The Genius of Photography

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A six part series on the history of photography following its development from its very first transitory moments to modern digital techniques.

Original Air Dates: —
Country: UK
Genre: Drama, Family
Network: BBC Four
Watched by: 132 1 035 618
Total running time: 4 hours 18 minutes
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Episodes: 6
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24 Jul 2018, 01:51 #
I liked Rodchenko's work, the parachute magazine is generally incredible. The color series is great, and I wanted to do something like that myself. Man Ray's surrealism is also close, especially the first woman lying down...
I've already heard about Besher and Sander in the "Art of Germany".
06 Aug 2018, 03:06 #
Too much chatter, too few photos. At the same time, it is generally unclear what is in most of the ones shown.
22 Jul 2018, 23:28 #
It's very interesting about camera obscura and daggerotypes, I've heard, of course, but I've never delved into the details. Although it wasn't clear after the episode either, I Googled more.
I liked Turmashon's photos and really liked the photos from the crime scene of the beginning of the century. It was beautifully done in the finale, when they showed all the photos in the series and finished with something they hadn't seen
before... It's a bit boring so far, I'm looking forward to hearing about specific photographers and their work.
08 Aug 2018, 04:54 #
One of the most interesting episodes. Although the beginning is more intriguing than the actual series. We've collected all the most interesting things, and then it's not so cool anymore.
Most photographers are surprised, they all bother so much, for example, they shoot without light, so that they can add light on the computer later, or they set the car up to a centimeter, or they add a fire hydrant from another photo, or they add the wrong size and throw everything out, or they work for two years and take two pictures, or insert a turn in the road under another the angle...And for what? It's not particularly noticeable on the result, and in general the result is not particularly impressive. And so are almost all the photos. Much ado about nothing is the leitmotif of the episode simply.
Overall, the series is much more boring than I expected. I was even a little disappointed in photography, I always thought it was interesting to me.
30 Jul 2018, 00:00 #
Very boring. If in the previous series I didn't see anything special in some of the works, then in this one in almost all of them. Commentators talk so much, and about what? It's hard to watch, I'm not sure what's worth watching.
I can't stand people like Eggleston. If all this is so burdensome to you, why did you enter this profession and why did you seek a position and fame? If everything is so disgusting to you, why even agree to an interview to talk such nonsense? "I've already answered this question, and my answer hasn't changed" -- dude, wouldn't it be easier to repeat the answer and give a specific link to the previous one? Why this show-off? You are not the navel of the earth, not all people hang on your every word. The words are paid, you might think.