This Famous Photographer Saved His Subjects Life
This famous photojournalist is Gordon Parks, one of the great photographers employed by Life Magazine to tell stories and photograph them for the magazine. Parks was best known for his work documenting social issues and the African American experience. He was the first African American staff photographer and writer for Life Magazine.
Parks grew up in poverty and faced significant racial discrimination, which deeply influenced his later work. He bought his first camera, a Voigtländer Brilliant, for $12.50 from a pawnshop in 1937. He taught himself photography and started taking portraits and fashion photographs. His early success led to a job with the Farm Security Administration (FSA) under the mentorship of Roy Stryker, where he documented the social conditions of the era.
Parks was hired by Life magazine in 1948, becoming their first African American staff photographer. Life was one of the most prestigious publications in the country, known for its powerful photojournalism.
Work at Life: Parks covered a wide range of subjects, including fashion, sports, Broadway, poverty, and racial segregation. His ability to capture the essence of his subjects with empathy and artistry set him apart.
One of Parks' most famous photo essays for Life was "Harlem Gang Leader." He spent time with Leonard "Red" Jackson, a young gang leader in Harlem, and captured the harsh realities of life in the neighborhood. The intimate and raw portrayal of Jackson's life provided a humanizing perspective on gang violence and poverty, highlighting Parks' talent for immersive storytelling.
Beyond photography, Parks also made significant contributions to film and literature. He directed the film "Shaft" (1971), which became a classic of the Blaxploitation genre, and wrote several books, including his autobiography "A Choice of Weapons."
This story, the story of Flavio, a boy who lived in the favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is one of his great stories. Tens of millions of Americans responded.
I was fortunate enough to interview him for a television special I was making on the 50th anniversary of Life Magazine. Gordon Parks was a great photographer, a great filmmaker, and a great storyteller.
In this interview he reveals some of his techniques for how he captured such intimate and authentic stories time and time again. As he says in the interview, he took three months in Brazil to capture the story and to write a diary of his experiences. I don't think anyone spends that kind of time today developing a story. Things just moved too fast. The longest that I ever spent making a documentary was three weeks. These days, documentaries can be developed, produced, completed, and presented, within a three month timeframe.
I never got the chance to properly thank Gordon Parks for the time he gave me and the honest conversation we had. So in this description, which will last from now on into the future, I want to thank him. He was a great gentleman, a talented individual, and the person who started with nothing and built his talent and career and knowledge on his own.
To support my efforts to create more clips please donate to me at www.patreon.com/allinaday.
Видео This Famous Photographer Saved His Subjects Life канала David Hoffman
Parks grew up in poverty and faced significant racial discrimination, which deeply influenced his later work. He bought his first camera, a Voigtländer Brilliant, for $12.50 from a pawnshop in 1937. He taught himself photography and started taking portraits and fashion photographs. His early success led to a job with the Farm Security Administration (FSA) under the mentorship of Roy Stryker, where he documented the social conditions of the era.
Parks was hired by Life magazine in 1948, becoming their first African American staff photographer. Life was one of the most prestigious publications in the country, known for its powerful photojournalism.
Work at Life: Parks covered a wide range of subjects, including fashion, sports, Broadway, poverty, and racial segregation. His ability to capture the essence of his subjects with empathy and artistry set him apart.
One of Parks' most famous photo essays for Life was "Harlem Gang Leader." He spent time with Leonard "Red" Jackson, a young gang leader in Harlem, and captured the harsh realities of life in the neighborhood. The intimate and raw portrayal of Jackson's life provided a humanizing perspective on gang violence and poverty, highlighting Parks' talent for immersive storytelling.
Beyond photography, Parks also made significant contributions to film and literature. He directed the film "Shaft" (1971), which became a classic of the Blaxploitation genre, and wrote several books, including his autobiography "A Choice of Weapons."
This story, the story of Flavio, a boy who lived in the favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is one of his great stories. Tens of millions of Americans responded.
I was fortunate enough to interview him for a television special I was making on the 50th anniversary of Life Magazine. Gordon Parks was a great photographer, a great filmmaker, and a great storyteller.
In this interview he reveals some of his techniques for how he captured such intimate and authentic stories time and time again. As he says in the interview, he took three months in Brazil to capture the story and to write a diary of his experiences. I don't think anyone spends that kind of time today developing a story. Things just moved too fast. The longest that I ever spent making a documentary was three weeks. These days, documentaries can be developed, produced, completed, and presented, within a three month timeframe.
I never got the chance to properly thank Gordon Parks for the time he gave me and the honest conversation we had. So in this description, which will last from now on into the future, I want to thank him. He was a great gentleman, a talented individual, and the person who started with nothing and built his talent and career and knowledge on his own.
To support my efforts to create more clips please donate to me at www.patreon.com/allinaday.
Видео This Famous Photographer Saved His Subjects Life канала David Hoffman
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