I was fortunate enough to know Tish, in fact it was Tish who got me interested in documentary photography and10 years after meeting her I went to Newport and did the documentary photograhy degree there. When she first turned up to the course she hadn't arranged accomodation-one of the other students took her home and she stayed with him and his parents until she found somewhere. Not only did she not have a place to live, she didn't even own a CAMERA! David Hurn stood as guarantor with Dixons so she could get an Olympus OM1 with a 50mm lens. All her work was done on it and her daughter Ella still has it.
Wow thanks for the insight Graham:) It's heartwarming to hear of people surrounding someone with few means, but lots of talent, and back her to succeed.
I grew up in Newcastle in the 90’s, my parents took our family to New Zealand in ‘95 when I was 8. My dad has always told me stories of when he grew up there playing in the rubble of fallen buildings. I will definitely be purchasing this book for him. I think it’ll bring back a lot of memories for him.
Yes. Please. Continue to show us what you're passionate about and the photographers that spark something in you, whether they join you in person or through their work. Thanks.
Your TH-cam channel and photographic work on Instagram is absolutely inspiring and pedagogical, Sean. As a professor of media, I am learning so much from your content. Thanks so much for sharing your wisdom!
I've never commented on a youtube video before (and I've watched a lot). I love videos like this. Discovering photographers who I'd never heard of. Masters who'd slipped under the radar. Please keep making more videos like this!
There are umpteen photography channels on TH-cam, but content like this is so rare and valuable, and you do it in such a thoughtful way. So yes please do more of this format Sean.
Sean, once again you provide us with a set of multiple distinctions in a direct, clear, and informative manner. You remind us as Newton said “we all stand upon the shoulders of giants.” Nobody comes from nowhere. We’re all from somewhere. We all have influences who shape us, inspire us, and point us in a direction for a while or a lifetime. You also observe that from where we stand determines what we see. A documentary photographer needs access in order to tell the deep story. Then there’s your deep insight, “It’s not my location that needs to change, it’s my vision.” If one sees rather than looks, one will begin to see the extraordinary within the ordinary. I hope you do continue with this new thread in your work and continue to share photographers who have influenced you. Again well done.
Those photos may have been taken in the north of England but as someone who grew up in the same time period, but in Dublin, those images and those people could easily been seen in Dublin in the late 60'S and early 70's. The emotion, the grime, the decay, it feels so real to me, Thank you for sharing.
Sean - I respect you for your respect for the people who have been story tellers, earlier in this world. Stay healthy and stay safe. Cheers to Tish Murtha!
Great ‚portrait‘ again, thank you. Please continue this format. For me these insights (including your thoughts & views on their work) are the highlights of your channel.
She is one of the best. After been shooting in the streets for many years you learn that the best pictures are not often in the center of the big cities but around the streets near by or in the neighborhoods. Good video, waiting to see more of this.
Sean, your work is such a gift (and the fact that your images of home took me back to Camps Bay, Noordhoek etc. certainly helped my sense of connection...). Thank you.
These are THE questions, Sean. In my opinion, this is the best kind of analysis for getting better after you've mastered the exposure triangle. You've got to know what makes work important if you have any hope of making it yourself. No better way to do that then trying to understand the "why" of others so that you can find your own. These are great videos.
A wonderful documentary of Trish Murtha, someone I hadn’t heard of until now. I hope you continue with these types of presentations. Take care and all the best, Sean.
Definitely this must be the pilot episode of a series on photographers images through photographer's books: watching other ways to look at the world helps discover how deep a look can cut, narrate and explain our own reality.
I'd like to see more of. Below is a note for myself when I come back to this video. Often, I need to come back watch again to understand Sean's message really well. Probably my English problem. 1:04 Tina Murtha Intro 6:04 the book, "YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT" 11:00 Key message 1 - You photograph best what you know best 12:47 Key message 2 - Find a subject you really care about 13:56 Key message 3 - 'BE' with the people you're photographing 16:13 wrap up
Yes yes yes. We need more of these videos. I have been missing your portraits of other photographers and am so happy to see you highlighting photo books.
I've landed here via you book, Meaning in the Making. It's terrific that you have these references of what you're saying. Tish Murtha's images are impressive.
