You don't realise how much value Alec's videos provide until they're absent and return again when you've had time to miss them. Thoroughly enjoy these, Alec, thanks for making and sharing them with us.
I hope these videos last forever - future generations of photographers & photo book enthusiast need Alec Soth. So descriptive. So poetic. It puts into words, how many of us view images, but can’t quite put into words. My appreciation is endless.
Respected Alec, Grateful for these videos. Nowadays I am going through and cannot resist myself to send you gratitude. From these lessons, I have learned a lot and a lot of delicate things which maybe I'll never know. I had a huge confusion between photographs and texts. Again I want to say that I am very grateful and blessed to have you and your thoughts and guidance always with me even in a very small village there in INDIA. Please take my gratitude, gratefulness, and respect. Please never mind my poor English. Wishing you good health. Aniruddha Sarkar.
Brilliant - thank you. The relationship between quiet and intimacy is really interesting. It also offers a dangerous ('risky' might be a better word) freedom for the viewer to explore his or her story in what ever form it comes up while viewing the pictures.There might also be an interesting thing going on here with the particular (personal) and the universal. I haven't worked through that so it may be nonsense. I have often thought that words attached to photographs don't so much tell me what I am looking at as much as they tell me what to see.
Alec, thank you so much for doing these videos. Really touching photographs and very interesting interpretation by you. Waiting patiently for the next episode.
Thank you so much for creating these videos. With each one I discover so many new aspects of experiencing photographs, and you've made it into a journey with lots of space for reflection. It's really wonderful.
These images leads us to reflect on our own intimacy with others and how moments can say with no words. You give to us by your point of view what really represents photography beyond instagram accounts. Not sure if I typed correct what I wanna say. Everytime you post a video, I remember of my dad during my childhood flipping through his photography books and explaining how the photographer took that photo. But I was captivated by the images reflecting on them for certain time. I think that and the photos that my dad took from the family that leads me to have had interested on photography. And that's why I love your work as well, because make we think and reflect on many aspects of life.
Thanks for another great ramble! I always feel like that even though words/language have enabled us to get a grip on the world, on reality they also can become a hindrance. It seems we tend to live more and more in the words and the stories we tell each other thus preventing us to really see (and feel). Wonderful video again!
These are three extraordinary and powerful books. Thank you Alec for sharing and providing your insight. The question at the forefront of my mind, especially with the Graves/Lipman is, how did the photographers get access to these situations and settings such that they could capture such amazing moments so beautifully. The prep work and relationship building must have been extensive.
These are great examples that you don’t need words to convey an emotion or the sensation of an experience. What else is pure perception but the experience without the words for it? A poem, perhaps. And yet poems don’t need pictures either.
thanks Alec, in the second book, Restraint & Desire, you stated that the book could almost be titled 'heads and hands'. In a way the book reminds me of the movies of Robert Bresson were hands also took an important role*. I also thought back about your earlier video's on the slight shifting of time and space which in a way has been deliberately used by filmmakers like Tarkovsky, Bergman, Ozu, Wenders and Herzog to name a few. I wondered if you also make similar connections with films sometimes and how you regard to film as it for being inspirational in photography or maybe it being an essentially different art form. * the hands of Bresson, Criterion: ruclips.net/video/uk_yKYhBjKA/видео.html
You don't realise how much value Alec's videos provide until they're absent and return again when you've had time to miss them. Thoroughly enjoy these, Alec, thanks for making and sharing them with us.
So kind, thank you
in your subtlety and intelligence you are the best teacher I've ever had...thank you.
Another valuable lesson! Thank you so much!
THANK YOU VERY MUCH MR SOTH. THIS IS ABSOLUTE GENEROSITY.
Thank you, Alec. It's just unbelievable I can watch this here.
The way Alec Soth talks bout photographs and the value of "photo booking" is just absolutely incredible.
Great talk. That image of the scar running through Texas stopped me in my tracks.
I can't believe your videos are free. Awesome education. Loved your Magnum masterclass as well.
I hope these videos last forever - future generations of photographers & photo book enthusiast need Alec Soth. So descriptive. So poetic. It puts into words, how many of us view images, but can’t quite put into words.
My appreciation is endless.
Thank you Alec. With love from Philadlephia.
Respected Alec,
Grateful for these videos. Nowadays I am going through and cannot resist myself to send you gratitude. From these lessons, I have learned a lot and a lot of delicate things which maybe I'll never know. I had a huge confusion between photographs and texts.
Again I want to say that I am very grateful and blessed to have you and your thoughts and guidance always with me even in a very small village there in INDIA.
Please take my gratitude, gratefulness, and respect.
Please never mind my poor English.
