Comments on: Decision Makers – A Conversation with W.M.Hunt https://www.burnmagazine.org/in-the-spotlight/2012/04/decision-makers-a-conversation-with-w-m-hunt/ burn is an online feature for emerging photographers worldwide. burn is curated by magnum photographer david alan harvey. Sat, 18 Jun 2016 11:09:56 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.4 By: “Forgotten” and “Smooth Ride” selected for “ROAD” Exhibit – Exhibit Opens October 19th in Asheville, NC « Barbara Sammons Photography https://www.burnmagazine.org/in-the-spotlight/2012/04/decision-makers-a-conversation-with-w-m-hunt/#comment-113389 Mon, 08 Oct 2012 11:58:53 +0000 http://www.burnmagazine.org/?p=11808#comment-113389 […] Click here to read interview of W.M. Hunt in Burn Magazine – a great insight into photography:  http://www.burnmagazine.org/in-the-spotlight/2012/04/decision-makers-a-conversation-with-w-m-hunt/ […]

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By: Milli https://www.burnmagazine.org/in-the-spotlight/2012/04/decision-makers-a-conversation-with-w-m-hunt/#comment-112910 Thu, 27 Sep 2012 12:12:31 +0000 http://www.burnmagazine.org/?p=11808#comment-112910 Inspiring to read your comments, thank you.

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By: wmhunt@wmhunt.com https://www.burnmagazine.org/in-the-spotlight/2012/04/decision-makers-a-conversation-with-w-m-hunt/#comment-112900 Thu, 27 Sep 2012 02:41:26 +0000 http://www.burnmagazine.org/?p=11808#comment-112900 I want to reposed to some of the reactions and conversations provoked by the interview. I am a sensationalist and hedonist, sure. I want to react, to be stirred. I am consistency disappointed by what often seems to be a reflexive, knee jerk chorus- or single voice – of disapproval to presenting “difficult” material. It is about transcendence which can come in many guises. Don’t overlook my search for the sublime, how often the simplest of photographic images can offer a instant of the divine. My years as a collector have been a spiritual quest which I did not recognize until many years into it.

I have been spending some time with Joseph Campbell lately and keep nodding my head in agreement. The best artists take us closer to the intangible, the unknown. And often it happens when the maker had no such intentions, when you get out of the way of yourself, it sometimes just happens.

Hello David you old hedonist and shaman.

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By: csuspect https://www.burnmagazine.org/in-the-spotlight/2012/04/decision-makers-a-conversation-with-w-m-hunt/#comment-108358 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 05:17:54 +0000 http://www.burnmagazine.org/?p=11808#comment-108358 I just want to say that because of this interview I bought the book. It is fantastic. It’s very honest. It’s down to Earth. It also has inspired me to continue to shoot the weird shit that I love to explore, hoping that it will help teach me more about myself, in the same way collecting has done for Mr. Hunt.

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By: Milli https://www.burnmagazine.org/in-the-spotlight/2012/04/decision-makers-a-conversation-with-w-m-hunt/#comment-108356 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 02:12:03 +0000 http://www.burnmagazine.org/?p=11808#comment-108356 thanks John Gladdy! diggin the Collins program completely! think it may take a while to get through it all.

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By: carlos filipe https://www.burnmagazine.org/in-the-spotlight/2012/04/decision-makers-a-conversation-with-w-m-hunt/#comment-108281 Sun, 22 Apr 2012 12:24:18 +0000 http://www.burnmagazine.org/?p=11808#comment-108281 ALL

and here you can see a video (3:01 in spanish with portuguese sub-titles) where Emílio Morenatti, president of the jury 2012 Photojournalism Prize Estação Imagem/Mora explains the doubts and the discussions in the process of choosing the best stories/essays.