Hi Sean. Thanks for sharing the work of Tish Murtha. I did not know her work and it seems to be great. Please continue this line of videos. They go well with the interviews you do and your explicit reflections add a lot. This kind of videos show again that you are one of the best, if not the best, photography teacher on the net. K.r. Peter.
I look forward to your videos, especial those in which you have featured other photographers. In the absence of these this episode is a worthy substitute and I'd certainly like to see some more. As usual great work.
You never met the photographers who influenced you. What about us we never met you personally but still watching and getting inspiration. "It's not my location need to change its my vision" Yes we need more these kind of stories, please continue. Thank you.
11:00 and following: Those statements that are so important and touching (as many of yours are to me) and I think it's so important in photography that it can not be told often enough. Thanks as always for this Video, Sean.
This format seems to be popular on youtube these days, for good reason. It's worthwhile to understand great work, and this is an approachable format to learn about lesser-known photographers. Your style is particularly well-suited for this type of video, as your thoughtful approach brings a great deal of value in reviewing other photographer's work and helping the audience understand the context and what is important about the work. I look forward to seeing more of your documentaries when you can resume, but this is also a worthwhile format.
Its refreshing to hear your point of view & & the things your passionate about. I feel you... Please do keep this style of video coming.. Appreciate you ...
Wonderful video Sean! What a wonderful critique of Tish’ work, and great understanding of what drove Tish to do what she did and why it was so important to her. . I grew up where Tish did and I loved my childhood there. I still go back there even now and I’m nearly sixty! It never leaves me, and never a day goes by without remembering and reminiscing about my life there. I have literally just ordered all three of Tish’ books, and her daughter Ella deserves enormous credit for what she has created for her late mother, a lasting legacy of her life’s work for everyone to enjoy!
Thank you Thank you Thank you for letting me know about this photographer! Wonderful story and great inspiration to photograph where I am and what I know. I have worked helping the homeless for over 30 years and this has given me courage to do a project with them which I have wanted to do for a long time. Wonderful videos - as usual.
Thank you. I do appreciate this format. I think it's very few artists and TH-cam personalities doing it. Everyone wants to do gear reviews as they're more popular. Please keep this interesting conversation going.
Just stumbled across this after watching one of your other videos. I grew up in Newcastle in the 70s and discovered Tish's work a couple of years ago. It's good to see someone sharing what inspires them for a change. Photography TH-cam needs more of this - we can learn so much more from this than a thousand gear reviews. Thank you.
Sean thank you so much for sharing this story of Tish with us. I'm a photographer from Newcastle and am familiar with the scenes she documented and I'd never heard of her before. It's great that you're shedding light on these amazing people and I appreciate you talking about her, for people to discover. I'll definitely be buying a copy of her books. Thanks again and keep up the brilliant work you produce!
Thank you! I started to watch this video and I wasn't sure if was expecting it. But when you started to define differences between documentary photography and other kinds... You bought me. This video is not only about Tish Murtha and her style, but also what does it mean and how to be good in what you do.
I love these documentary videos you do, they're the only videos i don't play at x1.75 speed because i just love sitting down with a drink and listening to you talk, and listening to your subject talk when you focus on them. I would love for you to do more like these - this was thoughtful and genuine, and definitely a video i'll be coming back to as i enjoy a meal and need something to watch. Fantastic work as usual, thank you Sean
I subscribe to lots of photographers, and the main reason I do find you extremely interesting is your philosophy - your view on why often more than how. The fact that your way of presenting photography isn't that the technically "perfect shot" isn't necessarily great art or even a great photograph. This side-look is what I really love, and this video was fantastic. Not only did you tell us about Tish Murtha's work - you told us what you believe or think she meant with the shot or her work in general. Which again tells me a lot about you - and I really hope you will make more of these videos. Thank you for making my evening a kind of an enlightening experience :)
YES YES YES !! please keep sharing these documentary photography series. I wanna lear more about it and I love the way you share the work of these photographers: your professional approach with simplicity ;) Thank you !
Great video, Sean!!! Love this new format as well! Always great to discover new inspiration and understand their lives! Tks for sharing this beautiful work!!!
