Photography and Writing by A. Cemal Ekin
Photography is about seeing with the mind’s eye. Our cameras merely record that idea to share it with others. And we all have a different way of seeing. When seeing becomes a profession like that of photojournalists, it becomes another very important tool in their arsenal. Steve Szydlowski is one such photographer, a photojournalist. I …
Reha's most recent book, Mimarlık Fotoğrafı (Architectural Photography) has been in progress for quite a few years and was just recently published. It is an excellent read on the intricacies of this genre of photography with many photographs from his long career.
If you are a regular visitor to this site, you will likely remember that I enjoy looking at vintage photographs. And, photo auctions at different auction houses offer all of us rare opportunities to see them. I have just learned that Heritage Auctions is having a new auction coming up from an e-mail announcement. The …
I was thinking of a subject to write about when an e-mail alert arrived from Sotheby’s about their upcoming auction. It will close tomorrow, April 3, but you can still view the photographs in the auction. And what a collection it is! You will see works from well-known masters like Walker Evans, Irving Penn, Aaron …
In the past, I wrote about photo auctions and mentioned a few by Sotheby’s. I enjoy them because I get a chance to see many photographs I couldn’t see otherwise. And, most of them present a different set of works by a diverse group of photographers. About a couple of years ago, I stumbled on …
Sotheby’s, Supermodels and Seduction: 50 Years of Fashion Photography Supermodels slideshow worth viewing. You may or may not recognize the models and the photographers but their impact on the fashion consciousness is undeniable.
I am, once more, grateful for Sotheby’s photography auctions. A few days ago, I received an email about the upcoming show and sale, featuring the photographs of Fan Ho, the Chinese photographer who was elected Fellow of the Photographic Society of America (PSA) along with many other similar societies in many countries. I viewed the …
Photography auctions like the ones run by Sotheby’s, Christie’s, etc., present otherwise hard to see photographs. I cannot afford to bid on any of the items but seeing them is a useful learning experience. The recent auction at Sotheby’s got remarkable results, a sign of increasing interest in photography as collectible art. The highest bid …
Winogrand is one of the celebrated names in photography, specifically street photography. A prolific shooter, he left tens of thousands of unpublished photographs and about 2,500 rolls of undeveloped film. His famous saying “I photograph to see what the world looks like in photographs” is the subject of this presentation by Ian Bogost. He says …
Yesterday, I visited the opening reception of “Vanishing Points,” a photography exhibit by Jason Eskenazi at the Reilly Gallery of Providence College. The collection featured photographs Jason took in October 2001, right after his return from Russia, with a sweeping-lens Horizon camera at Ground Zero. The photographs were printed on long rolls of paper and …
As one of the major auction houses, Sotheby’s periodically has auctions of photographic art. I truly enjoy following what is coming down the pike, and if I like the collection I try to purchase the catalog after the auction is over on eBay. These auctions bring together photographs that I would have no chance of …
I have been following Sotheby’s and other auction houses for photography auctions. They give me a chance to see photographs that I have no chance of seeing, and after the auction, I get a chance to buy the exhibit catalog on eBay for $10-15. They are printed at high quality with all the relevant information …
