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The Art of Photography => The Coffee Corner => Topic started by: BlasR on October 07, 2009, 07:46:27 pm

Title: Photographer Irving Penn Dies
Post by: BlasR on October 07, 2009, 07:46:27 pm

We here today tomorrow you go

RIP  MR Penn

http://www.pdnonline.com/pdn/content_displ...8f3e52cc75cea1a (http://www.pdnonline.com/pdn/content_display/photo-news/obituaries/e3ic70c81ff95d140b928f3e52cc75cea1a)


BlasR

Title: Photographer Irving Penn Dies
Post by: ashley on October 15, 2009, 11:17:13 am

Irving Penn was one of the true masters and I am surprised that nobody else has said replied to this thread. His contribution to photography was enormous.

Title: Photographer Irving Penn Dies
Post by: Rob C on October 16, 2009, 03:09:29 pm

Quote from: ashley

Irving Penn was one of the true masters and I am surprised that nobody else has said replied to this thread. His contribution to photography was enormous.

Well, I have been a fashion and calendar photographer most of my career and I suppose I knew of Penn as well as anyone else did. But there was ever a problem. The problem was simply this: he was always feted with all the accolades but seldom did he actually seem to appear anywhere. For me, he was probably the world's best-known invisible photographer. Again, that's for me.

This is NOT any attempt to diminish the man, something I would never dream of doing, but knowing how the internet can distort opinion or even statement, I feel the need to stress that is not my intention.

Perhaps that is something others have found too; there is no slight or boycott, just little mental connection based on presence.

Rob C