Thanks for another video! "Bill Cunningham New York" is an excellent documentary. He was a great fashion photographer, and a very interesting character!
My favourite documentary about the work of an photographer is: „The Salt of the Earth“ from 2014. It is about the living and work of Sebastião Salgado.
You beat me to it... 😊 Was about to wholeheartedly recommend it, too. Not an easy watch, but worth every second. Also, the Avedon Doc, 'Darkness and Light'. And thirdly, 'Long Shot Close up', about Andreas Gursky. This one got me to appreciate him, and also some background about his mentors and teachers, Bernd and Hilla Becher (who also had a great deal of influence on Martin Shoeller).
Salt of the Earth is extraordinary. It will break you down and inspire you in the same breath. Brings me to tears every time I watch it. I think it would deserve it’s own review. 😊
"Eugene Smith: Photography Made Difficult" "The Many Lives of William Klein" "Imagine The Colourful Mr Eggleston" "Joel Meyerowitz 1981 Street Photography" "Leaving Home, Coming Home A Portrait of Robert Frank" "Robert Capa In Love and War" "John Berger: Ways of Seeing" The BBC also had a series called "The Masters of Photography"
This was great! I'm always looking for new photographer docs to watch. As I was watching I was wondering if you were going to include the Saul Leiter documentary, because I feel the way you do about it. I would like to recommend "Jay Myself" about photographer Jay Maisel.
Thank God a lot of people said the same I couldn’t honestly understand the high ratings of the film it was well to be completely honest so boring at some points it definitely needed something more or something different thanks for the recommendation Steve!
You’re missing “The Salt of the Earth” about Salgado. It’s hands down the best documentary on pretty much any subject I’ve ever seen. Closest thing to a life changing view as I’ve ever gotten. It should be a mandatory watch for every high school senior
@@TatianaHopper It's so good. I remember when it came out in the theater. Sebastiao Salgado did a Q&A for the audience and was so generous with his time. He's a legend.
My favorite documentary is not precisely about photography or even about any photographer, but it finds common points about the feeling, almost nostalgic, of "capturing" in images our immediate environment. I'm talking about "Daguerréotypes" by Agnès Varda.
War photographer (2001) - about James Nachtwey, famous American photojournalist. It really opened my eyes to what it means to be photographing war. I'd say it's hard to watch, but worth it. There is a short documentary (cca 40 min) on youtube about Croatian photographer Stanko Abadžić which I found interesting because he talks about his path to photography, artistic vision and process.
Thank you for these recommendations. I must say that In No Great Hurry is one of my favourite documentaries ever. I’ve shown it to non-photographers and they loved it too. No documentary can show everything. As a portrait of the artist, I thought it was a triumph.
I think Tomas did the best he could do with the Saul Leiter documentary. Any time it seemed like he would try to explore Saul’s influence or creative process, Saul seemed to get a little annoyed, once to the point of apologizing later for his actions. That added to the fact that Saul had the right to nix the whole film if he didn’t like it placed added restraints on the depth of the content. I really loved the intimacy of the film and how Saul warmed up to Tomas eventually. Love all of your work ….. would love to see your take on the documentary “A choice of weapons”
Over the last 12 years, I have seen probably every worthy Documentary on youtube or any other platform on every major Photographer, BUT if I would recommend just one documentary to anyone and everyone over any other it would be ' The Genius of Photography ' by the BBC it's in 5 parts & I have the ORGINAL DVD too that unfortunately, my current DVD player does NOT play ( Region Issues ) But it is a TRUE Masterpiece on Photography something that you would revisit again and again.
@@TatianaHopper Hi. Last Stop Coney is a separate DVD, it's pretty recent. Genius of photography is a BBC DVD from the series that was made around 2006. I've got copies of both if you struggle to find them.
@@wylie_photo oh sorry I misread your comment that’s right I went back to read it again and it made sense 😅 sorry and thank you again for the recommendation and further explanation :)
Thanks so much--one can learn so much from reading about and seeing other photographers in action and discussing their work. As the video progressed, I found my self thinking "I hope she includes Winogrand" as he's one of the most interesting characters in the history of photography, and I often think about how he'd view (or even more so, comment about) a scene. Our DVR is programmed to record American Masters and I was overjoyed to see the one on Garry. I never get tired of hearing him and although our styles are rather different, his attitude definitely affects my work--especially (and importantly), helps keep it fun!
‘All the Beauty and All the Bloodshed’ is pretty great. It’s not about photography in its entirety but the elements it does touch on are emotionally engaging
I greatly enjoyed the Sally Mann documentary What Remains, as it offers an intimate portrait of a photographer struggling to find beauty in death and decay.
Gregory Crewdson Brief Encounters is a fascinating insight into his process. Those movie set like shoots are something else! Thanks for the list, just ordered 3 DVDs based on your recommendations and that of the comments! Haha.
Thank you for this. I have watched many videos about photography books, but this is the first about photography videos. It's a creative idea, and I appreciate your recommendations.
Excellent! I would add Salt of the Earth (Sebastião Salgado), Don't Blink (Robert Frank), Jay Myself (Jay Maisel), Show Me The Picture (Jim Marshall) 👍☮
Thanks for yet another great video. I've seen all but the one on Harry Gruyaert so I'll be sure to check this out. Also, recently watched the Saul Leiter doc and left feeling similarly to how you felt. Still worth the watch. My all timer favorite photography doc: What Remains: The Life and Work of Sally Mann.
