DIV 001 Sentimental memory of Minor White
Minor White was arguably the best teacher I ever had. He was a very gentle, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual person. His photos showed simple things in existential depth. He opened my eyes to the magic of light and the fascination of texture as representations of inner images. I will always honor him as a mandarin of photography as an art. He helped me trust the inner beauty of almost any - seemingly deliberate - subject. He recommended Zen to me and encouraged me in my first insecure steps to become acquainted with the wisdom of the East. Listen to that inner truth. Strive to be sincere. Become one with your subject. Those were his teachings in a nutshell.
www.masters-of-photography.com/images/full/white/white_sn...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minor_White
A clever article, interesting reading. But I doubt the author ever was a photographer himself or knew Minor White personally well. When Minor taught at MIT he was not emulating Stieglitz or Weston - and failing in that because of his sexuality. He rather had his own philosophy, maybe eclectically drawn from different sources, nevertheless solid, convincing, and inspiring: aperture.org/blog/minorwhite218/
Good interview, including some beautiful examples of Minor's photography. In my opinion more relaxed and closer to "the real Minor": aperture.org/blog/minor-white-manifestations-spirit-conve...
DIV 001 Sentimental memory of Minor White
Minor White was arguably the best teacher I ever had. He was a very gentle, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual person. His photos showed simple things in existential depth. He opened my eyes to the magic of light and the fascination of texture as representations of inner images. I will always honor him as a mandarin of photography as an art. He helped me trust the inner beauty of almost any - seemingly deliberate - subject. He recommended Zen to me and encouraged me in my first insecure steps to become acquainted with the wisdom of the East. Listen to that inner truth. Strive to be sincere. Become one with your subject. Those were his teachings in a nutshell.
www.masters-of-photography.com/images/full/white/white_sn...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minor_White
A clever article, interesting reading. But I doubt the author ever was a photographer himself or knew Minor White personally well. When Minor taught at MIT he was not emulating Stieglitz or Weston - and failing in that because of his sexuality. He rather had his own philosophy, maybe eclectically drawn from different sources, nevertheless solid, convincing, and inspiring: aperture.org/blog/minorwhite218/
Good interview, including some beautiful examples of Minor's photography. In my opinion more relaxed and closer to "the real Minor": aperture.org/blog/minor-white-manifestations-spirit-conve...