Re: Keepers of Light

From: Sandy King (sanking@CLEMSON.EDU)
Date: 09/29/03-12:38:10 PM Z

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Judy Seigel wrote:

>On Mon, 29 Sep 2003 curzon@tegenlicht.com wrote:
>
>> For instance: I'm reading The Keepers of Light (W Crawford). This is an
>> excelent book on the techniques and its history, but also a good HOW TO
>> book.
>
>The Keepers of Light is a golden oldie, cherished for many reasons, as
>pioneer, & for being, for its day, exceptionally reliable, also -- to my
>mind anyway -- for stressing how PROCESS affected the path of photography,
>including & especially the esthetics.... That alas is still not properly
>respected in "the canon."

Judy,

Absolutely agreed. The section of KOL book that deals with
photographic syntax is just wonderful. Everybody interested in
photographic aesthetics should read it.

Sandy

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