Imagine... McCullin

[stormyuklondon1]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b036j3fp

heads up for anyone who likes his work, 10.30pm Tuesday.

 

[Plato]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b036j3fpheads up for anyone who likes his work, 10.30pm Tuesday.

:^

Just seen it myself and was going to flag it up.

Seen several of his exhibitions and have found his images gripping - will be watching it.

 

[HectorHughMunro]

I went to one of his exhibitions a while ago. Don't watch it if you get depressed. No cat photos.

 

[Popey]

:^

Thanks for the heads-up. Now TiVo'd. I'll look forward to watching that.

Cheers

Mark

 

[macvisual]

Thanks for the heads up.....

 

[Camverton]

Many thanks for the heads up. To my mind one of the all time great photographers. I met him a long time ago and one of the things that struck me was his integrity, not a quality that could be applied to many photographers!

 

[Bluemessiah]

Now watching - shocking, brutal footage and images. Compelling viewing.

 

[johnny s]

Powerful, compelling viewing, at last a documentary that has appeared to capture the man behind the lens. Wonderful.

 

[Jason P]

What a brilliant programme. Every politician should be sat down and made to watch it. McCullin is one of the true greats. His humanity in the face of such unrelenting horror is inspirational.

A must watch for anyone, photographer or not.

 

[macvisual]

wOw, just watched the programme there. Shocking reportage from all the different wars he's captured/documented, the man is an utter genius. He's seen decades of 'on the spot dangerous' photography.

Utter respect for him, I wonder how he sleeps at night with those horrendous memories.

I'm moved.................................Speechless.

 

[Camverton]

I am not ashamed to say that, and not for the first time, his photographs have driven me to tears.

 

[HectorHughMunro]

wOw, just watched the programme there. Shocking reportage from all the different wars he's captured/documented, the man is an utter genius. He's seen decades of 'on the spot dangerous' photography. Utter respect for him, I wonder how he sleeps at night with those horrendous memories.

I'm moved.................................Speechless.

Absolutely. The interviews with Harold Evans also showed that it was a body of work that was as much about campaigning against war as it was about aesthetics.

 

[Spacehopper]

It was good to learn that he is in the process of getting his archive together as a lasting legacy for future generations. There is no doubt that his photojournalism is of global importance.

It does makes you wonder just how different the Falklands war would have been viewed had he been allowed to sail with the troops and, as he said himself, how different our views of Iraq and Afghanistan would be if proper photojournalists were allowed the freedom that he had in Vietnam etc.

Out of all his photographs - the most haunting for me is the albino boy in the Biafran camp - absolutely heartbreaking even now.

 

[tryant]

Caught this last night. Wow. On iPlayer for the next few weeks. Don't miss it!!!

 

[macvisual]

The last five minutes of his (excellent) tv documentary Don was shooting with some kind of a medium format/land camera, did anyone see what the camera make/model was he was shooting his relaxed landscape photography with at all ?

 

[Camverton]

I remember, when he visited the London College of Printing, showing the picture of the albino boy and being disturbed by the lack of reaction from the assembled students. Christ, we students were up ourselves in those days. As the years roll by I feel haunted by that photograph and find it ever more horrifying.

one of his innate skills is to compose his pictures, not only in a fine photographic way, but in a way that serves the subject and presents it with clarity and honesty. There are no gimmicks in his photography; he is simply too good to need any.

Also fascinating was his schizoid view of his job. On the one hand a self confessed adventurer and war junkie, but at the same time a deeply sensitive person who cares about the subjects of his photographs. Maybe it is that dichotomy that made his photographs not only so powerful at the time but continue to move and shock after we have moved on from the events that they documented.

didn't sleep well last night.

 

[tryant]

It was good to learn that he is in the process of getting his archive together as a lasting legacy for future generations. There is no doubt that his photojournalism is of global importance.It does makes you wonder just how different the Falklands war would have been viewed had he been allowed to sail with the troops and, as he said himself, how different our views of Iraq and Afghanistan would be if proper photojournalists were allowed the freedom that he had in Vietnam etc.

Out of all his photographs - the most haunting for me is the albino boy in the Biafran camp - absolutely heartbreaking even now.

This programme was so amazing on several different levels. Besides the incredible stills and archive footage, and McCullin's profound vision, the reminders about how war reporting has changed were also excellent. The editorial shift that happened when Andrew Neil took over the magazine, and McCullin's references to the change in the US military's policy on press coverage of armed conflicts, are also important points that shouldn't be forgotten. It seemed to me that the programme was not just a reminder of some of the worst atrocities in the past 40 years but also a reminder of what's been lost in our media. Well done Imagine for reminding us about this.

 

[macvisual]

Most of Don McCullin's documented images have a lovely grainy/gritty feel to them, makes the subjects he's photographing more real life for some reason, portrays the moment! His photo knowledge experience is utterly priceless.

Such a talented photographer, huge respect!

 

[Jason P]

The last five minutes of his (excellent) tv documentary Don was shooting with some kind of a medium format/land camera, did anyone see what the camera make/model was he was shooting his relaxed landscape photography with at all ?

I think it's a Fuji 645 with lots of bits tacked on - but may be way off beam there...

J