Thank you Alan! I’m not the only one after all I just thought it could do with much better structure and content also felt like when Saul was talking about how he got his first camera or photographing in colour the director titled it “lessons or life lessons” and the man is describing not necessarily teaching us a lesson. I will catch up with that one on Sally Mann!
Great choices! Another one to try is ...JAZZ SEEN William Claxton documentary of the jazz scene in the 60-70's. Hard to find in its entirety. It was shown on Ovation Tv a few years ago.
I have watched two of these films, thanks to Calgary City Library and its links with Kanopy. The director of the Saul Leiter film achieved an intimate portrayal of the photographer in his cluttered apartment, although I wonder how he put up with the criticism as he filmed. I'm sorry to say it didn't work for me as a vehicle to get further into Leiter's work. As for the Julius Shulman film, I enjoyed that a lot. I have revisited his work and am now featuring more architectural photography in Writing About Images, a university class I teach. I hope to access the other ones soon. Thank you very much for sharing these.
Movie Recommendation: It's not a documentary, but the foreign movie "IDA" directed by Paweł Pawlikowski, is a masterpiece. I feel like each scene could be a magnum photo.
Hi!! i would like to recommend you a Chilean documentary named "La ciudad de los fotografos" or "the city of photographers", which a documentary about all the street photographers who tried to photograph all the brutalism during the Chilean Dictatorship between 1973 - 1989, there are really good photos in the documentary and a lot of history from my country Regards from Chile Ignacio
Thank you, T. I watched the really good Winogrand docu first, as he is the one on the list I can relate to the least. That is not about his style, Leica with 28 on the street, but the hoarding of all those undeveloped rolls of film. There is a funny connection with Saul Leiter here, who went to Strand bookstore all the time, buying art books he never unwrapped. It appears that we sometimes collect to keep our demons at bay. While I have more photobooks that I can I look at, stored in a 3 meters by 3 meters shelve with a movable ladder, there is still my rosebud in there, a Robert Capa book that started my journey in 1984. I really liked the way the film was put together, and the sensible way people like his first wife and Tod Papageorge talked about him. And it's always good to see the incredibly talented Mr Stuart.
Thank you for recommending the Gary Winogrand documentary!! I was familiar with his work but I did not know anything about his life. Such a beautiful film.
Do you know the documentary War Photographer feat. James Nachtwey? And there is another doc with Joel Peter Witkin „An objective eye“ that is also quite intense.
I watched all 5 of these recommendations over the weekend. Inspirational. I really enjoyed Julia Schulman - he was just as you suggested. I liked the warmth developed in the Saul Leiter one, especially the connection developed between Leiter and Tomas Leach - the lo-fi production seemed to add to the intimacy. The McCullin one was even harder to watch than I thought it might be, but there is real wisdom in it. It was great to see Harry Gruyaert at work during his documentary - the dedication. His work is amazing.
@@TatianaHopper I didn't stop the binge watching there. :-D Also recommended, that I watched - Colin L. Westerbeck, Jr.'s 'Joel Meyerovitz: Street Photographer' from 1982, in which Westerbeck does a superb job drawing out of Meyerovitz how thinking, methods, and approach while both men are on the streets of Manhatten c.1981; Alan Yentob's 2003 'Martin Parr - The World According to Parr' as part of his BBC Imagine series; and from the same series, 2009, 'The Colourful Mr Eggleston'. All of these may be found on TH-cam.
Thanks for this! I appreciate your honesty, but your description of In No Great Hurry still made me want to see this film, watch the trailer, and then REALLY want to watch the film. Seems I need to buy a download, but like other photography docs I like, like Finding Vivian Maier, I know I'll watch more than once. Great idea to review docs!
Great video, like always. I have seen them all except the Leiter film, which I will catch up on. A few to recommend, I noted several people had listed Jazz Loft about W. Eugene Smith, and it is excellent. I recommend an older one, W. Eugene Smith (Photography Made Difficult). Also, Bert Stern (Original Madman). At the risk of repeating some already listed, there are also good documentaries on Annie Leibovitz (Life Through A Lens), Helmut Newton (Frames From the Edge), Richard Avedon (Darkness and Light) and Man Ray (Prophet of the Avant-Garde).
Great recommendations. A photographer documentary I loved watching and found worthy of must watch status was "The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman's Portrait Photography" (2017). Interesting to learn how she became interested in and used large format Polaroid photography.
Thank you Tatiana, I immediately went ti the Garry Winogrand: All Things Are Photographable film link and really was inspired. There are also some laugh out loud pieces of video in that film. Thank you thank you... - Chris, Seattle
A really good documentary on a more recent photographer is "RICKY POWELL: THE INDIVIDUALIST". He was sort of the "staff photographer" for The Beastie Boys and by extension a lot of the rest of the NYC rap community. In addition, he was a great street photographer.
There use to be a William Klein documentary on here but it got taken down. I love that documentary so much and would watch it as much as I can. I got so enamored by his work and approach he easily became my inspiration and influence in my work.
“The Ban Bang Club.” The film tells the story of four young men and the extremes they went to in order to capture their pictures in the days prior to the downfall of apartheid in South Africa. Graphic depiction of the courage of conflict photographers who risk all and sometimes gave all.
