A intiresting article I found online gives a face to the people behind the photos and a amazing camera is used.
If I remember correctly in Highschool AP art I actually met Yousuf Karsh and had a nice chat with him because he apparently liked substitute teaching here and there. He didn't say who he was at the time but we were told by our teacher the next day. Loved his work.
"There's a good chance you've seen most of the photos featured in Tim Mantoani's new book, Behind Photographs. But I doubt you've seen the faces of the photographers behind those shots, who are finally given the notoriety they all deserve.
The San Diego-based photographer has created over 150 of these portraits over the past five years, using one of only a few remaining large format 20x24-inch Polaroid cameras. At $200 a shot, the project was made more complicated when Polaroid went under, making the film even harder to come by. But the results are stunning, giving the world a glimpse of the talented photogs responsible for some of the most iconic photos over the past few decades.
If I remember correctly in Highschool AP art I actually met Yousuf Karsh and had a nice chat with him because he apparently liked substitute teaching here and there. He didn't say who he was at the time but we were told by our teacher the next day. Loved his work.
"There's a good chance you've seen most of the photos featured in Tim Mantoani's new book, Behind Photographs. But I doubt you've seen the faces of the photographers behind those shots, who are finally given the notoriety they all deserve.
The San Diego-based photographer has created over 150 of these portraits over the past five years, using one of only a few remaining large format 20x24-inch Polaroid cameras. At $200 a shot, the project was made more complicated when Polaroid went under, making the film even harder to come by. But the results are stunning, giving the world a glimpse of the talented photogs responsible for some of the most iconic photos over the past few decades.
Pictured above are photographers Jeff Widener, responsible for the Tiananmen Square Tank Man photo in 1989, and Neil Leifer, with his shot of Ali posing over Sonny Liston in 1965. While the image to the left includes Steve McCurry and his photo of a young
Pakistani woman
Afghan refugee in Pakistan in 1984, and Mark Seliger with his shot of Kurt Cobain. Behind Photographs is available in two versions: a $60 signed regular edition, and a $100 signed exclusive edition that includes a protective slip case. [Behind Photographs via Wired]
Photos: Tim Mantoani
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