Edward Weston Archives - jbhphoto.com Blog https://www.jbhphoto.com/blog/tag/edward-weston/ LF & ULF Photography by JB & Susan Harlin Wed, 22 Aug 2018 18:22:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.jbhphoto.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/logojbh2c-150x150.jpg Edward Weston Archives - jbhphoto.com Blog https://www.jbhphoto.com/blog/tag/edward-weston/ 32 32 6778213 EDWARD WESTON AND HIS DAYBOOKS https://www.jbhphoto.com/blog/2013/07/03/edward-weston-and-his-daybooks/ Thu, 04 Jul 2013 00:49:37 +0000 https://jbhphoto.com/blog/?p=9624 Have you ever wondered what the life of an artist would be like?  Edward Weston was not only an artist, he was obsessed by his art.  Every day before everyone else was awake, Edward would write in his Daybook.  His journal has become a classic of photographic literature.  At one point he destroyed some ofContinue reading →

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]]> The Daybooks of Edward WestonHave you ever wondered what the life of an artist would be like?  Edward Weston was not only an artist, he was obsessed by his art.  Every day before everyone else was awake, Edward would write in his Daybook.  His journal has become a classic of photographic literature.  At one point he destroyed some of his daybooks, but those that remained were eventually transcribed and published.

Weston was a towering figure in twentieth-century photography, whose restless quest for beauty and the mystical presence behind it resulted in a body of work unrivaled in the medium. John Szarkowski observes that “It was as though the things of everyday experience had been transformed… into organic sculptures, the forms of which were both the expression and the justification of the life within… He had freed his eyes of conventional expectation, and had taught them to see the statement of intent that resides in natural form.”

This is a fascinating and informative read.  A look into the life of a dedicated artist.  If you are serious about your photography. . . if you think you are serious about your photography. . . read “The Daybooks of Edward Weston” and see how you compare.

 
JB

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