The Woodmans about Francesca Woodman and her family is a great recent view. I also love What Remains: Sally Mann. And In No Great Hurry is another Saul Leiter doc great lessons but still not as good as it should be.
It's really interesting to hear your opinion on the Saul Leiter doc, I am biased because I'm a big fan, but it's one of my favorites. It really felt like I got to spend some time with him, and it felt incredibly moving.
Thank you Phil! I get you, I just think I saw it with the eyes of someone who loves Saul's work and the eyes of someone who is also used to studying filmmaking and the various aspects of it so I just had to find a balance there I guess :)
@@TatianaHopper yeah i was thinking you are a lot better at analyzing the structure of the film itself and the flow of the interview. I usually just go straight for entertainment so I'm more satisfied by direct emotion. Thank you for the other suggestions, which i haven't seen any of!
That’s great Ted! I hope you’re doing well :) and I’m glad you agree loads of people agreed with me and I thought “okay I’ve not gone mad” because I thought I had still I had to be honest!
@@TatianaHopper yeah, T, you are definitely on target with the video. Saul is one of my favorite, photographers, ever. But yeah, the video just didn’t do him justice. Keep up the great work! ❤️
Thank you for making these documentaries so accessible to us. I enjoy this type of video, and the overview of those artists that are being featured. I hope you will share some of the photos you shot after watching the Winogrand documentary! ✌️
It has become somewhat of a commonplace for people to throw around “storytelling” as one of the elements that made them like or dislike something - and they probably think it makes them sound knowledgeable in the process - but it’s really meaningless because storytelling in the sum of all parts. I for one thought the Saul Leiter doc was a very interesting portrait of an artist; good balance of intimacy, fly on the wall and introspection. Not sure what you didn’t respond to, exactly, but I would say you probably had a set of expectations clouding your appreciation of it.
I had some expectations but that did not interfere with how I watched and perceived the documentary. I judged it from someone who has experience working in documentaries, studied docs in film school and watches a lot of docs. This does not validade my opinion more than others it’s just how I see things in my personal experience. Storytelling in this case would mean structure of the documentary, even people that made extremely personal or intimate documentary movies like joris ivens, Chris marker etc.. that is absolutely niche have a somewhat connection of ideas and a more interesting / concise way of giving context / create an understandable connection between first act / second / third. So I didn’t throw around a word without knowing it’s meaning and context within what I’m talking about. If you watch my channel my opinions or thoughts always try to be as informed as possible. In the Saul documentary I didn’t feel cohesion, didn’t feel grasped, didn’t feel contextualised, felt like there could’ve been more scenes or shots inside the apartment, music came along at the wrong times messing the rhythm and flow of the film itself, also there’s an issue titling something as life lessons when the person in question is only giving biographical details without any other intent then describe how he got a camera or other small details in an objective way. So each to their own :) peace!
Great suggestion! I was actually excited to watch it but have to travel on the days it was in exhibition in my local cinema, definitely catching up soon :)
Geat channel 👍💯🇮🇪I think documentary photography is great as it's really life most of the things we see today are not real there AI or half the story incase someone gets upset , like not taken photos of homelessness and down and out , I'm all for taken photos like this as they draw you nearer to what's really happening in this world and the early photos done this
i'd recommend The Salt of the Earth (2015) - Wim Wenders doc profiling the Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado and his decades long pursuit of capturing international conflicts to a more eco-natural need to be "a witness to the human condition" it's poignant and well made. def check it out!
Everyone knows Don McCullin's work in Vietnam whereas Tim Page, who passed away quite recently, is largely forgotten. Recommended viewing: Tim Page: Mentioned in Dispatches, BBC Arena 1979. th-cam.com/video/-JPT_fKHOzw/w-d-xo.html Also worth a look is the mini-series 'Frankie's House', a dramatization of Page's experience in Vietnam. th-cam.com/play/PLMqda4uF4-_4Azl9H-Xy5ES0NrHnbB5bd.html
Another great video. I love how your channel is refreshing in the TH-cam setting. Knowing the history of your art is so underrated. Thank for that! Just one thing... I'm Flemish Belgian like Harry Gruyaert. His name is not very easy to pronounce in English correctly since it has a vowel that is not used in the English language. So I guess the best way to pronounce his name would be something like: grew-art or gru-art I don't mind if you totally ignore this 😊
Ritchie I was asking people how to pronounce it because every video I came across it was so different so thank you for help, I will remember and in case of having to pronounce it again I will try to do it correctly thank you for watching and for the help! 🙏🏻
Recommendation - "Shooting the Mafia" About the life and career of Italian photographer Letizia Battaglia, particularly focused on her work documenting the life of organised crime in the city of Palermo in Sicily.
I have been trying to watch the Harry Gruyaert documentary but I cannot find the link to the actual film. If anyone has any suggestions, send them along!