http://videos.publico.pt/Default.aspx?Id=6d7c2920-1c28-4f5c-9ec2-2a4d0dac04db

um forte abraço,
carlos filipe

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By: carlos filipe https://www.burnmagazine.org/in-the-spotlight/2012/04/decision-makers-a-conversation-with-w-m-hunt/#comment-108279 Sun, 22 Apr 2012 10:40:55 +0000 http://www.burnmagazine.org/?p=11808#comment-108279 ALL

news from Portugal…
the winners of the third edition of the 2012 Photojournalism Prize Estação Imagem/Mora were announced last week.
the contest, with six other categories in addition to the main prize, debuted in 2010 and for this third edition, the organization received 147 entries from photojournalists, who submitted 452 essays (not singles) involving more than 4,500 photographs.
this prize was open to portuguese photojournalists and also to photojournalists from african portuguese speaking countries and Galicia.
António Pedrosa, a portuguese freelancer photojournalist with an essay on a neighborhood in northern Portugal inhabited by a small gipsy community won the main prize (€3.500). this story, as many others who were distinguished here, was never published before.
in news category the first prize was João Carvalho Pina, with ‘Egyptian Revolution’.
besides all the prizes (€1.250) in different categories – news, daily life, art and entertainment, environment, portrait and sports – there was also a grant (€3.500) awarded to Nelson D’Aires to develop a project in Alentejo entitled “The Family Album – Mora memory, as it takes the picture.”

check http://www.estacao-imagem.com/ (click on the photo and follow the titles on the left) where you can see the best essays, a slideshow, the jury, a (photo) making of, the submission portfolio for the 2012 grant. And the work already done with the 2011 grant.
and you can also spend more time, and see 2011 and 2010 editions of the prize.

um forte abraço,
carlos filipe

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By: Imants https://www.burnmagazine.org/in-the-spotlight/2012/04/decision-makers-a-conversation-with-w-m-hunt/#comment-108278 Sun, 22 Apr 2012 09:55:06 +0000 http://www.burnmagazine.org/?p=11808#comment-108278 Worth the look……like the tongue in cheek as well

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By: john gladdy https://www.burnmagazine.org/in-the-spotlight/2012/04/decision-makers-a-conversation-with-w-m-hunt/#comment-108276 Sun, 22 Apr 2012 09:16:25 +0000 http://www.burnmagazine.org/?p=11808#comment-108276 Milli. Mathew Collins. This is modern art. Also very well made and comes from a different angle.
6 parts on youtube..well worth the 3 or 4 hours needed to view.

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By: Milli https://www.burnmagazine.org/in-the-spotlight/2012/04/decision-makers-a-conversation-with-w-m-hunt/#comment-108274 Sun, 22 Apr 2012 07:35:53 +0000 http://www.burnmagazine.org/?p=11808#comment-108274 Meant to comment on the portrait as well, really love it.

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By: Milli https://www.burnmagazine.org/in-the-spotlight/2012/04/decision-makers-a-conversation-with-w-m-hunt/#comment-108273 Sun, 22 Apr 2012 07:34:22 +0000 http://www.burnmagazine.org/?p=11808#comment-108273 Completely Love this.
Thank you both for the insights and straight talk. Always great to have some fearless, honest discussion. There is no where else we could get this kind of insight, unparalleled I’d say even.
Although I enjoy other formats too, the camaraderie of these discussions is amazing. (reminds me of how much I loved Sally Mann interviewing Nan Golden @Look last year) Much Appreciated.

Congrats on your sale Frostfrog!
General thanks for all comments, always a thought provoking conversation and a longer to do list every time…
looking forward to Richter documentary (off topic but Anselm Keifer: Over Your Cities Grass Will Grow is also a really great one)

Gladdy: I just watched that Robert Hughes BBC special. So amazingly spot on. I was blown away by the force of his intellect and structuring of the argument he was making.

