The Rabbit Hole Of Photograph Beckons

Hope you are having a great Saturday!
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The squirrels are still picking the remnants of the walnuts from the tree, and we've also now got a new nest of wasps in an airbrick in the back garden. Less welcome than the squirrels!
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Anyway, I've talked a bit about Andreas Feininger recently, and yesterday posted a video about Jacques Henri-Lartigue on TPE.
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Both the video and the newsletter have had some comments from viewers and readers thanking me for introducing them to photographers they'd never heard of before.
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Way back in the mists of time, when it took me 2 weeks to record and edit a video, my goal with the fledgling channel was simply to give biographies of photographers whose images I enjoyed.
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Over time of course that's slightly expanded, but the core ideas and joy remain that I get a real kick out of introducing classic photographers to a wider audience.
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It's always a bit tricky to find these photographers because not only are there a lot of them, but where do you start if you don't know the names of any of them?
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In my inbox was a letter from Martin who gave me the inspiration for this edition of Saturday Selections:
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One of the most inspiring ways to learn about photography and discover new photographers is to listen to them talk. So I'm going to give you a list of starting points which hopefully will send you down a little rabbit hole of discovery this weekend!
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I've broken them down into rough genres (each link will take you to a curated playlist):
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'Greats' - Those who are, well, you know, The Greats :D
'Street/Documentary'
'Landscape'
'Portrait'
'Other'
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These are just a sample of what is available on YouTube, a lot of them are old and poor quality which is a shame, but at least we can see them.
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​Luckily in the last few years there have been more documentaries created about photographers, some are free to access on places like PBS, or you can rent them.
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I'll be adding to these playlists as and when I find more documentaries.
If you'd like to help me by being a collaborator on these playlists, you can do so by clicking here​
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This will give you the ability to add videos to a TPE photography documentary playlist
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I hope that inspires you for a few days!
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Thanks again everyone for being here.
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Alex
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P.S
The Genius Of Photography by the BBC is probably one of the finest and most comprehensive photography documentary series ever.
​https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1288869/