@@TatianaHopper Yes, really good movie.. Recently i read book of his diarys and its full of interesting informations, personal notes and his radical life attitude... Fun fact: The hand with the watch in his famous photo is not his hand :)
I bought a whole bunch of popcorn and a few kilos of original Coke if you don’t mind binge watching all this content with an ugly dude with a mean cowlick. Thank you for this content. Definitely will watch and I subscribed because it’s a crime otherwise 🤓
@@TatianaHopper I recently received some horrible health news. Although I suck, I find solace in taking pictures. Do you mind giving me some advice? I need to up my equipment without breaking the bank. I need a street camera with associated lens. Landscape camera with associated lens. I love your content and I feel you can give me some decent honest feedback. I need your opinion and I will not criticize anything 1:02 you say. I’ve invested a lot of time on research only to be more confused than ever I’m not a pro but I’m tired of really crappy equipment. I’m looking for biggest bang for the $. If it makes any difference when you consider if your YT is worth it. You have inspired me so so much and made me forget about life for awhile. You are ab awesome person and I appreciate you very much
I’ve done a video on him and have one of his books really really important work specially photographing the children and workers thank you so much for watching 🙏🏻
Would you like more videos like this? What docs do you recommend me to watch?
Same opinion on Saul’s doc! Nevertheless great watch :)
Thanks for another video! "Bill Cunningham New York" is an excellent documentary. He was a great fashion photographer, and a very interesting character!
@@OboeCanAm thank you for the recommendation :)
You're welcome! 💖Also: "Finding Vivian Maier" is a favourite of mine!!
@@mid90s75 thanks 🤍
My favourite documentary about the work of an photographer is: „The Salt of the Earth“ from 2014. It is about the living and work of Sebastião Salgado.
Oh yeah I haven’t watch it but I came across it! Will add it to my watchlist :)
You beat me to it... 😊
Was about to wholeheartedly recommend it, too. Not an easy watch, but worth every second.
Also, the Avedon Doc, 'Darkness and Light'.
And thirdly, 'Long Shot Close up', about Andreas Gursky. This one got me to appreciate him, and also some background about his mentors and teachers, Bernd and Hilla Becher (who also had a great deal of influence on Martin Shoeller).
Salt of the Earth is extraordinary. It will break you down and inspire you in the same breath. Brings me to tears every time I watch it. I think it would deserve it’s own review. 😊
@@lucaslammott1811 loads of people recommending for sure will watch it very very soon :)
Not a big fan of Salgados work. He's rich because of poor people. He's a glorified artistic parasite. Just my opinion.
"Eugene Smith: Photography Made Difficult"
"The Many Lives of William Klein"
"Imagine The Colourful Mr Eggleston"
"Joel Meyerowitz 1981 Street Photography"
"Leaving Home, Coming Home A Portrait of Robert Frank"
"Robert Capa In Love and War"
"John Berger: Ways of Seeing"
The BBC also had a series called "The Masters of Photography"
Yes sir 🫡 I have watched I think two or three from that list :)
This was great! I'm always looking for new photographer docs to watch. As I was watching I was wondering if you were going to include the Saul Leiter documentary, because I feel the way you do about it. I would like to recommend "Jay Myself" about photographer Jay Maisel.
Thank God a lot of people said the same I couldn’t honestly understand the high ratings of the film it was well to be completely honest so boring at some points it definitely needed something more or something different thanks for the recommendation Steve!
You’re missing “The Salt of the Earth” about Salgado. It’s hands down the best documentary on pretty much any subject I’ve ever seen. Closest thing to a life changing view as I’ve ever gotten. It should be a mandatory watch for every high school senior
100%. Super important for any photographer to watch.
I’ll probably include it for a part 2 loads of people recommended it :)
@@TatianaHopper It's so good. I remember when it came out in the theater. Sebastiao Salgado did a Q&A for the audience and was so generous with his time. He's a legend.
It is by far the best photography Doco ever.
I like your narrative tone, presentation and the content is just lovely. A good artist. Love it!
Thank you so much!
Got to add the BBC’s Genius of Photography. Real master work covering the history of photography.
In no great hurry is my favorite photography documentary, the music fit very well too.
Gregory Crewdson: Brief Encounters. I loved watching it in college and I do love his photos
One of my favorites is Davide Sorrenti documentary: "See Know Evil". Super recommended :)
Thank you! :)
My favorite documentary is not precisely about photography or even about any photographer, but it finds common points about the feeling, almost nostalgic, of "capturing" in images our immediate environment. I'm talking about "Daguerréotypes" by Agnès Varda.
Thank you look forward to watch it!
War photographer (2001) - about James Nachtwey, famous American photojournalist. It really opened my eyes to what it means to be photographing war. I'd say it's hard to watch, but worth it.
There is a short documentary (cca 40 min) on youtube about Croatian photographer Stanko Abadžić which I found interesting because he talks about his path to photography, artistic vision and process.
Stanko is a wonderful photographer. Really glad you mentioned him.😂
Thank you for these recommendations. I must say that In No Great Hurry is one of my favourite documentaries ever. I’ve shown it to non-photographers and they loved it too. No documentary can show everything. As a portrait of the artist, I thought it was a triumph.
I would recommend The Jazz Loft According to W. Eugene Smith.
Thank you so much for the recommendation Andy!
@@TatianaHopper totally! there’s also an accompanying limited podcast that WNYC did too. it couples with it pretty great.
I think Tomas did the best he could do with the Saul Leiter documentary. Any time it seemed like he would try to explore Saul’s influence or creative process, Saul seemed to get a little annoyed, once to the point of apologizing later for his actions. That added to the fact that Saul had the right to nix the whole film if he didn’t like it placed added restraints on the depth of the content. I really loved the intimacy of the film and how Saul warmed up to Tomas eventually. Love all of your work ….. would love to see your take on the documentary “A choice of weapons”
My favorite photography documentary is "Everybody Street". Great list though!
