Archive for June, 2009
“Drawings and photographs are like oil and water”
those who know me, know i love comic books as much as a love photos. i was thrilled when i stumbled onto this story at PDNonline. ive been suggesting that ben lowy do a graphic novel of his first trip to Iraq, but draw it himself. maybe this will inspire him.
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“Drawings and photographs are like oil and water,” says graphic artist Emmanuel Guibert. “One always wants to kill the other. They are like enemies.”
Despite this esthetic antipathy, however, Guibert’s graphic illustrations blend peacefully and seamlessly with the black-and-white photographs taken by his late friend Didier Lefèvre in The Photographer (First Second Books, 2009), a deeply compelling narrative in words, drawings and photographs. The book, a 278-page graphic memoir, describes Lefèvre’s first mission to Afghanistan for Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) in 1986, during the Soviet occupation of the country. (continued here…)
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the international language of camera.
my dear friend Rachel Sauer is one of the greatest and most genuine voices i’ve ever known. i find great joy in the fact that she has packed her wagon and scuttled to china for a bit to teach english and to learn a bit about the world.
she has an amazing blog that chronicles her adventures. every word is worth reading, but i’d suggest you start with this current post about how her camera bridged a gap between her and a train full of locals.
she is wonderful. this is proof.