it's a fine photograph and Suau's a very fine photographer. one of his pictures in his book on eastern europe haunts me (fasonovo, Bulgaria, 1994). it's a wicked indictment that the industry cannot support a man of his quality
I think it's an unfortunate state of things. Being so highly regarded in your field and yet not being able to make a living off of it. Regardless of whether or not it's the BEST photo of the year, he's still an excellent photographer. And if he doesn't have the chops to make it, then who does? I can't imagine things are very pretty for those down in the trenches just starting out. Economic conditions like this will dissuade people from taking up photography altogether and with fewer people in the discipline and less competition to drive creativity and innovation, the quality of our visual culture could slowly erode.
Is it the picture of an outhouse with a horse running past?
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that's exactly the one..... good get....except that it's a bus shelter in the fore ground with the horse galloping past a rather mean looking farmhouse. i managed to get a copy cheap last year at a local bookshop. guess i got lucky
that's exactly the one..... good get....except that it's a bus shelter in the fore ground with the horse galloping past a rather mean looking farmhouse. i managed to get a copy cheap last year at a local bookshop. guess i got lucky
My initial surprise David, was because as you probably know the ordinary beat policemen in the U.K.who would deal with this sort of matter are not armed, It's only special armed response (SWAT) and regional crime sqad type units that are, and they wouldn't be used to evict squatters.
Colin, I wish you to do that kind of average photography, everyday. since at least 20 years, in the places where he was. This is more than picture framing, this is content.
If you want to check out Suau's complete portfolio from which this picture was taken you can find it in the March issue of the digital journalist. The picture is much stronger when put in it's proper context.