Who are local photographers (to you) that should be famous?

[NJH]

Don McCullin.

Ok doesn't qualify I guess as probably one of the most famous photographers in the world but I don't know of any other famous or almost famous local photographers. I believe he lives in Batcombe, Somerset which is a tiny area between Bruton (a small town famous for schools) and Frome (famously the home town of former F1 World Champion Jenson Button). Drove through there earlier on the way home.

 

[Arklatexian]

A little surprised that both "hubigpielover" and "oldtimermetoo" neglected to mention the inimitable Clarence John Laughlin of New Orleans. His Ghosts Along the Mississippi - photographs of the antebellum homes of the River Road region of Louisiana, shot in the 1940s - is a true classic.I picked up a copy in St. Francisville, La. in 1979; it continues to occupy a prominent spot on one of my bookshelves, and, after almost 40 years, still gets a regular thumb-through.

Sorry about that! I have a copy of Laughin's book "Ghosts Along the Mississippi". I thought he was too well known to fit in this category but should have known better. The price, I guess, of growing older. We have had exhibitions of his work at the State Exhibit Building here in Shreveport. I find him a bit "artsie" for my taste.......Regards!

 

[Hubigpielover]

Sorry about that! I have a copy of Laughin's book "Ghosts Along the Mississippi". I thought he was too well known to fit in this category but should have known better. The price, I guess, of growing older. We have had exhibitions of his work at the State Exhibit Building here in Shreveport. I find him a bit "artsie" for my taste.......Regards!

I forgot about him until you mentioned it and remember checking Ghost Along the Mississippi all the time. I am trying to get LSU Museum of Art to showcase more photography but that has been an uphill struggle. Would love to see a Foneville exhibit.

 

[LeftCoastKid]

I confess to never having heard of CJL until I stumbled upon the book, completely by accident: I was on vacation, visiting St Francisville, photographing either at The Myrtles, or Oakley, or perhaps Rosedown (?), when hunger struck. After lunch, we meandered through the town for several hours while I awaited better light. I noticed the book, in a small shop, did a quick flip-through, and purchased it. Your assessment, oldtimermetoo, is similar to mine: Some beautiful architectural work, as well as portraiture, but also, as you say, "artsie" shots that don't really appeal to me. That said, his architectural work is one of the reasons my Hasselblads will be making my next trip to Louisiana when I venture back.

 

[Hubigpielover]

I confess to never having heard of CJL until I stumbled upon the book, completely by accident: I was on vacation, visiting St Francisville, photographing either at The Myrtles, or Oakley, or perhaps Rosedown (?), when hunger struck. After lunch, we meandered through the town for several hours while I awaited better light. I noticed the book, in a small shop, did a quick flip-through, and purchased it. Your assessment, oldtimermetoo, is similar to mine: Some beautiful architectural work, as well as portraiture, but also, as you say, "artsie" shots that don't really appeal to me. That said, his architectural work is one of the reasons my Hasselblads will be making my next trip to Louisiana when I venture back.

Don't really remember his astrie to much. When you come back down here, you need to hit the coast. Not much in the way of architecture but with the new "coastal restoration plan" is to start evacuating all the coastal communities effectively killing our way of life.

 

[LeftCoastKid]

A tragedy that ecological, economic, and cultural concerns conspire to disrupt/destroy a way of life. I've fished out of several places on the coast: Buras, Empire, Cocodrie, etc. Port Sulphur (Happy Jacks) was a long time favorite), but found it quite disconcerting that the environment was changing so quickly that landmarks frequently disappeared between fishing excursions. Still, sad to see so many of these small town in a battle for survival...

 

[Darkroom317]

Kat Wilson

http://katwilsonartist.com/section/343183-Habitats.html

 

[Hubigpielover]

A tragedy that ecological, economic, and cultural concerns conspire to disrupt/destroy a way of life. I've fished out of several places on the coast: Buras, Empire, Cocodrie, etc. Port Sulphur (Happy Jacks) was a long time favorite), but found it quite disconcerting that the environment was changing so quickly that landmarks frequently disappeared between fishing excursions. Still, sad to see so many of these small town in a battle for survival...

I having a hard time dealing with it. My mom's side of the family is from Buras and my dad's is from Grand Isle. I spent many of happy summer days working for my grandpa in Grand Isle. It is bad enough that they took our language from us, our culture was made fun of until the state found a way to make money, we weren't considered Americans, and know they want to take the land. On the bright side I ate a sack of oysters and drank beer to cheer me up.

Kat Wilson

http://katwilsonartist.com/section/343183-Habitats.html

Thanks for sharing. It isn't for me but I would like to hear what you like about her.

 

[LeftCoastKid]

I having a hard time dealing with it. My mom's side of the family is from Buras and my dad's is from Grand Isle. I spent many of happy summer days working for my grandpa in Grand Isle. It is bad enough that they took our language from us, our culture was made fun of until the state found a way to make money, we weren't considered Americans, and know they want to take the land. On the bright side I ate a sack of oysters and drank beer to cheer me up.

Always loved Cajun cuisine. Two of my cousins from Baton Rouge each married "coon asses," so I've been exposed to some of the finest cuisine/ warmest hospitality on the continent. Always fun to converse, playing "catch-up" in conversation, switching seamlessly between English and French. Every time I've visited, of course, I've made the rounds of all the restaurants - Donaldsonville and Bayou Manchac are two of my favorite locales, food-wise.

 

[Hubigpielover]

I've traveled a good bit at my last job and the first thing I always did was get a oyster poboy form Poboy Lloyds in downtown Baton Rouge. Next time you come down you have to go.

 

[Vaughn]

Besides me...hmmmmmm. I guess that would be Tom Knight (d.1990). Started the photo program thru the Art Dept. at Humboldt State in the 50's. Second or 3rd college in the US to have separate photo program. Never seen anyone make such nice prints on Kodak Polycontrast as he could!

 

[Hubigpielover]

Besides me...hmmmmmm. I guess that would be Tom Knight (d.1990). Started the photo program thru the Art Dept. at Humboldt State in the 50's. Second or 3rd college in the US to have separate photo program. Never seen anyone make such nice prints on Kodak Polycontrast as he could!

I tried to find some of his work but couldn't. I guess you need to get cracking to take up the mantel. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Vaughn]

Not much out there for pre-digital people. A couple images here: http://now.humboldt.edu/news/life-and-light/

 

[Hubigpielover]

Not much out there for pre-digital people. A couple images here: http://now.humboldt.edu/news/life-and-light/

Thanks for the article. I've always believed the measure of the mark of a man is how he treated others and it seems Tom Knight is well loved.

 

[benjiboy]

A very old friend of more than fifty years and great jazz photographer who sadly died recently Terry Cryer Dead Link Removed

In addition, Terry was a very interesting character that I'm sure would many members of this forum would have greatly liked, he came from a circus family his mother was trapeze and high wire artist, his father was a fire-eater and sword swollower he was as a teenager in the army in Africa and was given the job of shooting 400 I.D card photos of black soldier of the East African Defence force and the experience stood him in good stead.in later life photographing black jazz musicians and getting the exposure right, he started shooting musicians in local jazz clubs moved to London and was a staff photographer with a now-defunct publication called Jazz News. I was a friend of Terry's for more than fifty years and sorely miss him..
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