Come across that one and I’ve not seen it yet but maybe soon :)
So good!
Over the last 12 years, I have seen probably every worthy Documentary on youtube or any other platform on every major Photographer, BUT if I would recommend just one documentary to anyone and everyone over any other it would be ' The Genius of Photography ' by the BBC it's in
5 parts & I have the ORGINAL DVD too that unfortunately, my current DVD player does NOT play ( Region Issues ) But it is a TRUE Masterpiece on Photography something that you would revisit again and again.
I will be looking that series up as I’m not familiar thank you so much for watching!
@@TatianaHopper It's a brilliant series, 6 episodes of magic. Last Stop Coney with the work of Harold Feinstein is another good one.
@@wylie_photo oh I’ve been looking for that one in particular so it’s part of the series ?
@@TatianaHopper Hi. Last Stop Coney is a separate DVD, it's pretty recent. Genius of photography is a BBC DVD from the series that was made around 2006. I've got copies of both if you struggle to find them.
@@wylie_photo oh sorry I misread your comment that’s right I went back to read it again and it made sense 😅 sorry and thank you again for the recommendation and further explanation :)
Thanks so much--one can learn so much from reading about and seeing other photographers in action and discussing their work. As the video progressed, I found my self thinking "I hope she includes Winogrand" as he's one of the most interesting characters in the history of photography, and I often think about how he'd view (or even more so, comment about) a scene. Our DVR is programmed to record American Masters and I was overjoyed to see the one on Garry. I never get tired of hearing him and although our styles are rather different, his attitude definitely affects my work--especially (and importantly), helps keep it fun!
‘All the Beauty and All the Bloodshed’ is pretty great. It’s not about photography in its entirety but the elements it does touch on are emotionally engaging
I greatly enjoyed the Sally Mann documentary What Remains, as it offers an intimate portrait of a photographer struggling to find beauty in death and decay.
Very interesting I will check that one out!
Definitely needs to be on the list ♥
Sweet show! thanks from NYC.
Gregory Crewdson Brief Encounters is a fascinating insight into his process. Those movie set like shoots are something else!
Thanks for the list, just ordered 3 DVDs based on your recommendations and that of the comments! Haha.
That’s great hope you enjoy watching them! And I’ll look up the Gregory Crewdson one
Thank you for this. I have watched many videos about photography books, but this is the first about photography videos. It's a creative idea, and I appreciate your recommendations.
Thank you so much Rob! Hope you enjoy watching some of these titles
I recommend “Hondros”. Amazing documentary about present day war photography .
Excellent! I would add Salt of the Earth (Sebastião Salgado), Don't Blink (Robert Frank), Jay Myself (Jay Maisel), Show Me The Picture (Jim Marshall) 👍☮
Great suggestions Joseph! I will look them up so many to watch now it’s exciting :)
Thanks for yet another great video. I've seen all but the one on Harry Gruyaert so I'll be sure to check this out. Also, recently watched the Saul Leiter doc and left feeling similarly to how you felt. Still worth the watch. My all timer favorite photography doc: What Remains: The Life and Work of Sally Mann.
Thank you Alan! I’m not the only one after all I just thought it could do with much better structure and content also felt like when Saul was talking about how he got his first camera or photographing in colour the director titled it “lessons or life lessons” and the man is describing not necessarily teaching us a lesson. I will catch up with that one on Sally Mann!
Great choices! Another one to try is ...JAZZ SEEN William Claxton documentary of the jazz scene in the 60-70's. Hard to find in its entirety. It was shown on Ovation Tv a few years ago.
I have watched two of these films, thanks to Calgary City Library and its links with Kanopy. The director of the Saul Leiter film achieved an intimate portrayal of the photographer in his cluttered apartment, although I wonder how he put up with the criticism as he filmed. I'm sorry to say it didn't work for me as a vehicle to get further into Leiter's work. As for the Julius Shulman film, I enjoyed that a lot. I have revisited his work and am now featuring more architectural photography in Writing About Images, a university class I teach. I hope to access the other ones soon. Thank you very much for sharing these.
And also you shouldd watch Nan goldin "'All the Beauty and the Bloodshed'" such a powerfull documentary
Will do! :)
Movie Recommendation: It's not a documentary, but the foreign movie "IDA" directed by Paweł Pawlikowski, is a masterpiece. I feel like each scene could be a magnum photo.
Hi!! i would like to recommend you a Chilean documentary named "La ciudad de los fotografos" or "the city of photographers", which a documentary about all the street photographers who tried to photograph all the brutalism during the Chilean Dictatorship between 1973 - 1989, there are really good photos in the documentary and a lot of history from my country
Regards from Chile
Ignacio
Oh that sounds very cool! Would you have a link or somewhere where I can find that one ? Thank you so much 🙏🏻
@@TatianaHopper sure!! It’s on TH-cam :) th-cam.com/video/uycHs_fyFb0/w-d-xo.html I hope the CC runs well haha
I love your content!
