Comments on: Virgil Dibiase – One Man https://www.burnmagazine.org/essays/2013/01/virgil-dibiase-one-man/ burn is an online feature for emerging photographers worldwide. burn is curated by magnum photographer david alan harvey. Sat, 18 Jun 2016 11:15:33 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.4 By: Top Photography Films - Virgil DiBiase https://www.burnmagazine.org/essays/2013/01/virgil-dibiase-one-man/#comment-127530 Fri, 01 Mar 2013 18:19:41 +0000 http://www.burnmagazine.org/?p=14176#comment-127530 […] Virgil DiBiase featured on Burn Magazine: “One Man”. […]

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By: semilog https://www.burnmagazine.org/essays/2013/01/virgil-dibiase-one-man/#comment-121017 Mon, 21 Jan 2013 04:10:25 +0000 http://www.burnmagazine.org/?p=14176#comment-121017

We were talking about the habit of being critical—discussing a person we both knew who was caustically critical (and often entertainingly insulting) about everything. She said she didn’t quite approve of that attitude, because it was so safe.

I was surprised by that word, and asked her what she meant, and she said—more or less—that hating or criticizing everything was safe because it meant you don’t have to take a stand. Liking something means you are opening yourself up; if nothing is good enough for you it’s another way of saying you’re superior to everything. Very smug, very snug. Being insulting and critical is actually a position of retreat.

-Mike Johnston, Cheap Criticism

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By: RobertLarson https://www.burnmagazine.org/essays/2013/01/virgil-dibiase-one-man/#comment-120307 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 17:12:59 +0000 http://www.burnmagazine.org/?p=14176#comment-120307 David: Of course I’ll still be here. I wouldn’t have had such strong feelings if I didn’t give a damn. If I give a damn, it will take a lot more than that to loose me.

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By: david alan harvey https://www.burnmagazine.org/essays/2013/01/virgil-dibiase-one-man/#comment-120231 Sun, 13 Jan 2013 23:31:48 +0000 http://www.burnmagazine.org/?p=14176#comment-120231 WINDUP

perhaps “emotional involvement” is the wrong term….i am a huge fan of Alex Webb, and of HCB, and of many photographers who make compelling people photographs but who i do not think “meet” the people they photograph…however, this does not mean they are not emotionally involved of course….

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By: John R. Fulton Jr. https://www.burnmagazine.org/essays/2013/01/virgil-dibiase-one-man/#comment-120205 Sun, 13 Jan 2013 20:23:04 +0000 http://www.burnmagazine.org/?p=14176#comment-120205 Virgil – you will go far in this business with your attitude about the criticism. Best of luck.

My hat’s off to my former colleague, Dave Harvey, for being so civil in his running of the comments section. You, sir, are a fine teacher and a true professional.

“We look at the world and see what we have learned to believe is there. We have been conditioned to expect…. but, as photographers, we must learn to relax our beliefs.” – Aaron Siskind

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By: Akaky https://www.burnmagazine.org/essays/2013/01/virgil-dibiase-one-man/#comment-120197 Sun, 13 Jan 2013 17:40:51 +0000 http://www.burnmagazine.org/?p=14176#comment-120197 Leica toting goats and work that is fucking extraordinary without knowing that extraordinary has the clap. You know, sometimes this place reads like a Bunuel movie.

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By: Paul https://www.burnmagazine.org/essays/2013/01/virgil-dibiase-one-man/#comment-120189 Sun, 13 Jan 2013 15:49:58 +0000 http://www.burnmagazine.org/?p=14176#comment-120189 “There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all of time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and it will be lost. The world will not have it. It is not your business to determine how good it is nor how valuable nor how it compares with other expressions. It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel open. You do not even have to believe in yourself or your work. You have to keep yourself open and aware to the urges that motivate you. Keep the channel open. … No artist is pleased. There is no satisfaction whatever at any time. There is only a queer divine dissatisfaction, a blessed unrest that keeps us marching and makes us more alive than the others.”
Martha Graham

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By: Virgil DiBiase https://www.burnmagazine.org/essays/2013/01/virgil-dibiase-one-man/#comment-120184 Sun, 13 Jan 2013 14:47:04 +0000 http://www.burnmagazine.org/?p=14176#comment-120184 Thank you all for your comments and insights. Good, bad and ugly I appreciate them all. The honest criticism is refreshing.
Carlo, Niel Young was my first musical hero. And that video I’ve never seen. Thanks.
Bob B, love love love the frank ocean piece. Thanks.
Paul, great clip, even greater advice.
Imants, I’ve thanked you already via email.
David, thank you for having me here.

