The End of the Age of Photography

[johnastovall]

The End of the Age of Photography by Danny Lyon

A provocative and thoughful essay by Danny Lyon. You may not agree with it all but it will make you think about photography's past, future and purpose. If you don't know who Danny Lyon is you should, he did perhaps one of the most powerfull photography works ever done in and about Texas.

"Many years ago I was being driven along central park west in a NYC Taxi and talking with Robert Frank whom I sat beside. When I spoke of using words with photography, texts, as part of what were then called “photography books”, Robert said, “well, then that’s the end of it.” . The year was 1969, and it was “not the end of it.” As a young photographer, deep into a career of making picture books, with texts, I couldn’t help but feel that Frank’s comment smacked a bit of kicking out the ladder. After all, the work of Frank that had stunned the world was a virtually wordless portrait of America, done with a Leica and a couple lenses...."

[110240]

Absolutely fascinating!!!!

The destruction, by society, of conscience is a tradgedy of Shakesperian proportions.

[afrikaner07]

great article! It made me think, which is a good thing.