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  • Опубликовано: 1 ноя 2024

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  • @marcopalombo5206
    @marcopalombo5206 3 года назад +13

    These videos are getting me through the pandemic

  • @phiswe
    @phiswe 3 года назад +7

    I can't get my eye off it. The 'facsimile' Wilson volleyball thingy is taking up some precious book space there, it seems.

  • @joshedgoose3869
    @joshedgoose3869 3 года назад +48

    Starting to look forward to Friday rolling around as it means another Alec soth video. Thank you for taking the time to do this.

    • @EstelaBento
      @EstelaBento 3 года назад +2

      I pass all week checking RUclips to see if Alec has published something. Then I forget about it and it's always a pleasant surprise to find out on Saturday morning (I live in Europe) there's a new episode, and watching it on my bed.

    • @cesargato8324
      @cesargato8324 3 года назад

      @@EstelaBento same here! I have been refreshing RUclips all day last friday. Finally a while after dinner time it came out :)

    • @sleepintheheat
      @sleepintheheat 3 года назад

      @@cesargato8324 you can use the 'bell' icon to get a notification when a new video is posted

  • @pixelnoir
    @pixelnoir 2 года назад +1

    watching your channel is like taking a photography masterclass, and even more than that...

  • @AndreaCamiolo
    @AndreaCamiolo 3 года назад +7

    With the “like and subscribe” final statement you’re now the best youtuber of 2021♥️📚

  • @damoncharles981
    @damoncharles981 2 года назад +1

    A bit late to the party - but many thanks for making the time to post this.
    So much to think about here. I'm especially mulling over, as someone who often visually "organises" in a heavily structured, formal way (my Day Job is a UX/UI designer), this idea of deliberate inconsistency.
    I tend to think in terms of the concept of "looking at a photograph" as being transparent and not self-referential. I'm not usually a fan of Art About Art.
    But then I see some of the books in this video, and I like the eclectic, "breaking the fourth wall" character of them - the book as a mixed document of... stuff - not just a neutral portal onto "moments that happened".
    So thanks again - I'm inspired.

  • @Raevenswood
    @Raevenswood 2 года назад +1

    This one is fantastic. I keep on finding more of these from a year ago when I think I've already seen them all. I had to purchase a couple of these books for the collection. Thanks!

  • @mattdayphoto
    @mattdayphoto 3 года назад +20

    Family by Chris Verene has been a personal favorite for years. Glad you shared that here! Incredibly heavy book.

  • @Johnkostercreative
    @Johnkostercreative 3 года назад +3

    Self-zooming. Alec, I've been a fan of yours for years and finally got my ass off the sofa, moved all my investments around so I could purchase Sleeping by the Mississippi, and it's so damn good. Thank you for your eye, and your heart.

  • @lopezflorian
    @lopezflorian 3 года назад +2

    my library is gonna be much larger then before with these lectures... and my pockets a little more emptier... great news :)

  • @juanglassford
    @juanglassford 3 года назад +5

    It’s a nice feeling to explore the wilderness of ‘something new’
    ❤️

  • @jmsm7560
    @jmsm7560 3 года назад +12

    Dude, for real, these videos are coming out great. The rambling, the aerial view, going through your personal collection. To me, all this vlog needs is me sipping on a drink while watching. Keep em coming.

  • @susanneh2207
    @susanneh2207 2 года назад +1

    I have found my new favourite vlog. I really love listening to you talking about all these different books. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you! Please keep up the good work.

  • @aaronrferguson
    @aaronrferguson 3 года назад +1

    Interesting books again Alec! Thanks

  • @tedbear2441
    @tedbear2441 3 года назад +1

    I do appreciate the technical excellence of your presentation. The audio is particularly good. Ramble on. Thank you.

  • @giuliabianchi1978
    @giuliabianchi1978 3 года назад +2

    Thank you so much. Don’t feel like you have to entertain us. Production is nice right now and the real king is the content.

