Comments on: David Ingraham – Lost in the Moment: An Oaxacan Journey https://www.burnmagazine.org/essays/2014/03/david-ingraham-when-the-dream-became-real/ burn is an online feature for emerging photographers worldwide. burn is curated by magnum photographer david alan harvey. Sat, 18 Jun 2016 11:46:46 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.4 By: Frostfrog https://www.burnmagazine.org/essays/2014/03/david-ingraham-when-the-dream-became-real/#comment-302726 Thu, 20 Mar 2014 22:18:50 +0000 http://www.burnmagazine.org/?p=21609#comment-302726 Thank you, David. Now I will install Hipstamatic and Snapseed. I have not been very happy with the black and white I have gotten with any other method I have tried, but I like yours.

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By: michaelwilson https://www.burnmagazine.org/essays/2014/03/david-ingraham-when-the-dream-became-real/#comment-296688 Tue, 11 Mar 2014 05:37:38 +0000 http://www.burnmagazine.org/?p=21609#comment-296688 Lovely. Thank you. Though I know nothing of iPhones and their kind (other than being very aware that they are everywhere and are changing many things)… it is obviously an incredibly capable tool when in good hands and good heart – and your hands and heart must be exceptional.

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By: eduardo sepulveda https://www.burnmagazine.org/essays/2014/03/david-ingraham-when-the-dream-became-real/#comment-295376 Sun, 09 Mar 2014 13:51:21 +0000 http://www.burnmagazine.org/?p=21609#comment-295376 David I

I’m not sure but i think it was Barenboim who said in an interview something like i don’t listen to music and see images of places, i look at a place, a mountain, a valley and i listen music. I can hear Oaxaca.

thnks

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By: d.ingraham https://www.burnmagazine.org/essays/2014/03/david-ingraham-when-the-dream-became-real/#comment-295057 Sat, 08 Mar 2014 21:02:25 +0000 http://www.burnmagazine.org/?p=21609#comment-295057 Cesar, good question!
I chose B&W for a few different reasons:
First of all, I think I work much better in B&W. I was shooting some color as well but I felt the B&W images were stronger (as did David Alan Harvey who’s workshop I was participating in). But I also wanted an aesthetic consistency to the essay, so at some point I felt I needed to decide to go with one or the other.
Another reason: Oaxaca is SO colorful that shooting in color is the obvious choice, so I decided to do the opposite. But I’m certainly not the first to do so: Both Gabriela Inturbide as well as Mary Ellen Mark have shot Oaxaca in monochrome, and needless to say, quite beautifully!
Thanks for your comments!

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By: d.ingraham https://www.burnmagazine.org/essays/2014/03/david-ingraham-when-the-dream-became-real/#comment-295036 Sat, 08 Mar 2014 20:15:32 +0000 http://www.burnmagazine.org/?p=21609#comment-295036 Thank you Frostfrog for your comments and yes, you’re right about image #3: the gentleman was unaware of his photo being taken, which almost certainly wouldn’t have been the case had I been using a “normal” camera.
The images were all shot using Hipstamatic — the John S/BlacKeys SuperGrain combo — and then edited in Snapseed (basic darkroom work — dodging, burning, adjusting contrast, etc.)
Thanks for looking at the work!

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By: d.ingraham https://www.burnmagazine.org/essays/2014/03/david-ingraham-when-the-dream-became-real/#comment-295031 Sat, 08 Mar 2014 20:06:26 +0000 http://www.burnmagazine.org/?p=21609#comment-295031 Carlo, I agree with you entirely that what one shoots with is irrelevant, the quality of the work being what matters. I guess my “legitimization” comment referred more to the fine-art world. I believe that the high-end galleries still stick their noses up at mobile photography a bit, viewing it as more of a frivolous thing for common folk. But this clearly won’t last, they’ll catch on eventually. But I think we’re in that transitional period as we speak. But yes, in the photojournalism world, people like M.C.Brown, Ben Lowey, and Ed Kashi have clearly shown that an iPhone is just another camera, and they’re doing perfectly “legitimate” work with it.
Anyway, thanks for your insight and for checking out my work!

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By: d.ingraham https://www.burnmagazine.org/essays/2014/03/david-ingraham-when-the-dream-became-real/#comment-295026 Sat, 08 Mar 2014 19:55:20 +0000 http://www.burnmagazine.org/?p=21609#comment-295026 Paul, thanks for your comments.
For me personally the iPhone is necessary simply because it’s opened up doors for me, creatively speaking, giving me a sort of creative freedom I was having trouble tapping into with a DSLR. Also, due to it’s ubiquity and inconspicuousness, I’m able to capture images I probably wouldn’t be able to otherwise, allowing me to go relatively unnoticed. In that sense, it’s the ultimate street-photography camera, for me at least.

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By: Cesar https://www.burnmagazine.org/essays/2014/03/david-ingraham-when-the-dream-became-real/#comment-294911 Sat, 08 Mar 2014 13:33:59 +0000 http://www.burnmagazine.org/?p=21609#comment-294911 David,

You talk about the color of the place and I miss it… You have chosen B&W, why?

