Layered photo book project chat: Ed gets zany with Kyler Zeleny!
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- Опубликовано: 28 янв 2025
- Dive into the world of photography books and photo projects in this exclusive interview with, moi, Edward Thompson and Canada's favourite photographic son....Kyler Zeleny! We talk about Kyler's new photography book 'Bury Me In The Back Forty'.
Kyler Zeleny, a renowned Canadian documentary photographer, discusses his critically acclaimed photography book 'Bury Me in the Back Forty'. This compelling photo book captures the essence of rural life in Canada, exploring themes of identity, land, and community. Known for his innovative approach to photography, Zeleny shares his insights on crafting a photo project that resonates deeply with your own community.
Together, Thompson and Zeleny provide a behind-the-scenes look at what goes into creating a meaningful documentary photography book. They share tips for aspiring photographers, highlight the importance of research in modern projects, and discuss the evolving role of photo books in the industry.
Whether you're passionate about Canadian photography or seeking inspiration for your next photo project, this interview is a must, especially for those with a reading age above that of a nine year old child. Discover how these talented photographers bring their visions to life and leave an indelible mark on the world of photography.
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I deleted a rambling joke at the start about how the average British person has the reading age of a 9-year-old. And that Kyler has a doctor of philosophy. I did delete that ramble so if you watch the video and I randomly say I think we lost the 9 year olds.... That's what I'm talking about!
Looks great!
❤ Kyler is well respected here in Canada 🍁 This most recent book is a great reflection on his Ukrainian 🇺🇦🇨🇦 Canadian heritage • Great video!!! Thanks for inviting Kyler Zeleny! … AND IT IS “GIF” not “JIF” It is Graphic Interchange Format , from 1980s
@@SlavaVeres yeah I got I got hustled by the memes man... It's dangerous I always said GIF! And I did know it was graphical interchange in format blah blah blah. But you know the memes theyre powerful! Kyler is great 👍 a pleasure to chat ever so briefly
@@PicturesOnMyMind😂👍
I bought the first book (Out West) of the trilogy soon after it came out. Beautiful book.
Wonderful!
Kyler mentioned that the work developed over 10yrs (before the 9yr olds were even born…🙄). I’m curious to know how the project developed over this time ie. Did it morph and mutate into a different direction at any point (or did this happen throughout?) or was it a project that stayed on track from the beginning as was originally intended?Always interested in the path a project takes and at what point we make decisions about following the work in ways you may not have originally envisaged (‘blind alleys’ or ‘revelations’?) or sticking with a more rigid script. I have a ten year ongoing project I keep dipping into and it’s shifted its stance 3 or 4 times during this time. I do know it’s definitely not finished yet but I don’t know what the best angle on it is at present. It’s a puzzle I’m enjoying figuring out but it’s at the risk of the project just floating off into the ether like a rudderless ship (or rather a ship with four rudders!!). Thanks Kyler for sharing
To me it feels like he had a locality, his home town, and given his academic background then set himself a number of boundaries to produce that work within the contexts of the books the families produced and the found photographs he acquired - what he felt he added to it was the lost narratives that get left out of the vernacular of family albums, as in his subtext of alcoholism. Previously he'd set boundaries to do with sizes and scale, as in the size of the towns he was going to shoot in would only be 1000 peple. I take a different approach to making projects, I do research as thoroughly as I can but at certain moments I let the winds and the universe take me wherever it wants to. It depends on the projects of course, but generally with location specific projects (photographing the course of a river, a motorway, a town etc) well you kind of can do whatever you want within that boundary, right?
Yeah, setting those boundaries initially can go a long way in shaping and framing a project. 👍
@@broomwagon448 but also a big part for me is getting off the boat and going all the way... I don't get to do that physically anymore, so I'm trying to do it with my mind instead.
careful with the language, you don't want the channel to be taken down - "post-photography"