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The Art of Photography => Discussing Photographic Styles => Topic started by: Rob C on October 27, 2018, 12:51:47 pm

Title: Ray Metzker
Post by: Rob C on October 27, 2018, 12:51:47 pm: I picked up on this guy in Leicaphilia.com.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Metzker

https://www.google.com/search?q=ray+metzker+imagenes&rlz=1C2PRFE_enES586ES586&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiG19GEiqfeAhXIVsAKHc_hByIQiR56BAgKEBY&biw=1262&bih=864

https://aperture.org/blog/anne-wilkes-tucker-ray-k-metzker-1931-2014/

I'm amazed that it took me all these years to come across his work.

Rob
Title: Re: Ray Metzker
Post by: mecrox on October 27, 2018, 02:48:21 pm: He’s marvellous, isn’t he. A contemporary photographer who follows a similar style is Rupert Vandervell (https://rupertvandervell.co.uk/gallery/).
Title: Re: Ray Metzker
Post by: Kevin Raber on October 27, 2018, 03:33:53 pm: He's a cool guy. Miss him now. I had him as a professor for two years at the Philadelphia College Of Art. Incredible master of black and white.
Title: Re: Ray Metzker
Post by: Telecaster on October 27, 2018, 03:45:59 pm: I first saw Metzker's work around the same time as Fan Ho's, maybe even via the same source. I'd forgotten about him. Love his eye for geometry as well as contrast.

-Dave-
Title: Re: Ray Metzker
Post by: RSL on October 27, 2018, 04:20:45 pm: He "gets" the point that photography is a graphic medium.
Title: Re: Ray Metzker
Post by: petermfiore on October 27, 2018, 04:38:24 pm: Quote from: RSL on October 27, 2018, 04:20:45 pm
He "gets" the point that photography is a graphic medium.

Graphically beautiful, indeed. Which means less dynamic range. How about that. Almost a sin today!

Peter
Title: Re: Ray Metzker
Post by: Rob C on October 27, 2018, 05:46:33 pm: Quote from: petermfiore on October 27, 2018, 04:38:24 pm
Graphically beautiful, indeed. Which means less dynamic range. How about that. Almost a sin today!

Peter

Not if you grew up with graded printing papers. Then, it's a tool, an option that only we magicians know anything about!

:-)
Title: Re: Ray Metzker
Post by: Ivophoto on October 28, 2018, 01:42:09 pm: Quote from: Rob C on October 27, 2018, 12:51:47 pm
I picked up on this guy in Leicaphilia.com.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Metzker

https://www.google.com/search?q=ray+metzker+imagenes&rlz=1C2PRFE_enES586ES586&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiG19GEiqfeAhXIVsAKHc_hByIQiR56BAgKEBY&biw=1262&bih=864

https://aperture.org/blog/anne-wilkes-tucker-ray-k-metzker-1931-2014/

I'm amazed that it took me all these years to come across his work.

Rob

He surely knows what clair obscur is.
Title: Re: Ray Metzker
Post by: petermfiore on October 28, 2018, 04:04:00 pm: Quote from: Rob C on October 27, 2018, 05:46:33 pm

Not if you grew up with graded printing papers. Then, it's a tool, an option that only we magicians know anything about!

:-)

We are a breed soon to be, all but extinct.

Peter
Title: Re: Ray Metzker
Post by: cgarnerhome on November 02, 2018, 01:02:42 pm: He was a student of Harry Callahan and Aaron Siskind. I see a lot of Callahan's influence in Metzker's work but he found his own unique way.