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By: david alan harvey https://www.burnmagazine.org/essays/2013/01/virgil-dibiase-one-man/#comment-120181 Sun, 13 Jan 2013 13:16:32 +0000 http://www.burnmagazine.org/?p=14176#comment-120181 JEFF

the intent of Road Trips was to replace how we did Dialogue posts on the “front page”…but yes i guess that extra click somehow makes this not happen…let me think about that one….OR i just need to do the old Dialogue style posts over on Road Trips…let me try that first…if that does not work maybe we come back to the way we did it before….mostly the comments on this thread have dealt with the essay at hand and i think has been a pretty good discussion overall…

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By: david alan harvey https://www.burnmagazine.org/essays/2013/01/virgil-dibiase-one-man/#comment-120179 Sun, 13 Jan 2013 13:13:13 +0000 http://www.burnmagazine.org/?p=14176#comment-120179 ROBERT LARSON

oh i am sure you will never find any magazine where you go and find everything perfect to your own personal taste every time…fact is, we publish essays here for many different reasons…and as you can read, what you dislike ,others like…and for sure i cannot be the editor of this magazine and try to figure out what everyone will like because that is impossible and not my goal anyway……however, you may not want to stay away too long…if you know me at all, you will know something totally different is coming…i tend to publish two or three of a certain genre at once, and then move in another direction…as you will soon see if you are still here….

cheers, david

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By: Jeff Hladun https://www.burnmagazine.org/essays/2013/01/virgil-dibiase-one-man/#comment-120178 Sun, 13 Jan 2013 12:17:47 +0000 http://www.burnmagazine.org/?p=14176#comment-120178 I look forward to the archive module, but wish to state how much I’m missing the “Dialogue” at the bottom of the homepage. As this particular page shows (McDonalds coffee?), while it is possible to make some associations with Virgil’s essay, these typical and beneficial digressions tend to take the spotlight away from, and the respect deserving, the essay published.

Cheers.

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By: david alan harvey https://www.burnmagazine.org/essays/2013/01/virgil-dibiase-one-man/#comment-120168 Sun, 13 Jan 2013 06:33:08 +0000 http://www.burnmagazine.org/?p=14176#comment-120168 MW

sometimes i do find myself at McDonalds…when driving …and they do have a new gourmet coffee menu that is not like the old stuff…still far from perfect, yet not so horrible either….

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By: Gerhard Clausing https://www.burnmagazine.org/essays/2013/01/virgil-dibiase-one-man/#comment-120161 Sun, 13 Jan 2013 02:53:35 +0000 http://www.burnmagazine.org/?p=14176#comment-120161 Hey Virgil,

Are you really a Leica-touting dude, or merely a Leica-toting one?

Your inquiring photographic blog public demands to know!

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By: Imants https://www.burnmagazine.org/essays/2013/01/virgil-dibiase-one-man/#comment-120158 Sun, 13 Jan 2013 01:56:38 +0000 http://www.burnmagazine.org/?p=14176#comment-120158 Virgil
Some of your images are getting too hard, yes I know it is a style but with the people you are photographing softness is also needed. I feel there is too much emphasis in the highly structured harsh mid tones that you are producing at the cost of some nice blacks and subtle white tones. Your PP work seems to undo what those great Leica lenses can produce.

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By: Virgil DiBiase https://www.burnmagazine.org/essays/2013/01/virgil-dibiase-one-man/#comment-120157 Sun, 13 Jan 2013 01:38:02 +0000 http://www.burnmagazine.org/?p=14176#comment-120157 Imants, yep, a Leica touting goat:)

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By: Imants https://www.burnmagazine.org/essays/2013/01/virgil-dibiase-one-man/#comment-120156 Sun, 13 Jan 2013 01:27:19 +0000 http://www.burnmagazine.org/?p=14176#comment-120156 Nah more goat than kid

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By: Virgil DiBiase https://www.burnmagazine.org/essays/2013/01/virgil-dibiase-one-man/#comment-120155 Sun, 13 Jan 2013 01:15:19 +0000 http://www.burnmagazine.org/?p=14176#comment-120155 Hey Imants, if you knew me you would know full well I’m just a kid.

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By: Imants https://www.burnmagazine.org/essays/2013/01/virgil-dibiase-one-man/#comment-120154 Sun, 13 Jan 2013 00:35:12 +0000 http://www.burnmagazine.org/?p=14176#comment-120154 That archive should make all the difference especially as a reference and seeing how holistic burn is

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By: david alan harvey https://www.burnmagazine.org/essays/2013/01/virgil-dibiase-one-man/#comment-120152 Sun, 13 Jan 2013 00:26:30 +0000 http://www.burnmagazine.org/?p=14176#comment-120152 JIM

thanks for your reply….i never entered any contests or awards in my entire career (others have always done it and i did not even know) and don’t put much stock in awards per se either EXCEPT for the often nice effect it has for the team effort…that’s all…any awards i received personally over the years were in boxes in the closet or attic….

however, for Burn i feel a bit different….again, for the collaboration we have had…and for some of the rather extraordinary honors we have had that in fact i do not even mention here and perhaps you do not even know about….at the same time, for sure i always want to improve this magazine…and you will see one super improvement coming very shortly…a really visible archive….in any case, Burn is a collaboration and not a dah only effort…

i am sure we will never quite live up to your expectations, nor ours either…still i must say that all of us who do put time in here are doing it with as much nobility as i think you can find people doing….we do this because we care…we are not doing this as an income producing “job”…

in any case, a pleasure to have you here Jim…and again, as always, agreeing or not, i support your right to say whatever the hell you want….

cheers, david

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By: Imants https://www.burnmagazine.org/essays/2013/01/virgil-dibiase-one-man/#comment-120151 Sun, 13 Jan 2013 00:16:39 +0000 http://www.burnmagazine.org/?p=14176#comment-120151 “Jim…

Give the kid a break!”

Paul he is not a kid he is a Leica touting neurologist and photography is not a fleeting activity.

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