Comments on: Stanley Greene’s Black Passport

By: Janis Leventhal

Janis Leventhal — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 15:52:21 +0000

Wow Stanley – that ‘s a long way from the SF Art Institute. I remember you as Clare’s boyfriend – it is really wonderful to see your power. It’s been a lifetime since then. Congratulations, Janis

By: Mas

Mas — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:53:55 +0000

Get Stanley Greene – Black Passport considerably cheaper than anywhere else on the net…

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Stanley-Greene-Black-Passport-War-Photography_W0QQitemZ250595014876QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Books_NonFictionBooks_NonFictionBooks_SM?hash=item3a58a078dc

By: D.R.

D.R. — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 08:24:11 +0000

Damn sweet.

By: April

April — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:08:40 +0000

Stanley is a f’ing genius photojournalist. Thanks for posting Rob.

By: Book Video: Black Passport by Stanley Greene « The Sleepless Bookworm

Book Video: Black Passport by Stanley Greene « The Sleepless Bookworm — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 18:11:43 +0000

[...] Via A Photo Editor. [...]

By: Joshua

Joshua — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 16:08:41 +0000

Absolutely riveting. Which is what it is meant to be. I’m getting started in multimedia like this {coming from just pure photos} and this is a great end of the spectrum.

By: Mimmy Loftin

Mimmy Loftin — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 02:19:06 +0000

try http://www.youtube.com/mimmycal left out the l on the last post!

By: Mimmy Loftin

Mimmy Loftin — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 02:16:53 +0000

Wow, I certainly hoped you killed enough feeling brain cells to detour you from your feelings of grief and saddness over losing your marriage. However…it most likely drove you deeper in to the abyss of nothingness! God forbid! Yep some times we just got to sit with those feelings..and if we cant feel…..well I guess we can go out and shoot dead people and really numb ourselves.
It was an excellent presentation…but for something more uplifting….check my ‘good vibe’ photography on http://www.youtube.com/mimmyca. And this comes from a woman who wrote a tough book on letting go of a 22 year marriage called 2nd LIVES CLUB …why…Yes. there IS life after marriage..we just have to deal with the after math and be responsible for creating our own good feelings from here on out. Why? Because NOW we know…really know MARRIAGE and relationships ….come and go! Blessings!

By: West Coast Jim

West Coast Jim — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:24:46 +0000

Wow.
Looks and sounds fun on a Eizo monitor and an iPhone.
Very nice. But I’m a long time Tom Waits fanboy.
As for the true significance we always have to remember that only history can be the judge. Most people think Reverie is the shit and perhaps if you sell DSLRs it is. But being first isn’t always being the best now is it? With the obvious exception of The Day the Earth Stood Still or the first Matrix!
Just a caveat.
I also remember round fisheyes, solarization, ringflashes and light painting fondly (but not often)…
10-4

By: Ann-Marie Stillion

Ann-Marie Stillion — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:58:16 +0000

Inspired.

But I don’t get the Skype reference in the end credits.

What does Skype have to do with it?

By: marco aurelio

marco aurelio — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:20:35 +0000

Rob, this is the best piece–as applicable to my rookie career–I have experienced on your site. Thank you for sharing.

For those of us who are rookies at this photog thing, and who had the misfortune–or opportunity–to come in the worst market for photogs in its history, and who like me, have been forced by the simplest economic forces (pay rent, put food on our table, save to get a new lens) to do a lot more personal work than paying gigs to keep building and evolving, and because of those forces have been forced to go against the traditional specialized-field and diversify (I pay rent many times by shooting toilet paper for a cleaning products company), this piece is a raw and firm reminder to keep going, to stay true to one’s character and vision, to do whatever it takes to not just survive, but thrive.

Thank you again.

By: Ian Martin

Ian Martin — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:45:19 +0000

Wow. That’s powerful. I have an old copy of Sylvia Plachy’s “Unguided Tour” by Aperture. It came complete with a floppy LP soundtrack by Tom Waits that you’re supposed to while looking at the pictures.

By: JMG

JMG — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:22:19 +0000

wonder if he got the rights to use that Tom Waits song?

By: Gary Miller

Gary Miller — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:09:43 +0000

Outstanding use of multi-media as a promotion tool.

By: Frank Petronio

Frank Petronio — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:43:23 +0000

Damn. Brilliant.

By: Gene Smirnov

Gene Smirnov — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:50:08 +0000

@Tim, Yeah, that phrase is what makes this video for me. An important turning point in presentation.

By: Ed Hamlin

Ed Hamlin — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:08:09 +0000

Interesting thoughts and perspective. It struck me as a direct representation, the presence of his life, cold, empty, embattled yet there is still a b it of life present. It takes clarity to envision a compilation like this and cudos for following it Stanley.

How many of us will follow the vision we have for a project this year and see it through to fruition? I printed a but for my family and self. he next later this year will be otherwise. Follow your passion!

By: Tim

Tim — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 17:19:27 +0000

“…[it] gave me a great excuse. My wife has left me, instead of becoming an alcoholic, I would go and shoot war.”

LOVE it!!!!

By: Daniel Milnor

Daniel Milnor — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:46:45 +0000

Wow, great for Stanley. I love the concept and the feel of how this is presented, and I can hear the faint whine of wheels turning with photographers around the globe.
Being a mostly analog guy who also appreciates the abundance of electronic options we have today, I love the marriage of darkroom prints/skype.
I can only say I HOPE this isn’t the last book of darkroom prints, otherwise my book will never be published….
I also like the fact he seems like a guy who just does his thing and has found a way to live in the “modern” photography world which seems to content with…with…with…just content.

By: c.d.embrey

c.d.embrey — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:49:09 +0000

WOW ! ! May be the best ‘net video I’ve seen. I’ll buy the book based on this, no need to hold the book and flip through the pages.

Nice to see that someone really gets it. Visuals and sound working together to draw you in.

By: Bear Cieri

Bear Cieri — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:47:16 +0000

Certainly caught my attention. I would even consider buying the book if I had any money.

I wonder how much time is invested in producing the video. Say a week at most? Put it online and let the people do the rest. The result is marketing at a direct audience with very little resources.

The whole thing makes a lot of sense.

By: Bryan J Zimmerman

Bryan J Zimmerman — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:29:52 +0000

I am preparing to publish my first book of my poetry and photography. The book will also have a musical soundtrack to accompany the poems without a picture giving the reader a complete multimedia experience, instead of reading “just another” poetry book.

We are living in a visual world, and print is dwindling right before our eyes. It may not be evident to most, but newspaper and magazine sales are at all time lows, and with the advent of readers like Barnes & Noble’ Nook, and Amazon’s Kindle, the book market will soon be on the same path.

I think Mr. Greene should do the same thing using video as the medium, which would be extremely powerful.

Thank you for sharing this video. I am looking forward to ordering Mr. Greene’s book, and perhaps I have tapped into a new way to think about photography?

Kind Regards,
Bryan J Zimmerman