Any photography docs/shows to recommend?

dinneenp

Hi,
Can anyone recommend any photo docs/shows/online videos etc that are out there?
Anything related to photography really- technical, reviews, documentary etc.
I watched a bit of the Rankin show was didn't like it.
Cheers,
Pa.

JayEnnis

War photographer - James nachtwey is a great one to watch!

Effects

This one that was on BBC is very good, not sure where you would find it now though. http://www.bbc.co.uk/photography/genius/

Not much about digital though which seemed to annoy some people.

Borderfox

Really like this guys work http://www.youtube.com/user/achaser123

BFassassin

Dtown tv is a great weekly show imo.
It started out as a Nikon only show but its now just any tips for digital photography.

http://kelbytv.com/dtowntv/

Sleepy

Effects wrote: »

This one that was on BBC is very good, not sure where you would find it now though. http://www.bbc.co.uk/photography/genius/

Not much about digital though which seemed to annoy some people.

Would definitely recommend The Genius of Photography alright. Great introduction to many of the "greats" and guaranteed to get you googling some of them to see more of their work. Some pretentious gob****es of course, but worth the watch.

dinneenp

stumbled upon this, very short-
Iconic Blogger Scott Schumann, aka, The Sartorialist

Cameraman

One of my personal favourites - Richard Avedon (in 9 parts !)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpIZ_S38A_0&feature=player_embedded

charybdis

Some of these have already been mentioned:

The Genius of Photography
William Eggleston in the Real World
War Photographer
What Remains
Visual Acoustics
Arakimentari
Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Impassioned Eye
Jaques Henri Lartigue: The Boy Who Never Grew Up

There was one about Ansel Adams whose name I can't remember also.

melekalikimaka

annie lebovitz one isnt too bad and the arbus one is pretty interesting

blackbird98

The "Focus on Imaging" show in Birmingham is an excellent show. If you register on-line, admission is free, and if you book flights early enough, you'll get return flights for about €20.

Even if you're not in the market to buy anything, it's a great way to see what's available, and also some excellent seminars.

I go to it as often as I can. Check it out here: http://www.focus-on-imaging.co.uk/home.htm

jaybeeveedub

JayEnnis wrote: »

War photographer - James nachtwey is a great one to watch!

ditto: picture quality isnt great, but its fascinating, especially the amount of time he spends printing each image

ThOnda

Nachtwey and printing his own images? Were you watching carefully?
In that case, I am developing my own negs too

jaybeeveedub

ThOnda wrote: »

Nachtwey and printing his own images? Were you watching carefully?
In that case, I am developing my own negs too

true true, but then when your that s^&thot, you have grunts to do the chemical bit in the dark!!