Thanks for my afternoon watch. Yes ,Any of the Magnum photography group would be great as Docs
Thank you, T. I watched the really good Winogrand docu first, as he is the one on the list I can relate to the least. That is not about his style, Leica with 28 on the street, but the hoarding of all those undeveloped rolls of film. There is a funny connection with Saul Leiter here, who went to Strand bookstore all the time, buying art books he never unwrapped. It appears that we sometimes collect to keep our demons at bay. While I have more photobooks that I can I look at, stored in a 3 meters by 3 meters shelve with a movable ladder, there is still my rosebud in there, a Robert Capa book that started my journey in 1984. I really liked the way the film was put together, and the sensible way people like his first wife and Tod Papageorge talked about him. And it's always good to see the incredibly talented Mr Stuart.
Agreed!
@@TatianaHopper Plus, now you made me read Geoff Dyers books ;))
The Last Roll of Kodachrome with Steve McCurry!
Didn’t know that one thanks!
I was just collating my own list! This is great. So excited to put them in the cue for the weekend.
Thanks for catching up with the vid and hope you enjoy these :)
Yes, Garry Winogrand! 🎉
Thank you for recommending the Gary Winogrand documentary!! I was familiar with his work but I did not know anything about his life. Such a beautiful film.
No problem! There’s two more videos on the channel about him if you’re interested in watching :)
Do you know the documentary War Photographer feat. James Nachtwey? And there is another doc with Joel Peter Witkin „An objective eye“ that is also quite intense.
Yes, please!
I watched all 5 of these recommendations over the weekend. Inspirational. I really enjoyed Julia Schulman - he was just as you suggested. I liked the warmth developed in the Saul Leiter one, especially the connection developed between Leiter and Tomas Leach - the lo-fi production seemed to add to the intimacy. The McCullin one was even harder to watch than I thought it might be, but there is real wisdom in it. It was great to see Harry Gruyaert at work during his documentary - the dedication. His work is amazing.
Glad you followed the recommendations, definitely need to work on a new instalment soon :)
@@TatianaHopper I didn't stop the binge watching there. :-D Also recommended, that I watched - Colin L. Westerbeck, Jr.'s 'Joel Meyerovitz: Street Photographer' from 1982, in which Westerbeck does a superb job drawing out of Meyerovitz how thinking, methods, and approach while both men are on the streets of Manhatten c.1981; Alan Yentob's 2003 'Martin Parr - The World According to Parr' as part of his BBC Imagine series; and from the same series, 2009, 'The Colourful Mr Eggleston'. All of these may be found on TH-cam.
I take advantage of including the documentary by Sergio Larraín "El instante eterno"
Regards from Chile 😁
Oh that’s one I’ve been trying to find but it’s not available where I live sadly! Will keep looking :)
Thanks for this! I appreciate your honesty, but your description of In No Great Hurry still made me want to see this film, watch the trailer, and then REALLY want to watch the film. Seems I need to buy a download, but like other photography docs I like, like Finding Vivian Maier, I know I'll watch more than once. Great idea to review docs!
No worries! Thanks for watching :)
Great video, like always. I have seen them all except the Leiter film, which I will catch up on. A few to recommend, I noted several people had listed Jazz Loft about W. Eugene Smith, and it is excellent. I recommend an older one, W. Eugene Smith (Photography Made Difficult). Also, Bert Stern (Original Madman). At the risk of repeating some already listed, there are also good documentaries on Annie Leibovitz (Life Through A Lens), Helmut Newton (Frames From the Edge), Richard Avedon (Darkness and Light) and Man Ray (Prophet of the Avant-Garde).
Great recommendations. A photographer documentary I loved watching and found worthy of must watch status was "The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman's Portrait Photography" (2017). Interesting to learn how she became interested in and used large format Polaroid photography.
this one is great.
Thank you Tatiana, I immediately went ti the Garry Winogrand: All Things Are Photographable film link and really was inspired. There are also some laugh out loud pieces of video in that film. Thank you thank you... - Chris, Seattle
Thank you Chris! Glad you enjoyed it it’s such an inspiring documentary!
A really good documentary on a more recent photographer is "RICKY POWELL: THE INDIVIDUALIST". He was sort of the "staff photographer" for The Beastie Boys and by extension a lot of the rest of the NYC rap community. In addition, he was a great street photographer.
Another great video 🙌
Glad you enjoyed! Thank you! 🙌
There use to be a William Klein documentary on here but it got taken down. I love that documentary so much and would watch it as much as I can. I got so enamored by his work and approach he easily became my inspiration and influence in my work.
I think I know which one are you talking about it was made for the BBC and if it’s that one I’ve watched it and really liked it :)
@@TatianaHopper I always think of the thumbnail of him giving the finger. Even went to the exhibition in NY to see his work. RIP to the GOAT
“The Ban Bang Club.” The film tells the story of four young men and the extremes they went to in order to capture their pictures in the days prior to the downfall of apartheid in South Africa. Graphic depiction of the courage of conflict photographers who risk all and sometimes gave all.
The Woodmans about Francesca Woodman and her family is a great recent view. I also love What Remains: Sally Mann. And In No Great Hurry is another Saul Leiter doc great lessons but still not as good as it should be.
It's really interesting to hear your opinion on the Saul Leiter doc, I am biased because I'm a big fan, but it's one of my favorites. It really felt like I got to spend some time with him, and it felt incredibly moving.