Totally agree with the sentence ” “Photography is the only art in which there are accidental masterpieces.”
The hard part is always kept there as a professional photographer…

cheers

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By: Frostfrog https://www.burnmagazine.org/essays/2014/03/david-ingraham-when-the-dream-became-real/#comment-294728 Sat, 08 Mar 2014 04:38:13 +0000 http://www.burnmagazine.org/?p=21609#comment-294728 Somehow, it all felt very familiar to me as though I had seen it many times, yet still it felt new and fresh. There is much mystery within, yet nothing feels threatening – except maybe # 1, just a little bit. There are a number of images here which I feel you would not likely have gotten with anything other than an iPhone or similar phone camera, such as number 3.

What app did you use to make your bw conversions?

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By: stever1234 https://www.burnmagazine.org/essays/2014/03/david-ingraham-when-the-dream-became-real/#comment-294518 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 14:51:01 +0000 http://www.burnmagazine.org/?p=21609#comment-294518 David,

Very good images that are a good self portrait. The rhythm is perfect as the story carries us along to the end. Punctuating here and there are metaphorical staccato bests. It is a contemplative respectful glimpse into your soul in Oaxaca.

I’ve seen thousands of essays over many years and I think yours holds up well to what I’ve seen. This one would show well in a major gallery.

Thanks for sharing.

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By: Gordon Lafleur https://www.burnmagazine.org/essays/2014/03/david-ingraham-when-the-dream-became-real/#comment-294263 Fri, 07 Mar 2014 01:39:51 +0000 http://www.burnmagazine.org/?p=21609#comment-294263 Gorgeous stuff!!!

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By: robinapplepeopleshots https://www.burnmagazine.org/essays/2014/03/david-ingraham-when-the-dream-became-real/#comment-294118 Thu, 06 Mar 2014 22:20:32 +0000 http://www.burnmagazine.org/?p=21609#comment-294118 Congrats, David and great to see your work on Burn. In fact you (along with DAH) really did legitimize iPhoneography for me; me and (my style) haven’t been the same since the Oaxaca Workshop – meaning: everything has improved as I found my artistic voice by relying mostly on my iPhone. So thanks for your inspiring work.
Robin

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By: michael kircher https://www.burnmagazine.org/essays/2014/03/david-ingraham-when-the-dream-became-real/#comment-294009 Thu, 06 Mar 2014 19:34:46 +0000 http://www.burnmagazine.org/?p=21609#comment-294009 Enjoyed this essay. Compelling images.

Congrats, David.

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By: Carlo https://www.burnmagazine.org/essays/2014/03/david-ingraham-when-the-dream-became-real/#comment-293826 Thu, 06 Mar 2014 15:17:03 +0000 http://www.burnmagazine.org/?p=21609#comment-293826 From Vice interview with Michael Christopher Brown:

Do you think the rise of citizen journalism is endangering your profession? Are you worried at all that people can just record what’s happening on their phones?

As Chuck Close said, “Photography is the only art in which there are accidental masterpieces.” Anybody, at the right place and time, is able to make a great picture, and even mechanized photography like Google Street View is able to capture great street scenes. But consistency is important if it is to be a profession, so the random great images Joe Public takes will never add up to the legacy of good pictures left by a professional.

What is endangering photojournalism is hardline photojournalist attitudes. But I think the more imagery, the better. Sure, more editors and curators are needed to comb through this vast trove of information (thank God for hashtags?), but really, perhaps we are entering the golden age of photography, because it is finally and instantly available to nearly everyone.

http://www.vice.com/read/michael-christopher-brown-vice-loves-magnum

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By: MattKamholtz https://www.burnmagazine.org/essays/2014/03/david-ingraham-when-the-dream-became-real/#comment-293720 Thu, 06 Mar 2014 12:41:21 +0000 http://www.burnmagazine.org/?p=21609#comment-293720 David,

Wonderful to see these pictures again, so full of mystery and precision. Great work.

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By: Carlo https://www.burnmagazine.org/essays/2014/03/david-ingraham-when-the-dream-became-real/#comment-293467 Wed, 05 Mar 2014 14:44:56 +0000 http://www.burnmagazine.org/?p=21609#comment-293467 I really like this set of pictures. Good work overall.
I found them to be honest. Plain and simple. Good seeing….it shows.
No need to be daring….what’s the point? daring for the sake of what?
I say David Ingraham knows what he is doing….

This on the other hand:
“to play a role in the legitimization of mobile photography”
This makes it sound like using an iphone or a “phone camera” is wrong.
I think that debate is dead or about to hit the grave.
If you did not say that this entire set was shot on an iphone I am willing to bet hardly anybody would have noticed or even asked. I am assuming now that I think about it that this was all shot with the iPhone by reading the Bio.

Love the work and it does not really matter to me how and with what you shot it with.

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By: Paul https://www.burnmagazine.org/essays/2014/03/david-ingraham-when-the-dream-became-real/#comment-293456 Wed, 05 Mar 2014 13:43:36 +0000 http://www.burnmagazine.org/?p=21609#comment-293456 Probably my fault but after reading the artist statement my expectations had risen hoping for something visually very innovative. I´m not even sure I like Oaxaca in BW. There´s nothing wrong with the photos, it´s just that I was expecting something perhaps more daring. In fact they good, but was a cell phone camera necessary?

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