In this mini-documentary styled video we discuss the many lessons to learn from the great Elliott Erwitt. A Photographer of life - people, places, history and... dogs. Thank you so much for watching!
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Video Breakdown
00:00 - Intro
02:17 - Photography as an extension of the self
05:24 - Illustrating America
06:49 - A Love for Life
10:30 - Squarespace I Sketch
12:59 - Conclusions
Links to my work & integrations
https://www.thopper.uk/
https://www.instagram.com/tffhopper/
https://twitter.com/Tatiana_Hopper
thwork28@gmail.com
More on Elliot Erwitt's photography
https://huxleyparlour.com/artists/elliott-erwitt/
https://www.icp.org/browse/archive/constituents/elliott-erwitt?all/all/all/all/0
Books by Elliott Erwitt (affiliate links)
Elliott Erwitt's Dogs
https://amzn.to/3u22kdB
Elliott Erwitt: In Kolor
https://amzn.to/3u3egvy
Elliott Erwitt's New York
https://amzn.to/3u1O7Ny
Sequentially Yours
https://amzn.to/3zygfsW
Footage
Elliott Erwitt, Silence Sounds Good - Trailer
https://youtu.be/u6XxFD7x0Xs
Elliott Erwitt, The Eye Who Captured The Cold War
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvKVU6iuvxk&t=751s
Song(s) / Artist(s)
Surveillance by Faux Sala
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hD-I1lGbMdQ
Disclaimer
This video is an incentive to educate viewers about Elliott Erwitt's photographic career, thus falling into the category of fair use copyright usage.
"To me, photography is an art of observation. It’s about finding something interesting in an ordinary place…I’ve found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them."
Elliott Erwitt
Elliott Erwitt, The Photographer with a Thousand Faces
By Tatiana Hopper
September 2021