Thank you Phil! I get you, I just think I saw it with the eyes of someone who loves Saul's work and the eyes of someone who is also used to studying filmmaking and the various aspects of it so I just had to find a balance there I guess :)
@@TatianaHopper yeah i was thinking you are a lot better at analyzing the structure of the film itself and the flow of the interview. I usually just go straight for entertainment so I'm more satisfied by direct emotion. Thank you for the other suggestions, which i haven't seen any of!
I like California modern architecture and what Shulman does with it. A good architect has a good photographer. Thanks!
Thanks for watching! Agreed!
I love your channel, thank you so much for the recommendations!!!
Thank you for tuning in Tomas!
Great video, T. I really appreciate your comments and thoughts about the Saul Leiter film. I agree with everything you said.
That’s great Ted! I hope you’re doing well :) and I’m glad you agree loads of people agreed with me and I thought “okay I’ve not gone mad” because I thought I had still I had to be honest!
@@TatianaHopper yeah, T, you are definitely on target with the video. Saul is one of my favorite, photographers, ever. But yeah, the video just didn’t do him justice. Keep up the great work! ❤️
Definitely check out "A CHOICE OF WEAPONS: INSPIRED BY GORDON PARKS"
Will do 🫡
Don't forget documentary / film (movie) 'Photography made difficult " About the life and times of Eugene Smith ! It's on a (hard to find) DVD as well.
I didn’t know about it! And I’ve recently worked on a video about him I have to check if I can find it online!
IMHO McCullin showed life as it was and brought attention to it. Really enjoyed you sharing your list.
Absolutely! Thank you for watching Morris!
Awesome recs. I recommend The Salt of the Earth in case you haven't watched it, so brutal and beautiful at the same time.
Thanks Lucas! Will add it to my watchlist!
Thank you for making these documentaries so accessible to us. I enjoy this type of video, and the overview of those artists that are being featured. I hope you will share some of the photos you shot after watching the Winogrand documentary! ✌️
Oh yes! Will do perhaps over on the members actually 😉 thank you for watching Joe and I hope you enjoy watching some of these titles!
Ta very much Tatiana ... great info!
Thank you for tuning in!
It has become somewhat of a commonplace for people to throw around “storytelling” as one of the elements that made them like or dislike something - and they probably think it makes them sound knowledgeable in the process - but it’s really meaningless because storytelling in the sum of all parts. I for one thought the Saul Leiter doc was a very interesting portrait of an artist; good balance of intimacy, fly on the wall and introspection. Not sure what you didn’t respond to, exactly, but I would say you probably had a set of expectations clouding your appreciation of it.
I had some expectations but that did not interfere with how I watched and perceived the documentary. I judged it from someone who has experience working in documentaries, studied docs in film school and watches a lot of docs. This does not validade my opinion more than others it’s just how I see things in my personal experience. Storytelling in this case would mean structure of the documentary, even people that made extremely personal or intimate documentary movies like joris ivens, Chris marker etc.. that is absolutely niche have a somewhat connection of ideas and a more interesting / concise way of giving context / create an understandable connection between first act / second / third. So I didn’t throw around a word without knowing it’s meaning and context within what I’m talking about. If you watch my channel my opinions or thoughts always try to be as informed as possible. In the Saul documentary I didn’t feel cohesion, didn’t feel grasped, didn’t feel contextualised, felt like there could’ve been more scenes or shots inside the apartment, music came along at the wrong times messing the rhythm and flow of the film itself, also there’s an issue titling something as life lessons when the person in question is only giving biographical details without any other intent then describe how he got a camera or other small details in an objective way. So each to their own :) peace!
Alec Soth "Somewhere to Dissapear" ❤
Oh never heard of that one! Where did you watch it ?
@@TatianaHopper actually found a random bootleg listing on TH-cam.
Thanks for all your videos. Love the channel
The Man Who Saw Too Much, about Enrique Metinides, is my favorite
Moriyama - Near Equal
Noted 🤝🏻
Another great documentary:
"James Nachtwey - war photographer".
Faces Places by Agnes Varda!! The best, also Daguerréotypes already mentioned by someone else
Thanks Pedro!
I‘d love to hear your thoughts on ‘All the Beauty and the Bloodshed’ by Laura Poitras about Nan Goldin‘s photography, life and activism :)
Great suggestion! I was actually excited to watch it but have to travel on the days it was in exhibition in my local cinema, definitely catching up soon :)
Great video and recommendations, thank you! Just started to study photography more so hopefully I'd be able to share a few back at some point :-)
For sure! Hope you enjoy watching them!
Geat channel 👍💯🇮🇪I think documentary photography is great as it's really life most of the things we see today are not real there AI or half the story incase someone gets upset , like not taken photos of homelessness and down and out , I'm all for taken photos like this as they draw you nearer to what's really happening in this world and the early photos done this
Which Way Is The Front Line From Here? The Life and Time of Tim Hetherington is my favourite photography doc.
Also love The Rich Have Their Own Photographers about Milton Rogovin.
i'd recommend The Salt of the Earth (2015) - Wim Wenders doc profiling the Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado and his decades long pursuit of capturing international conflicts to a more eco-natural need to be "a witness to the human condition"
it's poignant and well made. def check it out!
Loads of people recommending that will give it a watch!
Check out Sergio Larraín: El instante eterno
Will do!
