If anyone is in NYC, make time to go to MOMA and see the exhibit of John Szarkowski's photographs. It's a fairly small exhibit, but includes both the work he did prior to becoming MOMA's photography curator and work he's done since retiring.
The prints are well-seen and beautifully printed. When I saw them, I was reminded of the observation by "some famous guy" that many B&W photos are printed with too much contrast in order to heighten the drama of the print. Szarkowski's prints are "textbook" correctives to that failing. They're lovely.
Larry
The prints are well-seen and beautifully printed. When I saw them, I was reminded of the observation by "some famous guy" that many B&W photos are printed with too much contrast in order to heighten the drama of the print. Szarkowski's prints are "textbook" correctives to that failing. They're lovely.
Larry