I'm really impressed in Tish's Story and her wonderful work! And also in your (also depth) presentation! I really would like to hear and see much more of photographers through your eyes and mind, would enjoy and beeing touched by every episode, would be nice as a series!
Thank you Sean for bringing Tish’s work out like this. I’ve known her work a while & although now live close to the south coast, I grew up in the 60’s and 70’s in the north east & can identify exactly with her subjects. As you say this intimacy with her subject makes her work very powerful. No matter what your type of photography you can learn so much from this approach. This style of video along with your documentary ones when you’re able are inspirational & thank you for putting so much into them.
I certainly hope 2021 sees you doing more of these. This is just brilliant. It's really great to see your passion for committed photography, and photographers. I do hope you keep this up.
amazing video Sean.. And thank you for getting me introduced to Tish Murtha. Honestly, i haven't heard of her earlier (and that's my bad), but her work resonates with me deeply. I also concur to your point, that to get the best of the project from the Social Documentary perspective, reach is the one thing that cannot be replaced. Glamours location cannot to that justice anyways.. infact.. locations don't matter, stories are everywhere, its just that one can access them more easily and deeply near to one home.. thank you!
I’m greedy I want videos daily. Learning from you and the people you feature is great and the format is more a comfy conversation that the typical TH-cam video.
I didn't seek out a formal education in photography, or art at all really, and I'm a self-taught photographer. So I have no familiarity with famous photographers and photographs, except from when you and other TH-camrs meditate on others' work, as in this video. Videos like this are inspiring, and also open up my awareness to other great photographers and their work. I hope you consider making a series of videos like this one, Sean. Thanks for the great video.
I was fortunate enough to know Tish, in fact it was Tish who got me interested in documentary photography and10 years after meeting her I went to Newport and did the documentary photograhy degree there.
When she first turned up to the course she hadn't arranged accomodation-one of the other students took her home and she stayed with him and his parents until she found somewhere. Not only did she not have a place to live, she didn't even own a CAMERA! David Hurn stood as guarantor with Dixons so she could get an Olympus OM1 with a 50mm lens. All her work was done on it and her daughter Ella still has it.
Wow thanks for the insight Graham:) It's heartwarming to hear of people surrounding someone with few means, but lots of talent, and back her to succeed.
@@seantuck She was a remarkable woman, didn't care about recognition, as long as she had enough for her film and cigarettes she was happy.
This was excellent, and I definitely would like to see more.
You kept her spirit alive in the photos you took in Namibia.
Stay blessed, Mr Tucker.
Totally agree!
This was great.🥰
I’m super into it, keep it up Sean 🙏🏽👍🏽
Agree!
I second this! Excellent stuff
This needs to be a series Sean! Please do continue.
Yes, please!
Exactly my thoughts !
Would be well worth it
yes Sean this needs to be a series
I grew up in Newcastle in the 90’s, my parents took our family to New Zealand in ‘95 when I was 8. My dad has always told me stories of when he grew up there playing in the rubble of fallen buildings. I will definitely be purchasing this book for him. I think it’ll bring back a lot of memories for him.
You should film his walking down memory lane when discussing the book with him, and put it on TH-cam. I would love to see that
Brilliant
Yes. Please. Continue to show us what you're passionate about and the photographers that spark something in you, whether they join you in person or through their work. Thanks.
Your TH-cam channel and photographic work on Instagram is absolutely inspiring and pedagogical, Sean. As a professor of media, I am learning so much from your content. Thanks so much for sharing your wisdom!
Really enjoyed this, Sean. Would love to see it run as a series.
I've never commented on a youtube video before (and I've watched a lot). I love videos like this. Discovering photographers who I'd never heard of. Masters who'd slipped under the radar. Please keep making more videos like this!
Another vote for more of this please. I could watch this content all day long.
There are umpteen photography channels on TH-cam, but content like this is so rare and valuable, and you do it in such a thoughtful way. So yes please do more of this format Sean.
well said.
Yes, this needs to be a series. Thanks for bringing Tish to my attention.
