Excellent T. Now a little story for you. In my past I worked as an engineer for a well known importer in London repairing large format cameras. This where I meet Bryan Adams. He needed his lenses mounting on panels and some adaptation to enable a bright screen to be fitted. He was a throughly nice chap chatted about his photography sat and had a coffee with us and even rang back to say all was well with his gear and thanks for my work. Enjoying going back over your past episodes they are a joy. Thanks
Wow William the world is indeed a small place, really enjoyed reading that story of yours and it does confirm my idea of Mr. Adams as being someone who really enjoys photography and treasures his equipment there’s loads of interviews where he talks about equipment and different cameras and you can see his enthusiasm and passion. All the very best to you William, thank you for watching!
Wow… Talk about hitting the ground running with your new ‘White Noise’ series! I for one didn’t know about Bryan’s photography work but I’m very glad that you’ve brought him and his extensive work to my (our) attention with one of your excellently crafted videos :)
Thank you very much Kevin, really appreciate the feedback. And as I said in the video I think there’s a lot of good surprises with this series and definitely a lot to learn from these great people. All the best & thank you for watching!
Thx I hope to learn more about your photography. I love Patty Smith! Brian Adams? I'm sure he's a great guy. Rock Star as a photographer? To me that's like the high school quarter back photographing the other popular students, and teachers favorite's. Popular isn't my thing. Photographing homeless people? I tried that 1/2 the time I felt insincere about it. The ones that broke my heart I had to walk away, and couldn't photograph them. I felt like a jerk photographing them. It was like ; hey if this is the crappiest time in your life, can I photograph you, so everyone can see? I guess I remember what it's really like to be forsaken, abandoned. War vets, I'm not one, who am I to express to someone else how a war vet feels about things. That's thier business to express that. Like Kurt Vonnegott was able to do.
I thought Bryan Adam's did a series on Canada's Arctic (mentioned elsewhere?) if memory serves me it was covered by CBC (Canada Broadcasting Corp.) our public broadcaster? not certain at the moment. Thank-you.
His work is interesting and I’ve been aware of it, it is not massively original ….. but of course it helps if you are worth $m and you have access to the wealth of subjects he has, as opposed to a struggling post grad photog student who is probably equally capable of producing the same kind of images … just sayin’
I recall Yul Brynner doing some fine portraits of stars and Gina Lollibrigida had a pretty good eye, but from what I view here, celebrity photographing celebrity is more about the back story than the image.
From the time that I have heard the Song "Run through the Jungle" As I heard originally from CCR or John Fogerty made me realize that I wanted to be a shooter, after as Freshman Class at when my teacher was showing REALLY Good Art Films on Mondays to see Kent Rockwell, Jasper John, Brassai, Penn, Avedon, and also the works of Japanese artisans films of Color Dying, Bamboo craft making, Color Tile Mosaic and one rare film from Japan, as he shown us the photography work of Akira Kurosawa as during his motion picture career as a lot of celebrities are taken to the camera, like Gina Lollobrigida(Can That Woman Dance with Rock Hudson in the film Come September 1960) Roddy McDowell, Yul Brynner, James Dean, as they express their Inner self in artistic self, as in what they do Best, as what they can do more. Thank You for showing this video... And there are some that cannot for fill in making a photo essay come true for example actress Diane Keaton book "Interiors" Hate it as it was printed flat, and the shown one piece furniture from Hotels, and theaters, and it was just a boring book, as the photo critics said "Ah Yes a Masterpiece, Diane surely knows what can loneliness can produced". The person that said that review that book must be at Happy Acres Home as this person is knitting a pot holders. I am saying that for a person that Buys a Leica, or a Hasselblad Used of course, does not mean that the individual is a Pro, No is that the person that shoots has to come from the heart, and mind to produce, Look at Jeff Bridges, I sure that students are asking him where I can get a Widelux? as his work from the heart not from the camera, I am surprise and Glad for Bryan his work is good, another Jim Marshall, Avedon, Penn, for the person that said No to 1 vote(OK were up to 5) that did not like the video well all I can say is that he or they are must be the ones that rely on his SONY Camera that takes the photo not the individual....
So glad I found your channel (recommended by Alex from The Photographic Eye)! I'm looking forward to watching your other videos because i enjoyed this one very much :-)
So do I, if I’m not mistaken I recommended it in the first video I made about a year ago, I loved the way he spoke about photography and his work in general.
Excellent video on Bryan Adams photographic work. I can understand why Adams wanted to combine his musical talents with his visual images. It may have been his way to expand the poetry or ideas of the music. Although I could never work with a 8x10 view camera, I can see the image flies off the paper or computer screen. He's an amazing photographer and musician. If you get the chance, watch the PBS documentary 'Icon'. It covers the history of album covers, music magazines and the portraits of musicians. From the 1960's to the present. It's terrific.
Thank you! Bryan is honestly such a talented individual, I really appreciate his music, his art in general and honestly once I started digging into his photography I was amazed at the stories he had to tell about people he met or photographed and equipment, he really loves it all. Will add that doc to my watchlist. thank you!
I can't believe I am just discovering you today. I heard your name twice in 2 hours so I guess it was meant to be. Thank you for this very cool vidéo about Bryan Adams. I have a feeling I will be going down T. Hopper's rabbit hole, oups!
