This is wonderful; what a privilege that must have been. Very few high level academics have much to do with social media, at least not willingly, but interviews like this show that it can also be serious and thoughtful. Thanks, and congratulations.
Just....WOW is right! WOW! Thank you SO MUCH for making this video with Agnèz Sire. Hugh, you are taking the social media video format to another level of excellence! I'm just floored....thank you!
Such a wonderful interview about a beautiful man. And - as usual - Hugh's interviewing skills shine through. And that magic moment at the end, "Stop futzing with this thing." Wonderful!
So good to know Cartier-Bresson’s reaction to the phrase “The Decisive Moment”. I like Agnes Sire very much… I agree. There are many many variables in making images. Proper job. Thank you… Oh, Three Blind Men and an Elephant is so fitting for you…
Your newest interview series are a very valuable addition to the youtube photography community and right up there with Ted Forbes' old videos about the art and not the craft and tech. Thank you.
parshua Ted is a great guy, and I’m privileged to call him a friend - so major thanks! I’ve just started to look at his series on a Vivian Maier - good stuff.
You are elevating RU-vid content to a much more important and meaningful level, Excellent. Please keep expanding beyond equipment and products. I learned a lot. Thank you!
Loved this interview, especially the clarification of the meaning of the French title for "The Decisive Moment", which leads me to recommend the book "Sextet: T. S. Eliot & Truman Capote & Others" by John Malcolm Brinnin. In the chapter "Just Like Java" the author describes his journey with Cartier-Bresson 16,000 miles across America and back as guide, chauffeur, camera assistant and note-taker for the commentary to accompany H C-B's photos in a book of the trip. By the time they return to New York you'll be as exhausted as the author. Easy to find on the used market. Cheers
As I begin my journey in to photography (yet again), this was a welcome interjection of gems and insight, that I wager would not have been found anywhere else. Thank you both for a wonderful talk.
Fantastic interview Hugh. I went to the exhibit on the night of her talk at ICP and got to see that too. Were you there? Really enjoyed it. The show, and Elliott Erwitt's, were wonderful. I love ICP. Miss their incredible bookstore, however.
Douglas Gottlieb So glad you took the opportunity to de the show in person! We weren’t there on opening night but two days earlier. I’m telling you, if I could live around the corner I’d hang out there every day.
Congratulations on a great video!! Please try to do more of these videos. Would love to hear similar conversations about other photographers such as Eggleston, Winogrand, or Klein. Good job!!
Three Blind Men and An Elephant Productions yeah, I got to know you with your Leica videos. I wish I had the money to follow your advice, hahaha. Anyway, right now shooting with fuji, looking forward to seeing the x-t3
You certainly have pull. How did you manage to have a sit down with Agnes Sire? Amazing!! This video is an educational course by itself!! This video is priceless, thank you very much for educating me, for being so committed and professional with your productions. 🙏
Bloody hell. You lucky dog! Very inspirational except of course for the audio. Having just returned from a 3 week romp through Europe I fear my sense of smell is not quite yet tuned. Time to plan another trip. This time for a year or three :-)
That's what I call a conversation -- fascinating! My question is about the arrangement of the pictures in the exhibit: the frames don't seem to be aligned so well. Is there an explanation for that?
Stellar interview. I applaud the way you've been expanding the scope of your vlog (is that what it's called?) and with this post and the Leica series and the photographer interviews you've done - you're providing us with a master class in photography. My sincere thanks!
I read some prefaces she wrote for HCB's books and I think this person knows precisely about HCB himself and has a broad artistic knowledge of photography.
In a documentary by name "Just Plain Love", Henri Cartier Bresson says: "If you want it, you get nothing. Just be receptive and it happens". Pure magic if you ask me. Thx
What a story of a great man.. I never knew that his wife is Indonesian! I'm Indonesian. Is there any documentation of his work in Indonesia? '47 just a couple of years after we declared Independence, but still fighting our freedom from VOC. I would like to see his work if there's any ... Nevertheless, thank you for educating us more and more. God bless you.