  • @purelyonawhim
    @purelyonawhim 3 года назад +6

    Hearing Alec Soth say "Like and Subscribe" is an absolute trip.
    Keep up the great content, thank you so much for sharing your thoughts and collection!

  • @peterbeck7409
    @peterbeck7409 3 года назад +4

    Very gracious of you to put this out there free for the finding.
    Much time and money spent on art school lectures with half the inspirational content.

  • @simonpetergreen
    @simonpetergreen 3 года назад +23

    yeah dont listen keep it real... so many people are dependant on some kind of beige idea of "perfection" .. or soon you will be filming at 0.95 bokeh with a purple LED backlight like all "the others" ... love this show, the content and the freshness of production keep going :)

    • @AlecSothYouTube
      @AlecSothYouTube  3 года назад +25

      oooh, I need a purple backlight :)

    • @simonpetergreen
      @simonpetergreen 3 года назад

      @@AlecSothRUclips also ... while you are here ... mentioned this before on another comment.. i am studying MFA Photography in UK and this semester i am trying so hard to up my storytelling game.. my understanding of sequence, visual language ... narrative .. materiality .. blah blah and you don't know how much this channel is helping me to stumble forward... and some of the books you are picking out are so rare (and expensive) .... a privileged insight to see those pages flipped in a meaningful way with your commentary .... i understand it's not all about me but hey FFS PURLEEEEEESE keep going :) Xx

  • @owojcik
    @owojcik 3 года назад +1

    This video means a lot to me. I'm so happy I bumped into it.

  • @ericamartin4356
    @ericamartin4356 3 года назад +1

    Personally I am thrilled to hear to you speak and to get some insight into how you work. The Photo Album concept is inspiring. Regarding the comments you were responding to, I'm not interested in fancy filters or disco lights, and much prefer your straightforward presentation. Thank you so much for sharing.

  • @JaneAlynnPhotography
    @JaneAlynnPhotography 3 года назад +8

    I personally appreciate the low-tech nature of these presentations. I am so behind in everything technological, but the truth is, I feel more at ease with the slow pace and the imperfections. Nevertheless, I also appreciate the work you're doing to elevate your production. It's the same with books. I like to hold books, to read bound books. It's slower and more of an emotional experience. Thanks for doing these, Alec.

  • @didiMao
    @didiMao Год назад +1

    i stumbled upon you. i don't know much about the photography world. only that I'm enamored with the people and work they produce. thank you for sharing this. it's helped me so much in conceptualizing what I want to do with my photographs.

  • @Renzsu
    @Renzsu 2 года назад +1

    Wow, some fantastic work here, it surprised me to see how far ahead of their time (in style) some of these were..

  • @garykuhlmann8149
    @garykuhlmann8149 2 года назад +1

    My apologies for jumping on here late (more than a year later). I've just started following your vlog, which I think is wonderful. About the Burckhardt album... I love things like the facsimile album you show. It has the directness and simplicity of something like an LP test pressing. (I'm a record collector.) And seeing this inspires me to make my own photo album of sorts.

  • @gnarello
    @gnarello 3 года назад +4

    I like the production how it is now be it feels like a lecture where I’m focused on learning and the subject matter not being entertained

  • @danielgebert4556
    @danielgebert4556 3 года назад +1

    That you for this. Thank you for what you do.

  • @candymonster795
    @candymonster795 3 года назад +1

    These videos are all incredible. I could watch them all day. Thank you so much

  • @wbass67
    @wbass67 3 года назад +1

    Keep them coming, please!

  • @Tontontony
    @Tontontony 2 года назад +1

    I wish I had seen these videos 8 months ago! I guess I'll binge them all first, then watch slowly a second time and digest it all. The way you explain the images, the concepts, the sequencing are so clear that it truly helps me learn the photographic language. Thank you for you time and effort.

  • @murciastreetphotography5165
    @murciastreetphotography5165 3 года назад +1

    Gracias por compartir tu tiempo y hablar sin pretensiones sobre la fotografía con un inmenso sentido común y con una gran sabiduría.