Sean, once again you provide us with a set of multiple distinctions in a direct, clear, and informative manner. You remind us as Newton said “we all stand upon the shoulders of giants.” Nobody comes from nowhere. We’re all from somewhere. We all have influences who shape us, inspire us, and point us in a direction for a while or a lifetime. You also observe that from where we stand determines what we see. A documentary photographer needs access in order to tell the deep story. Then there’s your deep insight, “It’s not my location that needs to change, it’s my vision.” If one sees rather than looks, one will begin to see the extraordinary within the ordinary. I hope you do continue with this new thread in your work and continue to share photographers who have influenced you. Again well done.
Thanks Roger:)
It's not about what we see, but how we see things. Thanks for sharing Tish's story with us. Please continue this series.
This is truly inspiring, Sean. Yes, please bring us more of this. You're an amazing mentor
Nothing better then a compassionate soul reveling in another’s compassionate work
Go continue doing this kind of series, Sean. Definitely continue. The rest of the world need to hear about these talented, unsung photographers.
Lovely presentation and a great introduction to Tish Murtha's work. Thank you.
Brilliant. Thank you Sean. More PLEASE!
Those photos may have been taken in the north of England but as someone who grew up in the same time period, but in Dublin, those images and those people could easily been seen in Dublin in the late 60'S and early 70's. The emotion, the grime, the decay, it feels so real to me, Thank you for sharing.
Sean - I respect you for your respect for the people who have been story tellers, earlier in this world. Stay healthy and stay safe. Cheers to Tish Murtha!
I would love more of these it helps me get a new perspective on my Photography
"It's not my location that needs to change to take compelling images, it's my vision": chills.
Please keep this up🙏. Thank you for sharing your perspective of Tish Murtha. I have loved her work.
Definitely I want to see more like this. I can feel your emotions about Tish, the photographs and the history. Greetings from Germany!
Great ‚portrait‘ again, thank you. Please continue this format. For me these insights (including your thoughts & views on their work) are the highlights of your channel.
Every video again... Well brought, clear view,... A rare breed: TH-camrs who truly deserve their viewers! Once again well done Sean!
She is one of the best. After been shooting in the streets for many years you learn that the best pictures are not often in the center of the big cities but around the streets near by or in the neighborhoods. Good video, waiting to see more of this.
Sean, your work is such a gift (and the fact that your images of home took me back to Camps Bay, Noordhoek etc. certainly helped my sense of connection...). Thank you.
Thank you for this. Just wonderful. Many more please.
These are THE questions, Sean. In my opinion, this is the best kind of analysis for getting better after you've mastered the exposure triangle. You've got to know what makes work important if you have any hope of making it yourself. No better way to do that then trying to understand the "why" of others so that you can find your own. These are great videos.
Simple response - brilliant episode. More of these please. Thanks.
Really enjoyed this. Clean, no nonsense, thoughtful discussion about a wonderful photographers work. Thank you.
Yes please bring more of these type of videos ! It so insightful!!
Yes, please do more of these talks. It’s very educational in my photography journey. Thank you.
Yes please continue this format! Very inspiration and informative!
Thank You for this discovery of her to me, and for Your go about. Thank You!
Yes....please continue with this series. Well done! Cheers, Keith
Yes please! More of these! Thanks for bringing us Tish!!
A wonderful documentary of Trish Murtha, someone I hadn’t heard of until now. I hope you continue with these types of presentations. Take care and all the best, Sean.
Definitely this must be the pilot episode of a series on photographers images through photographer's books: watching other ways to look at the world helps discover how deep a look can cut, narrate and explain our own reality.
I'd like to see more of.
Below is a note for myself when I come back to this video. Often, I need to come back watch again to understand Sean's message really well. Probably my English problem.
1:04 Tina Murtha Intro
6:04 the book, "YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT"
11:00 Key message 1 - You photograph best what you know best
12:47 Key message 2 - Find a subject you really care about
13:56 Key message 3 - 'BE' with the people you're photographing
16:13 wrap up
Yes yes yes. We need more of these videos. I have been missing your portraits of other photographers and am so happy to see you highlighting photo books.
Thank you for sharing. You are an excellent photography philosopher and teacher.
I've landed here via you book, Meaning in the Making. It's terrific that you have these references of what you're saying. Tish Murtha's images are impressive.
You are very inspiring Sean, so it's wonderful to see you sharing what inspires you. Please keep doing this.
