just finished watching "The Salt of the Earth". Is there any similar photography documentaries that you would recommend?
I started watching some doc about Bresson but it was really boring and just Artsy Fartsy stuff.
I liked Salgado's because they talk more about his adventures and the stuff that happened around him and not about "how he is so good and perfect, every picture he takes is like music" (paraphrasing the bresson doc btw)
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>>2722457
theres an old joel peter witkin docu, and a new one. i recommend both; older one is grittier and nastier, both very interesting on his creative process.
the araki docu is amazing too, it has snippets from bjork, daido and takeshi kitano talking about the guy.
Just watched one on Netflix called Everybody Street that was pretty good. It didn't have the same impact on me as Salt of the Earth but it certainly had some great photography, and some interesting personalities.
Last Days of the Arctic
War Photographer
http://youtu.be/Y0XqoMX6Wmo
nice recs everyone. thanks
>>2722457
>>2722457
there's a really good one on William Eggleston thats on youtube if you just do a quick search
>>2722457
>I started watching some doc about Bresson but it was really boring and just Artsy Fartsy stuff.
what's the name of the Bresson doc?
I'd be interested
>>2723042
love of something I think
Visual acoustics: the photography of Julius Shulman
fucking bump.
there's a better doc on Salgado than salt of the earth, I think its name is "revealing salgado" or something along this lines. it is directly centered on his technique and he speaking of his work. it's recent too.
not a docu, but i found a long video (about 2 hours) of todd hido giving a lecture at an uni. very fucking well informative, hes kinda awkward to listen to, but if you can get past to that, you get to watch his whole creative process, workflow and mindset behind it.
>>2722547
This one is fantastic.
>>2723548
there's a portuguese version of this on youtube.
>>2722457
Photography documentaries as documentaries about photographers and photography or documentaries with interesting photography that may interest a photographer?
I recently watched all four episodes of "witness", a documentary series on photographers on HBO and it was inspiring. Not about gear, but about four different photogs doing their work in various countries that was very interesting...
>>2722457
So, let me get this right. Correct me if I'm wrong.
You've watched "The Salt of The Earth" and you "liked" his "adventures and the stuff that happened around him"?
Did you "like" what was actually depicted going on around him?
I'm asking, because this docu was not about Salgado. It was about how fucked up everything is in this world. Don't take this the wrong way, Salgado is a great photographer, but while watching TSOTE I didn't give a shit about him. I kept thinking how fucked up we are...
>>2722457
So, let me get this right. Correct me if I'm wrong.
You've watched "The Salt of The Earth" and you "liked" his "adventures and the stuff that happened around him"?
Did you "like" what was actually depicted going on around him?
I'm asking, because this docu was not about Salgado. It was about how fucked up everything is in this world. Don't take this the wrong way, Salgado is a great photographer, but while watching TSOTE I didn't give a shit about him. I kept thinking how fucked up we are.
And I think this is what he is actually trying to achieve through his work.
>>2724243
he can get out whatever the fuck he wants from watching the docu. btw i dont get all guilty and "omg fucked up world" when watching his photos. i get a great sense of dignity and stoicism.
maybe you should try stopping being a huge homo.
>>2722457
thats a great documentary.
This is not a photography documentary, but a documentary with goat cinematography
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoyKe-HxmFk#t=101
>https://warosu.org/ic/thread/2301384
>https://warosu.org/ic/thread/2106590
>https://warosu.org/ic/thread/2172182
not a documentary about photography but stunning cinematography and music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PirH8PADDgQ (the trailer is very low-res, but there are high-quality torrents)
>>2722547
This is incredible and very much worth watching, another personal favourite is "Reely and Truly by tyrone lebon. I think it's brilliant
https://youtu.be/NltfhFyDglc
Half Past Autumn: The Life and Work of Gordon Parks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyVZTrB5eAw
The Many Lives of William Klein (2012)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnN9LMvjM7Y
>>2724363
well, your father told me the same thing before getting a dick up his ass.
>>2724363
>i get a great sense of dignity and stoicism
from whom and about what. you are just throwing words around fgt.
'Manufactured landscapes'. It's amazing.
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brief but awesome little doc on the last roll of kodachrome film shot by steve mccurry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUL6MBVKVLI
>>2725800
>Manufactured landscapes
ty anon. now i know what ill watch tonight.
>>2722547
this. one of the best I've watched.
also, similar stuff but not a documentary, a film called Blow Up. You probably have heard this one but just saying.
Anyone know of some halfway decent documentaries where the photographer is mostly using large format cameras?
I know about:
Salt
Manufactured Landscapes
Gursky World
Long Shot, Close Up
What Remains
>>2722457
Bill Cunningham New York is a very cool documentary on the life and times of legendary street style photographer Bill Cunningham. Worth a watch, even if you don't like his photos, it's on Netflix
>>2722457
http://pseudosticky.wikia.com/#Documentaries
>>2722457
is it good? i am thinking about going yo see it here in argentina
Eggleston is an amazing guy. One in a century kind of a guy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jZ_HkaTXh8
>>2725964
its amazing. Go watch it.
