Comments on: A Couple Interesting Photographer Videos

By: Karin Heard

Karin Heard — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 18:36:59 +0000

Dodge & Burn blog has shed some light – See the article as it is a very interesting read. It reveals the truth in many areas beyond the photographers.

http://dodgeburn.blogspot.com/2010/10/correction-first-black-woman.html

By: Gigi Franklin

Gigi Franklin — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 02:44:44 +0000

Please know that Lauri Lyons was not the first African American female photographer to be represented by Getty Images. This is a big error.

By: Good Prospects « the life and times of a young photographer

Good Prospects « the life and times of a young photographer — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 18:59:07 +0000

[...] photographers of color, photographers to watch I caught wind of Lauri Lyons work thanks to A Photo Editor posting a great documentary of Lauri at Current. Lauri has the type of resume I’d like to one [...]

By: Ori

Ori — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 18:54:16 +0000

Thanks so much for posting the Lauri Lyons video. I had no idea who she was until I stumbled upon this post. I’m always excited to see work from photographers of color, especially women — and her work is stellar!

By: gustavo godinho

gustavo godinho — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:24:24 +0000

lol it’s so zoolander!

By: craig laCourt

craig laCourt — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 03:00:04 +0000

I was lucky enough to be included in a group show with Laurie Lyons a couple of months ago. It’s nice to come across small video features like this. They can be really inspiring.

By: Aaron Leclerc

Aaron Leclerc — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 23:51:48 +0000

In addition:

It’s also nice to see that she hasn’t lost what’s at the fore-front of photography. Vision.

By: Aaron Leclerc

Aaron Leclerc — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 22:55:47 +0000

With everyone seeminly in an un-avoidable race to own equipment that hasn’t even been thought of yet, it’s nice to see Lyons successfully grinding the globe with ” a beat up bag, some film, a shapie, my light meter, and 2 cameras. And that’s it. You don’t need anything else; except people to photograph. That helps.”

By: cbp

cbp — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 22:27:57 +0000

does anyone know the version of Habanera that is playing in the LaChapelle Video?

By: Brooks Ayola

Brooks Ayola — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 19:41:07 +0000

The person that did the blurring in the LaChappelle video needs to find another line of work. :-)

By: tim

tim — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:34:32 +0000

@Ronald, understood, and perfectly acceptable :).

By: Tim

Tim — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:28:30 +0000

I’m glad to see you feature an African-American photographer and wish that you would do more. But not JUST because of race, but to show how different cultures and races see things differently.

I’ve never been a big fan of LaChappelle or a lot of other art photographers. Then again, I didn’t got to art school so I guess I’m just ignorant.

By: Ronald

Ronald — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:28:08 +0000

@tim, that’s the problem, it reminds you of stuff that has already occurred. i know, post modern. but his work is just too shallow, too obvious. that’s just my opinion.

By: tim

tim — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:19:19 +0000

@Ronald, I never saw the show in person, but based on the work on the gallery website, I see no reason why he can’t be taken as a serious artist. Just because he is a fashion photography icon I think people will disregard his gallery work. A lot of it reminded me of Warhol and Gilbert and George.

By: Jesse Dittmar

Jesse Dittmar — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:00:06 +0000

@Ronald, I know! Go back to making great portraits and fashion work.

By: Ronald

Ronald — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:35:33 +0000

there is no doubt that DLC is influential, and he has certainly done some spectacular celebrity photos, but his “art” is just LAME. nobody takes this guy seriously. his gallerist must know this, but also knows that his “fame” will help bring people in. it brought me in to that show, and i was like WTF.
Maybe he should spell out HOLY WAR on the top of his piece, I wasn’t sure I got the point.

By: Jesse Dittmar

Jesse Dittmar — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:30:57 +0000

I’m no interviewer, but the woman in the LaChapelle video did nothing for me. For the amount of time she had I was extremely disappointed in what she provoked out of David. The video tried to reinforce LaChapelle’s fame and nyc draw, but we already know that! Show us, ask questions, and give answers to things we don’t know.

By: david

david — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 15:06:45 +0000

good stuff.. thanks for posting.

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