The Art Of Photography - Tampa/St. Pete

Agenda
Photo Share:
Bring a thumb drive with no more than five of your favorite recent photos. Let us know what you have been up to (photography wise). Be prepared to talk to the group about your photos.

Presentation:
Chuck Campbell will be giving a preview of our upcoming light Painting event. Chuck will give us a heads up on what to expect and what kind of equipment you will need for a successful shot.
Chuck will also be sharing his photos from his recent trip to Greece. He will explain his edits and his thinking behind the composition an his edits.

Come early to socialize, we have a jam packed evening planned.
No purchase required, no cost for event

The Hungarian-born André Kertész wasn’t always regarded as one of the most important photographers of the 20th century. Revered for his advancements in photojournalism, the photo essay and composition, Kertesz was largely unknown in the art community, save the belated attention he received in the ‘60s, and again in the ‘80s.

Perhaps he’s best known for his sensitive images of the everyday. And though he considered himself a realist and documentarian, he was informally associated with the surrealist movement, and also leant on the teachings of cubism.

Freud once said reality is that which ‘gets in the way’ — that which disrupts or shackles our fantasies and dreams. In the case of photo realism, it’s argued what is considered ‘real’ in photography isn’t just formal technique or objective style.

This take on realism defined Kertész early on in his career as one of the founders of photojournalism. As a young man he photographed Hungarian peasants on the streets, pioneering the use of a small camera. His snapshots reveal moments, or surprises, in every day life. He was a mentor to Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Capa and Brassai — a look at their oeuvres hark back to Kertész.