Luminous Landscape Forum
The Art of Photography => The Coffee Corner => Topic started by: mbaginy on January 10, 2019, 12:47:02 pm
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Beautiful photos! But even for Gursky-style prices, I wouldn't have had the guts to photograph some.
link (https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2019/jan/10/chrysler-building-art-deco-sale-new-york-photos)
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Good stuff, Mike. Thanks.
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Fascinating historic images. Thanks for the link.
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Fascinating historic images. Thanks for the link.
Yes, shows how good they were long before many of us came along!
That gargoyle shot scares the hell out of me: the lady either had nerves of steel or a death wish. I believe that during the construction period of many of those tall buildings, it was customary to hire a particular tribe of American Indians to do high work because they had no fear of heights, and were gifted with great balance. Maybe just a myth?
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IMO you can't beat Berenice Abbott's Changing New York for classic NYC b&w. Andreas Feininger published a few different NYC-centered books too. Feininger seems to fly under the radar despite having made some well-known pics.
-Dave-
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Yes, shows how good they were long before many of us came along!
That gargoyle shot scares the hell out of me: the lady either had nerves of steel or a death wish. I believe that during the construction period of many of those tall buildings, it was customary to hire a particular tribe of American Indians to do high work because they had no fear of heights, and were gifted with great balance. Maybe just a myth?
Many of those Indians came down from a tribe in Canada. They were the steel workers.