  • @stinkycat32
    @stinkycat32 3 года назад +2

    These videos are incredible, but now with the sloth hat and the Wilson ball there is nothing more enjoyable!! Thank you!!

  • @JK-ql2en
    @JK-ql2en 3 года назад +2

    Thank you. These episodes are great. Please don’t worry too much about the technical side. This helps me a lot on my photographic journey, learning how to look at books ...

  • @jimhofman3179
    @jimhofman3179 3 года назад +3

    The comment about going to the local dump as a kid to “poke at stuff” reminded me of a video I just appeared in on The JaYoe Nation channel. I’ve started documenting a small village in China that is 75% demolished, but 60 people are still living there. Anyone can walk around and enter the houses to see how people live and “poke at stuff”. As I said in the video, it brings out the 12 year old boy in anyone. Another great video Alec!!
    PS: I just bought a signed copy of Sleeping by the Mississippi at the Magnum shop. I didn’t realize they were selling signing copies until recently.

  • @vulgariz
    @vulgariz 3 года назад +1

    Thanks for doing these great videos. Please don't change anything.

  • @krullenbos94
    @krullenbos94 3 года назад +4

    This has been one of the most peaceful evenings i've had in a while. First making a pizza myself while watching a Snowpiercer episode and then switching over to you rambling about photo albums. I really really enjoyed this one again! thanks Alec

  • @fredv1
    @fredv1 3 года назад +1

    These are brilliant!

  • @bluevali888
    @bluevali888 3 года назад +1

    another great one & looking forward so much to the next 👌🏻

  • @davidmolinagadea370
    @davidmolinagadea370 3 года назад +1

    Alec, rudimentary is okay. It is very sweet you do these videos for us.

  • @nadjasiegl
    @nadjasiegl 3 года назад +2

    Very interesting, thank you for sharing your thoughts

  • @marklevine1100
    @marklevine1100 3 года назад +1

    The comparison you made between wanting to celebrate your Birthday at the dump as a kid so you could poke through stuff and being a photographer is spot on! As photographers we leave the house with an empty roll of film or memory card interested in poking through the world, looking for treasures. I usually come home with images as well as pieces of metal or other objects I find along the way. I tell myself the treasures are for a future project but really I'm motivated by whatever it was that made me a hunter-gatherer as a child. Collecting books may satisfy the same urge.

  • @KAMALKamal-pq1vh
    @KAMALKamal-pq1vh 3 года назад +1

    Thank you so much for your time. Your presentation is amazing. Thanks.

  • @fanooch1
    @fanooch1 3 года назад +1

    Thank you Alec. These are wonderful!

  • @kidicaruz
    @kidicaruz 3 года назад +1

    I love these videos. Thank you for making and sharing them!

  • @AlysVintageCameraAlley
    @AlysVintageCameraAlley 3 года назад +5

    I’m so glad you’re sharing your thoughts and knowledge with us. Don’t listen to the bad comments on your other videos. I get them on my videos too. Those people think we make videos especially for them and that makes them entitled to tell us what to do.

  • @hoagyguitarmichael
    @hoagyguitarmichael 3 года назад +1

    Love your work and your channel. The Rudolph Burckhardt work made me realize that certain types o f architectural photographs are like Jungian archetypes; I find myself shooting the same pictures without being aware of his work. He also seems like an early street photographer. The concept of portraying time through similar shots was new to me so thank you for that. With 7000 subscribers I wouldn't worry about whether your production values are up to snuff - it looks great

  • @colorgal
    @colorgal 3 года назад +1

    Wow such great books. I had no idea Burckhardt made these kinds of straightforward images of the city from these unexpected, overlooked vantage points. So modern. Love the other books as well. I find myself going straight to ordering them! You are making us feel like we are sitting and turning the pages of these books. It’s really refreshing. Thank you.

    • @AlecSothYouTube
      @AlecSothYouTube  3 года назад

      Thanks Eve. I feel like I need to do a deep dive on his films.