Salt on the earth, Finding vivian maier, War photographers .... there are so many should be in the list.
Maybe on another vdo
Everyone knows Don McCullin's work in Vietnam whereas Tim Page, who passed away quite recently, is largely forgotten.
Recommended viewing: Tim Page: Mentioned in Dispatches, BBC Arena 1979.
th-cam.com/video/-JPT_fKHOzw/w-d-xo.html
Also worth a look is the mini-series 'Frankie's House', a dramatization of Page's experience in Vietnam.
th-cam.com/play/PLMqda4uF4-_4Azl9H-Xy5ES0NrHnbB5bd.html
Thank you for your comment and for sharing that info! Really appreciated
great vid thank you, its a shame you have to pay to see some in the uk but cant wait to get stuck in
Have fun!
Salt of the Earth is the best I have ever seen. Bill Cunningham New York is another good one IMO
Thank you Julio!
Love your videos and work. It has been a revelation to find your channel. Could you do a video on Raghu Rai if possible ?
Yes he is on my list so at some point I will :)
Another great video. I love how your channel is refreshing in the TH-cam setting. Knowing the history of your art is so underrated. Thank for that!
Just one thing...
I'm Flemish Belgian like Harry Gruyaert. His name is not very easy to pronounce in English correctly since it has a vowel that is not used in the English language.
So I guess the best way to pronounce his name would be something like: grew-art or gru-art
I don't mind if you totally ignore this 😊
Ritchie I was asking people how to pronounce it because every video I came across it was so different so thank you for help, I will remember and in case of having to pronounce it again I will try to do it correctly thank you for watching and for the help! 🙏🏻
@@TatianaHopper I'd be hoping you'll mention him again soon just to hear the result 😄
@@ritchiesedeyn5330 I will :)
For me the best documentary of photography is The Treasure of His Youth: The Photographs of Paolo Di Paolo, is magic.
Oh never heard of it! Will look it up thank you!
Recommendation - "Shooting the Mafia"
About the life and career of Italian photographer Letizia Battaglia, particularly focused on her work documenting the life of organised crime in the city of Palermo in Sicily.
Never heard of that one! Will check it out that’s amazing!
I have been trying to watch the Harry Gruyaert documentary but I cannot find the link to the actual film. If anyone has any suggestions, send them along!
The link it’s in the video’s description and you can buy a DVD from there for buy that pay per view online :)
I recommend "William Eggleston in the Real World" and "Alec Soth: Somewhere to Disappear."
Thank you so much!
The McCollum video has been removed by TH-cam. I missed the title so I can find it elsewhere.
Mccullin sums it up perfectly. He didn't have nightmares when he slept, he had them when he was awake.
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The McCullin video is not available on youtube
Nope or just in certain countries
Oh no check on Amazon prime if you can! I rented it on TH-cam but I know Amazon has loads of docs!
Some documentaries I love
Finding Vivian Maier
Guerilla Fighers of Kurdistan (available on TH-cam)
Idk if anyone has asked, but do you have letterboxd?
I don’t I have mubi if that counts :)
I’d be willing to follow :)
Behind the pearl earrings. The story of Dicky chapelle....
Thanks for the recommendation
When do we get a feature length T. Hopper produced documentary?? 😎
Damn would love too! Soooo many subjects out there :)
Great
Thanks!
Everybody Street is a 10/10, Salt of the earth is a 11/10
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Koudelka shooting holly land
Nearly made it to this list but I already had five docs and need to finish that Koudelka one so far it’s really good I’m mid way :)
@@TatianaHopper Yes, really good movie.. Recently i read book of his diarys and its full of interesting informations, personal notes and his radical life attitude... Fun fact: The hand with the watch in his famous photo is not his hand :)
The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman's Portrait Photography
Thank you !
What Do Artists Do All Day? Tom Wood.
I bought a whole bunch of popcorn and a few kilos of original Coke if you don’t mind binge watching all this content with an ugly dude with a mean cowlick.
Thank you for this content. Definitely will watch and I subscribed because it’s a crime otherwise 🤓
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@@TatianaHopper I recently received some horrible health news. Although I suck, I find solace in taking pictures. Do you mind giving me some advice? I need to up my equipment without breaking the bank. I need a street camera with associated lens. Landscape camera with associated lens. I love your content and I feel you can give me some decent honest feedback. I need your opinion and I will not criticize anything 1:02 you say. I’ve invested a lot of time on research only to be more confused than ever
I’m not a pro but I’m tired of really crappy equipment. I’m looking for biggest bang for the $.
If it makes any difference when you consider if your YT is worth it. You have inspired me so so much and made me forget about life for awhile. You are ab awesome person and I appreciate you very much
I don't think there is a documentary about this chap but maybe it's someone you could look into: Lewis Hine.
I’ve done a video on him and have one of his books really really important work specially photographing the children and workers thank you so much for watching 🙏🏻
@@TatianaHopper can't believe I missed that video. I'll check it out. 👍
@@liveinaweorg Lewis Hine & Social Photography
th-cam.com/video/FEK7Q48RpTU/w-d-xo.html
Netflix “Martha: A Picture Story” about Martha Cooper who photographed the graffiti culture
Thanks for the recommendation!
At least spell Don's name correctly !!!, great vid as ever.
Winogrand is God.
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though himself an atheist . . .
@@garyisaacs6526 😅