I always say there are few things that inspire more than watching a passionate photographer talk about his work, is that why?Well, very simple. An image speaks, it says many things, especially if it is one of those beautiful images that we all dream of making, but a great image seems inaccessible, distant, perfect, the work of an almost superior being?When you watch the documentaries of Great Photographers, they realize that these near-superior beings aren’t really superior, they’re actually like you or me. They are actually mere mortals who differ from others in their determination, passion, dedication, work and resistance to failure. Don’t you believe me? Surely one of the following documentaries will agree with me.
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Classic where they exist, it tells the story of a murder through a photographer who has to stay home because of a leg in a casting. To distract yourself, look at your neighbors out the window, until you suspect your neighbor. With no less than 4 Oscar nominations: Best Director, Sound, Color Photography, Screenplay and BAFTA Awards: Nominated for Best Picture.
- Directed by Michelangelo Antonioni Il is a suspenseful adaptation of a story by Julio Cortzar that tells the story of a fashion photographer who believes he has discovered a murder among the images of a session held in a London park.
- Winner of several awards and numerous nominations.
- Including the Palme d’Or for Best Film (1966).
- And the nomination for 2 Oscars (director and screenplay) or the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film among others.
Directed by Roland Joffé, a film based on real events that chronicles the life of a New York Times journalist sent to Cambodia as a war correspondent in 1972, where he met Dith Pran (who plays himself), who served as an interpreter and guide. he refused to emigrate to the United States with his family when the regime fell and decided to stay to help the American journalist. Finally, he will be sent to a concentration camp in Cambodia. Winner of numerous awards, including the Oscars for Best Supporting Actor, Editing and Photography and 8 BAFTA Awards, including Best Photography.
Directed by Barbara Leibovitz, Annie Leibovitz is best known for her celebrity portraits, although her work is much more extensive (landscapes or documentary photography), is the highest-paid photographer in the world and has received countless awards, being considered a living legend. and one of the most influential photographers of all time. This documentary covers his personal history and evolution as a photographer.
Directed by Christian Frei. Swiss documentary film that tells the story as a war photographer by James Natchwey, one of the greatest war photographers of all time, still active and rewarded today. If you like the subject less, you’ve probably seen a see how it works, its level of effort and demand, how it moves in the midst of armed conflict through a subjective video camera, see how it answers the eternal questions about why this work, how it supports it or how it feels, how it looks after so much horror, or what do your professional colleagues think of it?This documentary is worth every second invested to watch it. Don’t miss it
Directed by Ross Kauffman and Zana Briski Set in Calcutta’s red light district, it documents how a journalist puts the children of sex workers in the hands of very simple cameras. The result is absolutely wonderful. It has won several awards, including the Oscar for Best Documentary (2004) and the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival. knowledge, do you see what these kids are capable of with a compact camera?
Directed by Jan Troell, Il tells the story of Maria, a young lower-class worker of the early century, who one day wins a camera in the lottery. From the moment you look through the viewfinder, your life gives a radical change and you start living a double life?A film about the value of dreams, passion and perseverance. Nominated for Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film, winner of several Guldbagge Awards (Sweden) for Best Actress, Supporting Actress, Actor, Actor Cast or Film, among others.
Directed by Steven Silver, based on the autobiographical book The Bang-Bang Club: Snapshots of a Hidden War, it chronicles the lives of four war photojournalists in South Africa amid apartheid. Of the 4, 2 of them won the Pullitzer Prize. (Kevin Carter and Greg Marinovich).
Directed by Trisha Ziff Il explains the finding of a suitcase containing no less than 4,500 negatives belonging to Robert Capa, Gerda Taro and David Seymour who took it during the Spanish Civil War and who disappeared to be recovered 70 years later in Mexico City. historical document as few demonstrating the power of images to change the course of history.
Directed by Richard Bright. Documentary about the prestigious New York photographer, painter and filmmaker William Klein, in love with Paris where he lives and where he has done most of his work. He is famous for his collaboration with Vogue magazine and for his street photography reports in cities such as Paris, Tokyo, Rome or New York, of which he is considered one of its main creators and teachers.
Documentary about the life of photographer Don McCullin. Don McCullin is known for being one of the best photojournalists in the world (if not the best). He has portrayed conflicts, wars and famines for more than 18 years around the world, although he is also known for portraying the Beatles or for being saved by his Nikon when he stopped a bullet going after him. This award-winning documentary is not only worth it for the retrospective it offers us of his work, but above all for listening to one of the most impressive photographers of all time recounts his experience and tries to answer questions such as why I do this, why am I here or for what purpose ??
Directed by Cheryl Dunn. Si you love street photography, this documentary is Streetphotography in its purest form. With great photographers such as Bruce Davidson, Elliott Erwitt, Jill Freedman, Bruce Gilden, Joel Meyerowitz, Rebecca Lepkoff, Mary Ellen Mark, and much more, this documentary invites us into the world of photography and the place that has inspired and inspired many of the great photographers of all time: New York.
Directed by John Maloof and Charlie Siskel. Very interesting documentary that tells the life of Vivian Maier, an unknown photographer who throughout her life has portrayed the streets of New York while working as a nanny. It was only after her death and by chance that she was part of her excellent work that elevated her to the rank of the greatest photographers of all time. Oscar-nominated documentary, a BAFTA Award and a Satellite Awards, among others, for best documentary.
Directed by Wim Wenders and his own son Juliano Ribeiro Salgado. A documentary about the life of the incomparable Sebasticao Salgado. This wonderful photographer, who has been documenting migrations, wars, famines, cultures and landscapes on all continents for more than 40 years and with a unique and inimitable style of captivating beauty, shows us the journey of his work on human beings The Salt of the Earth is an ode to the human being and his latest work , Genesis, an ode to Mother Nature in which she traveled the whole planet to claim the beauty of the one and the fragility of a planet increasingly carried by human contact. Nominated for an Oscar for Best Long Documentary, the Special Jury Prize in Cannes and the Audience Award at the San Sebastian Film Festival, among others. See him a thousand times?
Directed by Anton Corbijn, it tells the story of the friendship between Magnum photographer Dennis Stock and actor James Dean that emerged after the photo report following the release of the film East of Eden and from which some of the most popular images will emerge. .
What do you think? Should I confess that the high I had after watching most of these documentaries and/or movies was considerable?I hope you liked the selection, surely you lacked inspiration or not, will you enjoy all of them?Oh, don’t forget to share so someone else can enjoy it. Thank you and next time?