  • @davidrothschild8913
    @davidrothschild8913 3 года назад +2

    Just ordered 'Afternoon in Astoria'. That book was totally off my radar and shocking how beautiful it is. It has that Lewis Baltz and Frank Gohlke feel with a touch of Walker Evans, yet feels very original. Thanks again for making these Alec.

  • @brunodemarco1081
    @brunodemarco1081 3 года назад +2

    Dear Alec, it's an absolute honor to hear you talk about books. Roaming through the pages with you is a delight. Whenever a new video of yours comes out it becomes one the heights in my week. Keep at at it. By the way, just saw your work at the Portuguese Magazine Electra. The coming of age character of What She Said reminded me of them quite a bit. Wishing you the best from Berlin.

  • @nothistory
    @nothistory 3 года назад +2

    Once again, thanks. I understand the pleasure in acquiring new skills to improve the technical aspects. That said, I'm totally engaged and inspired by the books, photographers, ideas and questions your videos are exposing me to. Content is, and always will be, king. The technical aspects pale in comparison.

  • @provocase
    @provocase 3 года назад +1

    Still Life - Art and the photographic image's RUclips channel tipped yours in his thought-provoking video "The Interrogation of the Image". Have watched a couple of your vlogs now and feel I've struck gold! The calm soothing way in which one eye-brain-opener after another is casually being fed to me in a Zoom-like format is quite refreshing. Amazing content! Thank you, Alec. Liked & subscribed! 🙂

  • @unoclam
    @unoclam 3 года назад +1

    Thank you!!! So inspiring, love the style and pacing of your storytelling and the books/theme's you present! So grateful that you put your time in these videos

  • @Reeo92
    @Reeo92 3 года назад +1

    I am first here for the content, the discovery and your perspective rather than the aesthetic form that you put in your videos. As with every youtube videos, the technological improvement side comes little by little over time as the channel grows.

  • @PresleyMartin1
    @PresleyMartin1 3 года назад +1

    I've been educating myself about the photography world during the pandemic and these videos have been a real boon. Thank-you.

  • @RR-bd4bm
    @RR-bd4bm 3 года назад +1

    Alec this is fantastic. These books reviews and are full of precious substance and it's clear how much thinking and care goes into them. This is very rare online. I wouldn't worry the least about comments on the technical execution of your vlogs, they are just fine the way they are. Thank you for your work.

  • @AlexCCarter
    @AlexCCarter 3 года назад +1

    Thank you for taking the time to do these.

  • @jonpadrnos3304
    @jonpadrnos3304 3 года назад +1

    Thank you!!!

  • @chopster01
    @chopster01 3 года назад +1

    Another great one! Thank you. Looking forward to the next one.

  • @nadineallard8835
    @nadineallard8835 3 года назад +1

    merci tellement

  •  3 года назад +1

    In the last months you are always on my mind as an inspirational person. I just finish Magnum's "Alec Soth: Photographic Storytelling" and imagine, chapter 16 & 17 inspired me enough to start to make my first photo book. Thank you so much. You cannot imagine how this important to me. Cheers!

  • @EricJason34
    @EricJason34 3 года назад +1

    These are great. They make me think about the presentation of images more deeply than I have before. Thank you for sharing.

  • @migueltyom
    @migueltyom 3 года назад +1

    This is the best content of youtube. Is a pleasure to listen a photographer of your level shearing his knowledge here. Greatings from Spain.

  • @hermantoothrot
    @hermantoothrot 3 года назад +1

    Thank you so much for this videos Alec 🙏🏻. Greetings from Spain!

  • @Me1bKlip
    @Me1bKlip 3 года назад +1

    Love a lot of aspects about this vlog project: the topics, the personal approach making it feel like a conversation, the avant gardish DIY tech, the meandering pace ... Thanks for your efforts. Looking forward to future contemplations. Kind regards

  • @bowenisland100
    @bowenisland100 3 года назад +1

    Fantastic series: thank you! You are a gifted presenter.

