your time if you haven’t heard them yet.Not a great video - the two ladies are too star struck, but there are other better ones out there. Crewdson's conversation is fairly recent:
RA don't do internet - that means no Zoom of course.
Does that really matter. It was his thoughts and observations that were interesting.
Does that really matter. It was his thoughts and observations that were interesting.
Thanks for the heads up!My favorite two interviews with Robert Adams to date were both from Tyler Green at Modern Art Notes podcast. They are well worth your time if you haven’t heard them yet.
I tend to agree. His writing is very accessible, but a good interview adds another layer.When it comes to Robert Adams, just read his writings, that is far and away the best path to take.
If you must see video, search PBS, there are a number of quality productions, one in particular filmed in his home in which he shares his thoughts and shows work that is meaningful to him was excellent.
Tyler's book, Carleton Watkins, Making the West American, is on my short list. His deep knowledge of art history shines through in his interviews, and he has a talent for bringing out the best of his interviewees.Just had time listening to the two podcasts recommended by @warden and linked in post #32 above:
They are very good, and Tyler Green (whom I had not heard of before) is an excellent interviewer.Robert Adams
I made it a little past halfway in that video but it became too frustrating to continue. It seems to me the first rule about interviewing a great thinker would be to interrupt them as little as possible. That was a little annoying. I was also surprised that they didn't have Mr. Adams call...www.photrio.com
I will have to dig into his podcast for more photographers.
König, Walther; vergriffen. edition
Printed and bound in Germany
ISBN 3-88375-461-7
What a great thread, so much to learn from pretty much all of your posts so far.
May I ask a question to the experts - I've been interested in Robert Adams' photography for a while but have only recently started sourcing some of his books.
My first purchase was a smaller volume entitled 'What can we believe where? Photographs of the American West'. I have been enjoying it. It has been a good introduction and I've particularly appreciated the print quality. I've then found a copy of 'The New West' and Cottonwoods. I love Cottonwoods and it's just the standard Steidl edition - I have no issues with the printing.
My copy of the New West however puzzles me. The print quality appears to be inferior to the other two books. Most prints show clipped highlights and other issues - and I can make a direct comparison to the 'What can we believe where' volume as there are some duplicates. Importantly, my copy of the 'New West' does not say 'Steidl' anywhere. It says
I purchased it from Amazon.
Are there non-official reprints with poor print quality in circulation?
There are no "fake" Robert Adams books.Are there non-official reprints with poor print quality in circulation?
I'm partial to his book "Art Can Help," which I don't see mentioned. It's a collection of short prose meditations on a couple dozen photographs (not his own).
The Internet Age is all about shouting. I enjoy his work and writings for their affirmation of simple beauty and the value of subtlety and understatement.
John
My copy of the New West however puzzles me. The print quality appears to be inferior to the other two books. Most prints show clipped highlights and other issues -
I don't have that book so will defer to others about the print quality, but it bears mentioning that Adams is not timid in the darkroom, and uses paper white frequently to depict light, and that approach may also be seen as blown highlights. ;-)
Oh I missed that you were seeing the same picture twice. I get it now.Thanks. I'm quite familiar with his approach to light and, as stated, my observation was motivated by a relative comparison of the same pictures across two books I own. For all the images present in both, the issue is present only in my copy of 'The New West'.
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