So many takeaways from this one. First, excellent work from beginning to end. Thoroughly enjoyable and insightful. Second, I had no idea he was a photographer and realize that I have seen his name on photos and just lazily assumed it was someone else with the same name. Thirdly, hugely connect with the UNTITLED book. I fell into macro earth and landscape photography about a decade ago and it's something I think I'll always be investing in. And lastly, I love the conclusion here. And have very strong feelings about staying connected to personal work and just believing in them enough to trust someone somewhere will connect to it. After all, the personal works of other artists, whether understood or not have had such an impact on me as well as others, even saved my life, that the older I get the more I prioritize it. A balance is always the sweet spot, but when commerciality won't meet you halfway, you have to ask yourself how you want to spend your days of creation. What does it even mean to us when faced with the "career" crossroads. That's where it gets really personal. Well done, my friend. P.S. - Is that a copy of David A. Cook's A History of Narrative Film on your shelf back there? Got the same book on my shelf ;-)
Really good points there John and I totally agree with you about the career crossroads, I think that is why I dedicate myself so much to youtube and the channel because it not only brings me joy but also keeps me inspired and in tune with what I want to do. Just like you as I age I really the importance and the weight of my passions and I keep taking steps towards what makes me fulfilled and happy rather than going for a career of money and no soul. I’m glad that you enjoyed untitled, it’s definitely a good book and yes you’re correct we have the same book on our shelves ahah :)
Hey John! Thank you for those suggestions I have to admit I need to watch more Agnes Varda and need to find time for it, I'm familiar with Floating Weeds because there was a time I kept watching Japanese classics and specially underground Japanese classics such as the work of Mikio Naruse which I highly recommend to you :)
"Wish, I was back on the bayou Rollin' with some Cajun Queen Wishin' I were a fast freight train Just a chooglin' on down to New Orleans" Oh man. CCR. Bryan Adams can certainly take a photgraph. Good on him.
One of my favourite bands ever Ian, I love love their music and grew up listening to them so it’s a kind of homage to them by using a cover of one of their songs. Glad you enjoyed the video and Bryan’s work!
In Canada, we have a thing called "CanCon" which means that radio stations have to play a certain amount of Canadian musical content each day, to stop the airwaves being totally dominated by our southern neighbours. While this can be a good thing, it also means I've heard more of Bryan Adam's soft rock pablum than is really healthy for anybody. He's Canada's Phil Collins: bland, professional, ubiquitous. He seems like a pretty good photographer though, especially since his pictures don't sing. I am of course, being mean, but if you heard "Cuts Like A Knife" every 22 minutes while on a long drive to Winnipeg no matter what station you tuned in to, you'd have a bit of a grudge too. (Nickelback is also Canadian, the horror of many)
@@TatianaHopper I have been shooting as a pro fashion photographer since 1983 been sharing my knowledge for 20 years teaching. speaking at photo seminars and writing books about photography. I have a great deal more to share. If I can help with your channel please just ask. My kindest regards. Bruce.
I grew up rocking Bryan Adams CDs! Until one day he was too vanilla. Ha, little did I know, he's cooler than I thought. This is a fun series you've got going here, Tatiana. This Canadian just shot some film tonight. I didn't go anyplace out of the way, or exotic, nor of the typical subject matters that excite me to show the world. I like the topic, of what we decide is for an audience and what is just for us. It's funny, though I stay on topic with my Instagram, I don't post my best images. I don't share the upper 10% of my shots. There are ones I love too much to present in such a crude fashion. To be buried In the algorithm. I think I'll write you an email about my ideas on how the best could reach the audience I envision. It is a pleading vision. Thanks again for your wonderful films.
Thank you for watching James, Mr. Adams is indeed a very surprising character with loads of different talents, so I’m glad you liked his photography. Glad to know you went out shooting some film that’s the most important thing to keep alert, creative and active. All the very best to you! :)
Wow! I seriously loathe Admas' music - like truly hate it in a bone-shakingly visceral way - but these photos are amazing. I have a newfound respect for him. Great work Tatiana!
Thank you again for this excellent video an your thoughts. I like the new series to come. I didn't know about Bryan Adams and I'm curious which musicians are passionate photographers too.
Great video Tatiana, I've been a fan of Bryan's music since the 1980's but I never knew of his photography career. You caught me off guard on this one. :-)
There you go it’s always good to be surprised with positive and inspiring things like the photography of Bryan Adams! Glad you enjoyed it. Thank you for watching Rich!
Promising series. Linda McCartney, also a musician, certainly had a lot to share on the theme. Ok, not the most original reference, but one to dig a lot of stories from. Best!
Thank you! Bryan's personal work was riveting! Question: Can Astrid Kirchherr qualify as a musician? Please take care, and be well. Your videos are seriously good.
Fitting to an audience and expressing oneself freely seems to be incompatible in the first place, but hopefully a particular vision can resonate. On one hand, I think it's the grail for any artist but on the other hand, unsurprisingly, such a vision is never entirely personal or unseen. Nobody's really alone... And a little quote for the end : "when I let go of what I am, I become what I might be" (My easy tricks for success, Lao Tzu).
Wow, really interesting quote and I totally get what you’re saying about the battle of forces between personal work and fitting it to an audience. Appreciate your input! ✨🤍
You covered all the best and most talented artists of our time or even before like Fan Ho . I really cherish your thoughts on photography and being in the moment and seeing with soul and heart . Thanks T .
Absolutely it’s kind of a good reminder that people have too many talents even when they’re only know by one, virtually speaking. Thank you for watching Marcus!