Hi Sean. Thanks for sharing the work of Tish Murtha. I did not know her work and it seems to be great. Please continue this line of videos. They go well with the interviews you do and your explicit reflections add a lot. This kind of videos show again that you are one of the best, if not the best, photography teacher on the net. K.r. Peter.
I look forward to your videos, especial those in which you have featured other photographers. In the absence of these this episode is a worthy substitute and I'd certainly like to see some more. As usual great work.
Thanks for sharing this. Her work is very impressive. Please keep sharing photographers you like.
Sean, Love this format. Please keep highlighting photographers who meant something to you. Thanks.
You never met the photographers who influenced you. What about us we never met you personally but still watching and getting inspiration.
"It's not my location need to change its my vision"
Yes we need more these kind of stories, please continue.
Thank you.
11:00 and following: Those statements that are so important and touching (as many of yours are to me) and I think it's so important in photography that it can not be told often enough. Thanks as always for this Video, Sean.
Love this Sean. Great way to discover new work. More please. 🙏🏻❤️
This format seems to be popular on youtube these days, for good reason. It's worthwhile to understand great work, and this is an approachable format to learn about lesser-known photographers. Your style is particularly well-suited for this type of video, as your thoughtful approach brings a great deal of value in reviewing other photographer's work and helping the audience understand the context and what is important about the work. I look forward to seeing more of your documentaries when you can resume, but this is also a worthwhile format.
the discovery of amazing photographers, like Tish, through your eyes and thoughts is a great experience. thanks.
Keep this running, please! So incredibly captivating! Thank you for this.
Beautiful work, Sean! Please keep these profiles coming.
Thank you for introducing me to another great photographer Sean. I found it inspiring to hear your take on Tish Murtha's work. Thanks for all you do!
David Hurn is wonderful. I love Tish's work. Thank you for this Sean.
Its refreshing to hear your point of view & & the things your passionate about. I feel you... Please do keep this style of video coming.. Appreciate you ...
Wonderful video Sean! What a wonderful critique of Tish’ work, and great understanding of what drove Tish to do what she did and why it was so important to her. .
I grew up where Tish did and I loved my childhood there. I still go back there even now and I’m nearly sixty! It never leaves me, and never a day goes by without remembering and reminiscing about my life there. I have literally just ordered all three of Tish’ books, and her daughter Ella deserves enormous credit for what she has created for her late mother, a lasting legacy of her life’s work for everyone to enjoy!
Great video Sean! I really enjoy being introduced to photographers that I did not know about. I look forward to the next one.
Thank you Sean for sharing Tish's work. I definitely would love to see more videos like this.
Thank you Thank you Thank you for letting me know about this photographer! Wonderful story and great inspiration to photograph where I am and what I know. I have worked helping the homeless for over 30 years and this has given me courage to do a project with them which I have wanted to do for a long time.
Wonderful videos - as usual.
Thank you. I do appreciate this format. I think it's very few artists and TH-cam personalities doing it. Everyone wants to do gear reviews as they're more popular. Please keep this interesting conversation going.
Sean thank you once again for another wonderful story . I find so much learning in your observations. Thanks
Stunning! Thank you Sean for sharing the lives of these photographers!
Sean - of course you should keep producing this format! It's highly informative, inspiring and original.
Excellent, like all that you do. I have enjoyed the work you have published here.
Loving the opportunity to learn through others you find interesting. Yes to more. Many thanks.
Just stumbled across this after watching one of your other videos. I grew up in Newcastle in the 70s and discovered Tish's work a couple of years ago. It's good to see someone sharing what inspires them for a change. Photography TH-cam needs more of this - we can learn so much more from this than a thousand gear reviews. Thank you.
yes Sean, we look forward to watch more! thanks thanks thanks
Very nice. I appreciate seeing this amazing work by a photographer I didn’t know, and hearing your comments.
Great! I would like to see more of this type of documentaries. Thanks, Sean, I do enjoy very much all of your videos.
Sean thank you so much for sharing this story of Tish with us. I'm a photographer from Newcastle and am familiar with the scenes she documented and I'd never heard of her before. It's great that you're shedding light on these amazing people and I appreciate you talking about her, for people to discover. I'll definitely be buying a copy of her books. Thanks again and keep up the brilliant work you produce!
