Just like everyone else keeps writing, I find it hard to find my one favorite photographer. So, I have picked a photographer that not only inspires me but is someone who I have been turning to for inspiration and ideas lately. For the past 2 years I have dedicated much of my time to documenting my family farm in Kansas.
Jim Richardson is from Kansas and does a good deal of work on the land and lifestyles in Kansas. I admire his dedication to his work and the amount of time that is spent researching. I am consistently amazed by his ability to photograph something and present it in a way that I have not seen before. For myself it has been one of the most challenging things that I have encountered while documenting my family farm. Mainly in the sense that everything is so common to me and it proves to be difficult to see as something important or story-telling. Often times I will pass moments or scenes by without giving them a second thought. However spending a lot of time observing Richardson's work, along with several other photographers, I have really began to see the moments and scenes from their work and relate them to what I am working on with my family farm. This kind of observation has been incredibly helpful for me in developing my story and trying to present it in a new way.
1 comment:
Small world.
I worked with JIm when I was an intern at the Topeka Capital Journal many years ago.
Now I'm on Apple's Aperture Advisory board with him.
I've admired his work, and work ethic for decades. And I enjoy his company. Tremendous storyteller, visually and verbally.
He showed me the right way to do things. Hopefully I can pass some of that on to you.
Bill
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