Episode 511 – The death of photography (part ll)

This week, Kevin McKibben poked the bear (that would by Glynn) by seeking further clarification on just WHAT is dying… photography or the photographer?

Paul Sutton shared a bunch of items, including this Leica v Signa shootout.
Then, the story of the “pinhole photography revival” taking place in a morgue (of all places!) in Albany in Western Australia.
How about a camera sensor constructed using a single layer of carbon atoms?
Or ultra-rare lenses at auction.

Glynn found this article about flying drones legally in the U.S.

Bo Burnham created a series for Netflix called Inside, about life in lockdown. He’s now released, on youtube, a behind-the-scenes on how Inside was shot/created.

Glynn also felt that the comments on this article (about the winners of the International Portrait Photographer of the Year) back up his assertion that photography is dead.

And finally, after having spent a weekend in Brisbane 2 weeks ago (talk about good timing!! Sydney is now in a 2 week lockdown), I reached out to Celia Cole for a chat. She’s the daughter of one of my cousins, and is pursuing a career in commercial photography.
My aim is to catch up with her again in a couple of years, and see how things are going…. what’s good, what’s bad, the monotony and the surprises, and so forth.
Check out her instagram and her website.

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