  • @j.t.crijns1398
    @j.t.crijns1398 3 года назад +1

    Thanks for another interesting ramble. It's great "looking over your shoulder" as you are viewing and reviewing these great items from your library. (I wonder how it would be if you would do it on one of your own books) (:-))
    I especially liked the part on Rudy Burckhardt, the description of: Just being on a walk and simply looking and taking in the world. To me this points to what maybe is the essence of photography in the sense of trying to capture in an image what you have been captivated by (no matter wether you just take snapshots or carefully construe a picture like Jeff Wall or Gregory Crewdson do).
    As for shyness as an explanation for the 'empty' architectural pictures I think that it may explain to some extent how he came to them but I think there is more. In the emptiness there is distance which enables to reflect but also a very positive promise or potentiality, something metaphysical as in the pictures of Giorgio de Chirico and Giorgio Morandi.
    Anyway looking forward to the next ramble.

  • @nnelgsiggah
    @nnelgsiggah 3 года назад +1

    Thank you Alec. I love these talks that are indeed a labor of love. I love that technically you’re making it up as you go along. There’s such a joy in doing it this way. Cannot wait until the next installment.

  • @jonathanchen3267
    @jonathanchen3267 2 месяца назад

    love the video so much giving so many inspiration keep it going!!!

  • @humbertomorales6559
    @humbertomorales6559 3 года назад +1

    Thanks for the videos, Alec. It's been very interesting to hear you talk about books. I've put some of them on my "to buy" list already

  • @markelrandle1029
    @markelrandle1029 Год назад

    Greatly appreciated this video

  • @prajeethk4348
    @prajeethk4348 3 года назад +1

    Wow, Sir. Just came across your channel. What a surprise!!!

  • @camilam1698
    @camilam1698 3 года назад +1

    loved it! thank you for taking the time to do this! alec, i don´t know if you happen to know the argentinian photobook "te amo, yo también" but i think that you might enjoy it!

  • @fenoirmanachesco
    @fenoirmanachesco 3 года назад +1

    I’ve been loving your videos from the beginning and I’m enjoying seeing how they’re progressing. I can see your channel going far!

  • @dalliswillard1843
    @dalliswillard1843 3 года назад +1

    Equating being a photographer and poking around the dump 😂
    I have really been enjoying these videos and learning a lot. Thank you for sharing and all the insights.

  • @PakkMan86
    @PakkMan86 3 года назад +1

    If I may say: you are doing a great job! Your vlogging style is perfect, at least for me. listening at your voice is really relaxing! I hope you will do more and more of this kind of video.

    • @PakkMan86
      @PakkMan86 3 года назад +1

      Ps. In the comment above, I was talking about your vlogging style. Talking about the contents that you are delivering, and talking about you photography work more in general, you are doing even a greater job! :)

    • @AlecSothYouTube
      @AlecSothYouTube  3 года назад

      Thank you!

  • @beatricevincenti5567
    @beatricevincenti5567 3 года назад +1

    Thank you! This is so interesting and inspirational

  • @benjaminneoh
    @benjaminneoh 3 года назад +1

    Loving these online presentations, Alec. It's like being able to have the lecturer you actually want to learn from, haha. Very grateful that you're putting the time into, not only making these videos but also, sharing them with everyone so accessibly.

  • @sebastianmejiaphoto
    @sebastianmejiaphoto 3 года назад +1

    this was most pleasent

  • @jd87a
    @jd87a 3 месяца назад

    Rudolph Burckhardt - wow!

  • @BehindThePhoto
    @BehindThePhoto 3 года назад +1

    Great. Loved it.

  • @CatMilton1
    @CatMilton1 3 года назад +1

    Of all the channels I subscribe to, this one is _such_ a treat!
    Alec, thank you - these are a great, great gift (and yes, the tech tweaks and upgrades are appreciated too, for sure, but a far 2nd to the content)
    Wishing you and yours well, and so looking forward to your next offering.

