Thursday, November 8, 2007

Best Site I've Found for Nixon

Lots of general overview

LINK

Nixon Summed Up

(his best known photo series) "series which show us again and again why his work with the slow, contemplative large format camera surprises and enthralls viewers. It is because the results are more than portraiture; large format has never been used in quite the way Nixon uses it. Technically, his photos are always thrillingly composed and lovingly detailed. Emotionally, his photos inhabit a world somewhere between the action click and the thoughtful composition, capturing fleeting but meaningful moments. His subjects' expressions combine a buoyant hopefulness with an ominous cognizance of human frailty. These qualities are what give his photographs their poignancy."

-New York Institute of Photography, Photographer's Spotlight

Fink and Model


It is worth noting that Larry Fink studied with Lisette Model. Lisette Model, "Woman with Veil," 1949, Right

Nixon - People/Lovers





Forbidden Pictures - More Images





The whole set of images can be seen HERE

Also, Conscientious has a bit on these with links to news reports LINK

Fink on Teaching

"In a commercial culture, imagination is the last element to be nurtured. I try to give students the courage to exercise and enjoy the pleasure of their imagination."

Various Magazine Work by Larry Fink