Wishing you good health.
Aniruddha Sarkar.
Sheesh. Goosebumps from this video 🙏🏼
Beautiful. Thank you.
Right on Alec. This has to be one of my favorites. Your point of view blows my mind in the most exciting way. ¡Cheers!
I go and find all these books after your videos , it’s amazing.
Your videos are rare gems, many thanks for making them. They are a course on how to view photo-books and how to see photos.
Thank you Alec for this video - both the photobooks and your comment with a tender voice of yours are beautiful. 🤍
So glad you share these videos with us. Restraint and Desire looks just so captivating. I tried finding it here in Sweden but no luck so far.
Brilliant - thank you. The relationship between quiet and intimacy is really interesting. It also offers a dangerous ('risky' might be a better word) freedom for the viewer to explore his or her story in what ever form it comes up while viewing the pictures.There might also be an interesting thing going on here with the particular (personal) and the universal. I haven't worked through that so it may be nonsense. I have often thought that words attached to photographs don't so much tell me what I am looking at as much as they tell me what to see.
I love your nuanced brilliance when describing these books!
Thank you Alec from Tehran, Iran
Thank you, Alec!
Alec, thank you so much for doing these videos. Really touching photographs and very interesting interpretation by you. Waiting patiently for the next episode.
Thank you so much for creating these videos. With each one I discover so many new aspects of experiencing photographs, and you've made it into a journey with lots of space for reflection. It's really wonderful.
thank you!
Thank you for sharing these videos. Each one is a gift.
Thank you so much Alec. To share your sensitivity with the world is a gift to me.
These images leads us to reflect on our own intimacy with others and how moments can say with no words. You give to us by your point of view what really represents photography beyond instagram accounts. Not sure if I typed correct what I wanna say. Everytime you post a video, I remember of my dad during my childhood flipping through his photography books and explaining how the photographer took that photo. But I was captivated by the images reflecting on them for certain time. I think that and the photos that my dad took from the family that leads me to have had interested on photography. And that's why I love your work as well, because make we think and reflect on many aspects of life.
Lovely comment. Thank you Paty
Thank you Alec. Always a pleasure to listen, to view and to learn from your observations.
Thanks for another great ramble! I always feel like that even though words/language have enabled us to get a grip on the world, on reality they also can become a hindrance. It seems we tend to live more and more in the words and the stories we tell each other thus preventing us to really see (and feel). Wonderful video again!
Thanks Alec. Lovely videos always worth watching
These are three extraordinary and powerful books. Thank you Alec for sharing and providing your insight. The question at the forefront of my mind, especially with the Graves/Lipman is, how did the photographers get access to these situations and settings such that they could capture such amazing moments so beautifully. The prep work and relationship building must have been extensive.
This is very moving, thank you Alec Soth.
Your back.......so cool.....I really thought you'd never make another video....so happy you did
Just love these videos. The discussion on a lack of context in images was really eye opening.
Thank you Alec. So meaningful! With respect and love from Chiang Mai, Thailand
Thanks for making these Alec. This one is beautiful.
Great books! Gave me a lot of inspiration. Thanks from Sweden!
These are great examples that you don’t need words to convey an emotion or the sensation of an experience. What else is pure perception but the experience without the words for it? A poem, perhaps. And yet poems don’t need pictures either.
Thanks a lot for share with us.
Your videos always make my day.
Gracias Alec
Thank you!!🙌
amazing. thanks.
Really enjoyed that. Thank you.
Thank you so much!
Really come away with a great feeling of examening a photograph without help or hints.
Always mind expanding
NEW VIDEO PLEASE!!! ❤
Thank you, Alec! ❤️
thanks Alec, in the second book, Restraint & Desire, you stated that the book could almost be titled 'heads and hands'. In a way the book reminds me of the movies of Robert Bresson were hands also took an important role*. I also thought back about your earlier video's on the slight shifting of time and space which in a way has been deliberately used by filmmakers like Tarkovsky, Bergman, Ozu, Wenders and Herzog to name a few. I wondered if you also make similar connections with films sometimes and how you regard to film as it for being inspirational in photography or maybe it being an essentially different art form.
* the hands of Bresson, Criterion: ruclips.net/video/uk_yKYhBjKA/видео.html
That’s an excellent observation, I can definitely see the connection
Have you looked at Restraint and Desire with its "companion" book called Derby?
Yes, it’s excellent too
It's notable that all three books feature black and white photography.
Well, Eggleston is another quintessential example of a “wordless” photographer. So I don’t think it has anything to do with color vs. black and white.
other analog photography:
ruclips.net/video/yS8DmCFp8kA/видео.html
WoW