  • @e-do9473
    @e-do9473 3 года назад +1

    Good evening, I'm not surely in the position to suggest something, but just to remain in theme with photo album,
    I think there's a guy who makes some very good stuff in this area, his name is Josh Kern, I think It's worth to take a look at his work. I also want to thank you Mr. Soth for the delicate and beautiful work you're doing on this channel.

  • @ryanorebaugh2415
    @ryanorebaugh2415 3 года назад +1

    Love these videos so much, so inspiring!!

  • @arthurnieuwenhuijs4672
    @arthurnieuwenhuijs4672 3 года назад +1

    Thank you so much !

  • @Hugobergine
    @Hugobergine 3 года назад +1

    Thanks for your videos ! I love the informality and slow pace of it. You're focusing on your love of photography and photography books and that's great !
    I like this way better even if it's rough around the edges rather than it becomes polished and washed out and too "youtuby".
    Anyways thanks :)

  • @MichaelZieschang
    @MichaelZieschang 2 года назад +1

    I love that series and it makes me think of my own 'work', the thoughts I have when I wander around my world and capture everything. How would I put this together, which story would I like to tell. I have never studied any art form but being introduced to so many styles of books and presentations is really inspiring. Thank you for your work.

  • @nickh2816
    @nickh2816 3 года назад +1

    Loving your channel. Have liked and subscribed!

  • @karlbailey2113
    @karlbailey2113 3 года назад

    Using zoom was perfect and a great simple idea - it didn't need to be anything more. Enjoying the videos as always!

    • @AlecSothYouTube
      @AlecSothYouTube  3 года назад +1

      Thanks. But I'm also working on this technology for my live performances (lectures and my collaboration with Dave King), so I'm trying to make it more fluid.

    • @karlbailey2113
      @karlbailey2113 3 года назад

      @@AlecSothRUclips That makes sense! Appreciate these little interactions.

  • @ninjago51
    @ninjago51 2 года назад

    This is perfect, thank you.

  • @douggottlieb
    @douggottlieb 3 года назад +1

    So great. Thank you! I liked and subscribed.

  • @lorenzocatena6377
    @lorenzocatena6377 3 года назад +2

    Btw I really loved how you presented. It was kind of magic!

  • @yvesdeba
    @yvesdeba 3 года назад +1

    nice hat ! looking fw to next friday already !

  • @Rafa-yw8nu
    @Rafa-yw8nu 3 года назад +3

    FYI: the car at 5:45 has German plates. OF stands for Offenbach which is very close to the city of Rüsselsheim where this Opel was probably produced. Enjoyed your video btw!

  • @xaviegarcia2657
    @xaviegarcia2657 3 года назад +1

    Once again you nailed it!!!

  • @majki3144
    @majki3144 3 года назад +1

    Tell us something about Koudelka albums, please! Thank you for this videos. Greetings from Poland

  • @xinquanchen8074
    @xinquanchen8074 3 года назад +1

    Really like your video and deeply appreciate your sharing. As you mention a lot of work on family, I'm wondering if you would consider a video on the photography of family/domestic life?
    P.S.: I love the volleyball Wilson on your shelf, it looks great as well.

  • @bradleyrieger1517
    @bradleyrieger1517 3 года назад +1

    I was struck by how Verenes' photographs resembled a cross between Diane Arbus and Martin Parr. Cool video.

  • @markusklein6309
    @markusklein6309 3 года назад +1

    Liked and subscribed - thank you, Sir!

  • @lockeempty4333
    @lockeempty4333 3 года назад +1

    Would you consider doing a video about The Parameters of Our Cage? I loved the verbal and visual exchanges and would love to hear more about it

    • @AlecSothYouTube
      @AlecSothYouTube  3 года назад +1

      Thanks. Trying to focus on other people's work in these videos here, but you never know.

  • @ridovicsandras
    @ridovicsandras 6 месяцев назад

    another great video!