Absolutely great! Thx for sharing this great photographer and your thoughts! Greatly appreciate it!
Thank you! I started to watch this video and I wasn't sure if was expecting it. But when you started to define differences between documentary photography and other kinds... You bought me. This video is not only about Tish Murtha and her style, but also what does it mean and how to be good in what you do.
Another great video. Definitely would like to see more. Keep up the good work!
I love these documentary videos you do, they're the only videos i don't play at x1.75 speed because i just love sitting down with a drink and listening to you talk, and listening to your subject talk when you focus on them. I would love for you to do more like these - this was thoughtful and genuine, and definitely a video i'll be coming back to as i enjoy a meal and need something to watch. Fantastic work as usual, thank you Sean
Thank you Sean, for sharing Tish and her great work with us. Yes please, continue this series. It's both educational and inspiring.
I subscribe to lots of photographers, and the main reason I do find you extremely interesting is your philosophy - your view on why often more than how. The fact that your way of presenting photography isn't that the technically "perfect shot" isn't necessarily great art or even a great photograph.
This side-look is what I really love, and this video was fantastic. Not only did you tell us about Tish Murtha's work - you told us what you believe or think she meant with the shot or her work in general. Which again tells me a lot about you - and I really hope you will make more of these videos.
Thank you for making my evening a kind of an enlightening experience :)
Thank you Sean, brilliant simply wonderful.
Not a wasted word and every one totally on point.
YES YES YES !! please keep sharing these documentary photography series. I wanna lear more about it and I love the way you share the work of these photographers: your professional approach with simplicity ;) Thank you !
Great video, Sean!!! Love this new format as well! Always great to discover new inspiration and understand their lives! Tks for sharing this beautiful work!!!
I'm really impressed in Tish's Story and her wonderful work! And also in your (also depth) presentation!
I really would like to hear and see much more of photographers through your eyes and mind, would enjoy and beeing touched by every episode, would be nice as a series!
Thank you Sean for bringing Tish’s work out like this. I’ve known her work a while & although now live close to the south coast, I grew up in the 60’s and 70’s in the north east & can identify exactly with her subjects. As you say this intimacy with her subject makes her work very powerful. No matter what your type of photography you can learn so much from this approach. This style of video along with your documentary ones when you’re able are inspirational & thank you for putting so much into them.
I certainly hope 2021 sees you doing more of these. This is just brilliant. It's really great to see your passion for committed photography, and photographers. I do hope you keep this up.
Dear Sean, Please keep this series of your understanding of other photographer's work up and running. Love it!
Please do the series. Great video. Thank you for sharing. Inspiring thoughts and message
Wonderful video and storytelling. Very Spiritual and thought provoking. You are articulate and speak very carefully, and clear.
amazing video Sean.. And thank you for getting me introduced to Tish Murtha. Honestly, i haven't heard of her earlier (and that's my bad), but her work resonates with me deeply. I also concur to your point, that to get the best of the project from the Social Documentary perspective, reach is the one thing that cannot be replaced. Glamours location cannot to that justice anyways.. infact.. locations don't matter, stories are everywhere, its just that one can access them more easily and deeply near to one home.. thank you!
most defiantly I would love to see more!!! keep up the amazing work
Great video! At 8:02 I like how the name Tish is also written on the pillar the boy is stood on.
I’m greedy I want videos daily. Learning from you and the people you feature is great and the format is more a comfy conversation that the typical TH-cam video.
I didn't seek out a formal education in photography, or art at all really, and I'm a self-taught photographer. So I have no familiarity with famous photographers and photographs, except from when you and other TH-camrs meditate on others' work, as in this video. Videos like this are inspiring, and also open up my awareness to other great photographers and their work. I hope you consider making a series of videos like this one, Sean. Thanks for the great video.
I really, really, really like these videos man. Your work, on reviewing others, and digging deep into their message is priceless.
Thank you for sharing. More of these sorts of videos would be very welcomed.
Yes, please, Sean, more videos like this. A series would be great.
This is great Sean. We want to see more. Thanks.
Great! Thank you for that inspiring video. More of it, please.