tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608862971657438280.post7463729007058548945..comments2023-09-17T14:19:39.504+01:00Comments on Manchester Photography: We English, speak for yourself.mark pagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07052975033689540251noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608862971657438280.post-3798736509000364712009-12-10T15:48:16.581+00:002009-12-10T15:48:16.581+00:00I doubt it for lots of reasonsI doubt it for lots of reasonsAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129712725115605426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608862971657438280.post-29083112274207979162009-12-09T19:14:53.343+00:002009-12-09T19:14:53.343+00:00borzoj,
first off I'm glad I'm not alone.
...borzoj,<br />first off I'm glad I'm not alone.<br /><br />CMS,<br />So it would be truer if it was called Simon Roberts England? Off the top of my head where was football, Mardi Gras, Eid, Carnival, Shopping at The Trafford Centre or even bloody BBQ's?<br /><br />Tom,<br />yes a Frank art the very least. Can we no longer expect a W. Eugene Smith someone who puts so much into a project that it destroy's them? <br /><br />Marcus,<br />I agree it's not a photographers book which begs the question why have so many photographers,pundits, writers and bloggers took it to heart?mark pagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07052975033689540251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608862971657438280.post-1743627211202429912009-12-09T13:58:45.561+00:002009-12-09T13:58:45.561+00:00Some people on Flickr noticed that as soon as the ...Some people on Flickr noticed that as soon as the book came out:<br />http://www.flickr.com/groups/onthestreet/discuss/72157621992737841/#comment72157622002862193borzojhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10378606622955878378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608862971657438280.post-63577454465777476762009-12-09T12:23:57.447+00:002009-12-09T12:23:57.447+00:00I love your alternative title. This is an England ...I love your alternative title. This is an England Simon Roberts wants and not one that actually exists for most people.LostinManchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12539000716376788657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608862971657438280.post-81099928163698489012009-12-09T11:26:35.157+00:002009-12-09T11:26:35.157+00:00Mark
I followed the we English blog while Simon wa...Mark<br />I followed the we English blog while Simon was doing the project... but after seeing the final work (photographers gallery and in the book) I was somewhat dissappointed especially in the light of his previous book Motherland (although when viewed as single images they are impressive)... and for sure his vision of the English has no relationship to the English I know/live with/work with/watch on TV/read about/reality etc. and spend my life with. Regarding plagiarism... big expansive views with tiny people have been done so many times by so many that I think it would be hard to not look similar to someone else's work. Although Blacklab does present a compelling comparison. I think for me I wanted him to succeed with this project but now my dissapointment seems to colour my view of this work. I have wondered many times where our modern day R Frank is and hope that he surfaces soon to bare our current failings/fabrications. TomAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129712725115605426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608862971657438280.post-47483620418146046172009-12-09T08:26:44.634+00:002009-12-09T08:26:44.634+00:00I would never dis a fellow photographer like Rober...I would never dis a fellow photographer like Roberts and I have never met the guy. I consider him to be a talent, but from a photographers opinion this book is utterly awful and certainly does not deserve the popularity the public seem to be giving it. I think Roberts was in a position to do something wonderful, but as I do not know the full set of circumstances (deadline etc) I will say no more.<br />Maybe I am missing something, or maybe its just a case of not being a photographers photography book..marcus doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14433412157537540815noreply@blogger.com