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By: Thodoris Tzalavras https://www.burnmagazine.org/in-the-spotlight/2012/04/decision-makers-a-conversation-with-w-m-hunt/#comment-108258 Sat, 21 Apr 2012 07:15:56 +0000 http://www.burnmagazine.org/?p=11808#comment-108258 Sara, email sent…

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By: Framers Intent https://www.burnmagazine.org/in-the-spotlight/2012/04/decision-makers-a-conversation-with-w-m-hunt/#comment-108242 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 01:52:31 +0000 http://www.burnmagazine.org/?p=11808#comment-108242 Spent the evening listening to The Band – after hearing Levon Helm died today.

THODORIS

Sure thing – chuck me a mail or something and let’s hook up. My address is at http://saratrula.com/?q=contact

Tried looking for yours but no luck.

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By: Imants https://www.burnmagazine.org/in-the-spotlight/2012/04/decision-makers-a-conversation-with-w-m-hunt/#comment-108239 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 23:45:27 +0000 http://www.burnmagazine.org/?p=11808#comment-108239 You just get out there and have a great day!

Time not to be condescending it doesn’t suit your writing style ………

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By: Imants https://www.burnmagazine.org/in-the-spotlight/2012/04/decision-makers-a-conversation-with-w-m-hunt/#comment-108238 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 23:36:14 +0000 http://www.burnmagazine.org/?p=11808#comment-108238 Remember people do not have to make a direct payment to get milage out of the dead……cowboys and Indian movies, the great John Wayne, the holocaust, Iraq, Libya etc the list goes on and on….

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By: Imants https://www.burnmagazine.org/in-the-spotlight/2012/04/decision-makers-a-conversation-with-w-m-hunt/#comment-108237 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 23:31:29 +0000 http://www.burnmagazine.org/?p=11808#comment-108237 They are and it is time you got out from under that rock and do your own work instead of waiting for it to come to your door. I am quite happy to research find read etc but not just to please your inability to do so

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By: Gordon Lafleur https://www.burnmagazine.org/in-the-spotlight/2012/04/decision-makers-a-conversation-with-w-m-hunt/#comment-108233 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 23:13:32 +0000 http://www.burnmagazine.org/?p=11808#comment-108233 Imants

Ahhhh, thanks for setting us all straight. Until now I was unaware of the “heaps of shots of dead soldiers from all nationalities” being offered for high prices in the higher class galleries. I guess I never really did understand fine art photography. Be sure to send us some links.

And goodness, I do need to lighten up, always good advice, especially coming from someone who’s comments are always light hearted and positive. You just get out there and have a great day!

Cheers

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By: Imants https://www.burnmagazine.org/in-the-spotlight/2012/04/decision-makers-a-conversation-with-w-m-hunt/#comment-108230 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 22:39:16 +0000 http://www.burnmagazine.org/?p=11808#comment-108230 What a load of crap there are heaps of shots of dead soldiers from all nationalities …….. but it is that very single minded thought pattern of yours that runs your responses here. Lighten up and join the human race.

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By: eduardo sepulveda https://www.burnmagazine.org/in-the-spotlight/2012/04/decision-makers-a-conversation-with-w-m-hunt/#comment-108221 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:15:55 +0000 http://www.burnmagazine.org/?p=11808#comment-108221 wow

muchas gracias!! intenso.

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By: Gordon Lafleur https://www.burnmagazine.org/in-the-spotlight/2012/04/decision-makers-a-conversation-with-w-m-hunt/#comment-108209 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:06:55 +0000 http://www.burnmagazine.org/?p=11808#comment-108209 Respect for the dead?, actually it is respect for the living. This dead soldier was a son, perhaps a brother, husband etc. If this was a dead American or Australian soldier it would never be tolerated.
Unbelievably bad taste.

Photographing ones dead or dying loved ones is a whole other issue. This is done out of respect, love, a desire to hold on, and an attempt to make some sense of the event. One of my best friends 17 year old son was on life support after a car accident. His 12 year old sister climbed up on to the bed beside him and insisted he take a picture for her. Avedon photographed his fathers final days partly to try to come to terms with a difficult relationship. I visited my father on his death bed after seeing him only a few times in the previous forty years. I could not bring myself to make a photograph, but wish now that I had.

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