Links to a fascinating read and a moving audio-visual show today. Read on and
link away…….

DIANE ARBUS (and ANDERSON COOPER and OTHERS)

Back in 2005 David Segal, a writer at The Washington Post, tracked down some of
the people who had been photographed by Diane Arbus.

Hear what the Identical Twins have to say about their meeting with Arbus, what they
think about the photo, what their dad thinks.

The writer also found Colin Wood, the kid with the grenade.

Child with a toy hand grenade in Central Park, N.Y.C.

You’ll read about his thoughts and about that grenade he was holding.

You’ll also find out that Arbus shot (of all people) Anderson Cooper. That photo
isn’t included in the online Washington Post article so I’ll show you here……

Enough! Go read it HERE. It’s fascinating. But be sure to come back because I have
more link juice for you this week……..

ROBERT F. KENNEDY FUNERAL TRAIN

Paul Fusco (no relation) rode the train carrying Robert Kennedy’s body from
N.Y.C. to Washington. That would be back in 1968. Along the way he photo-
graphed the people who were lining the track to get a glimpse of, as Fusco
says in his commentary, “hope pass by”.

Paul Fusco, from RFK Funeral Train

The New York Times recently ran a piece on the photos. They also published
to the web an audio-visual piece showing some of the photos along with Fusco’s
commentary. This, also, is a must-see. Go HERE.

SO……

How do I follow these two items that illustrate the power and beauty of photo-
graphy and the photographic process?

Just to tell you that I’ve been busy this week shooting to make the money that
will allow me to carry on my personal projects. I’ve also been fine-tuning the
prints of the images that I will be exhibiting in September. The studio wall is
becoming full of options. It’s time to come to a decision, print these suckers
and move on.

My studio wall