Anytime the idea, thought or concept of documentary photography creeps into my mind there is ONE person who always comes to mind first. Salgado. I’m just gonna refer to him by has last name. If Prince can do it, and Ronaldo and a few others, then I nominate Salgado for one name status. If you don’t know Salgado then you are in for a treat. This film below is around 20 minutes long, which in portfolio terms either means you don’t know how to edit or you have produced an insane amount of quality work. Salgado falls into the second category. Just take a look at this film, or skip through it to any section and have a look. Salgado from www.aformi.gr on Vimeo.…
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I just heard some disparaging news. At least it was disparaging news to me. To others the news will come with relief, glee and the sound of chalk on chalkboards as the name at the top of the list is crossed off. Salgado has gone digital. Yep, it’s true. Was it the unbelievable quality? Nope. Was it the ability to shoot unlimited images? No. How about being able to see those Galapagos animals seconds after he snapped them? Nope, not that either. Salgado went digital, at least according to what I read, because of airport security. The world’s greatest documentary photography, reduced to the pixel by the residue of Bin Laden and those blue coats at the TSA. Yep, it seems that his problems…
New York Times article on Salgado and his stopover in Los Angeles. SALGADO NEW YORK TIMES LINK