https://streetphotography.com/the-tao-of-minor-whites-photography/ Street photography is a place for street photographers Wed, 31 Jan 2024 10:45:25 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://streetphotography.com/the-tao-of-minor-whites-photography/#comment-199 Wed, 31 Jan 2024 10:45:25 +0000 https://streetphotography.com/?p=984#comment-199 […] Minor White influenced photography theories. He shared his views actively. White’s ideas shaped how people understood photography. His impact extends to current discussions on photographic theory. […]

]]> https://streetphotography.com/the-tao-of-minor-whites-photography/#comment-191 Thu, 14 Dec 2023 07:06:45 +0000 https://streetphotography.com/?p=984#comment-191 […] “Minor White discovered that teaching photography was as important for him as photography itself. It was his vocation. However, there was one more important reason for his decision to dedicate himself to teaching. He realized that hardly anyone could interpret his photographs appropriately without relevant preparation. This was the reason why White taught photography and also gave lectures to the wider public. He wanted to awaken sensitivity, to shape the visual culture of the society.” ~ The Tao of Minor White’s Photography […]

]]> https://streetphotography.com/the-tao-of-minor-whites-photography/#comment-90 Mon, 28 Jan 2019 10:55:54 +0000 https://streetphotography.com/?p=984#comment-90 I am not a professional photographer though, but I like the story

]]> https://streetphotography.com/the-tao-of-minor-whites-photography/#comment-57 Mon, 25 Sep 2017 00:31:21 +0000 https://streetphotography.com/?p=984#comment-57 […] Minor White said his approach to rocks went like this: “When I photograph rocks I adopt a dual approach. Firstly, the image reminds me of something: human anatomy or emotions, even though the rocks themselves remain rocks. Secondly, the photograph becomes a stimulus for a dream: about a lover, a wife, a mother… Only not about the rocks.” […]

]]> https://streetphotography.com/the-tao-of-minor-whites-photography/#comment-11 Tue, 13 Jun 2017 14:48:04 +0000 https://streetphotography.com/?p=984#comment-11 As a former photography student from Rochester who
visited 72 N. Union St. often, I have strong memories to this day of how beautiful that apartment was – the feelings about Minor still being there. One night, Minor visited and did a print critique. He was at MIT then but still liked Rochester and The Work sessions by Mrs March, the the teacher of Ouspensky’s ideas.
You have done a remarkable job of piecing events together with clarity. Thank You!!!

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