I just discovered his work and i'm amazed by the extreme power of its simplicity. When other photographers try hard to create impressive, complicated pictures, with tones of photoshop filters and layers, Mr Radcliffe just presses the button and creates 1000 times more powerful pictures. Today you gave me a valuable … Read more

I just discovered his work and i'm amazed by the extreme power of its simplicity. When other photographers try hard to create impressive, complicated pictures, with tones of photoshop filters and layers, Mr Radcliffe just presses the button and creates 1000 times more powerful pictures. Today you gave me a valuable lesson about photography (and life) and i thank you for that.

At a time when we are inundated with images of all kinds, I am always amazed at just how powerful an effect Jack Radcliffe's images have on me. His work expresses feelings of all kinds, which at times can be difficult to experience because they seem so present and immediate. His images always convey an assertive sense … Read more

At a time when we are inundated with images of all kinds, I am always amazed at just how powerful an effect Jack Radcliffe's images have on me. His work expresses feelings of all kinds, which at times can be difficult to experience because they seem so present and immediate. His images always convey an assertive sense of what it is to be alive. His recent hospice series, in particular, can be hard to look at because it's such an honest portrayal of human suffering. The variety and character of his work is impressive. He is not just a chronicler, but a story teller. I hesitate to use the word cinematic, because I don't feel that his images are flashy or overwrought, but they do have a compelling quality, a sense of richness, that is similar to a moving image but without being too fleeting. He successfully freezes his subjects within a particular moment, but they always seem very alive to me. It's a privilege to be able to view such great work as his and I am looking forward to whatever he captures next.

After having discovered your stream (and your website) not long ago, I kept on coming back, again and again… I'm starting to love Americans thanks to your photos ! (not that I did not before, having worked in Colorado some years ago :)) It’s incredible how people trust you and look so natural, even in very intimate at… Read more

After having discovered your stream (and your website) not long ago, I kept on coming back, again and again… I'm starting to love Americans thanks to your photos ! (not that I did not before, having worked in Colorado some years ago :)) It’s incredible how people trust you and look so natural, even in very intimate attitudes - they look relaxed and tender and it’s as if you were part of them, with such a wonderful empathy, even osmosis : they seem often totally oblivious of your presence and are totally… themselves… Splendid photos !

There is such raw and nearly angry intimacy, in these photos. I know it well. I went back to read again your profile, and followed the link beneath the New York Times excerpt. Of course they are the dying. Of course they are. There is the anger, in that intimacy. That is why I know the courage intermingled wit… Read more

There is such raw and nearly angry intimacy, in these photos. I know it well. I went back to read again your profile, and followed the link beneath the New York Times excerpt. Of course they are the dying. Of course they are. There is the anger, in that intimacy. That is why I know the courage intermingled with the shame and doubt. The joyful face held above a shoulder set in hopelessness. So grateful am I for this portal into a beginning of your portfolio, the tremendous body of work that is your call. I want to view more . . . traverse the additional links . . . to know everything you've done. To be a person of color from nothing and no one; to be queer; to have lived through the discord and violence of the 1960s and '70s, then the ennui of the '80s and '90s . . . this is to know death far too well . . . to have lost whole generations, large percentages of one's communities, too many family members, loved ones, and loves. Your photography reminds me why I breathe. For them. For this, I thank you. ~Emmanuela