Here are some key insights from the conversation: - Yarrow's career as a photographer developed over time, from early sports photography to fine art wildlife and landscape photography. Key moments included photographing a great white shark underwater and images from South Sudan that established him in the art world. - Telling stories through photographs, often using animals and celebrities, has become a focus for Yarrow. Images should have authenticity and layers of meaning. Supply scarcity for fine art photos is important. - The art market has benefited from wealth shifting during COVID, with many buyers moving from coastal cities to mountain towns and building new homes that need art. Places like Montana and Colorado have become bigger markets than major cities now. - Capturing quintessential Americana, like cowboys and western saloons, resonates with buyers. Imagery celebrating Native American culture, when approved by the subjects themselves, can be powerful. - Photographing major sports stars like golfers out of their usual context or telling stories around their careers creates engaging and often humanizing imagery. - Overall, Yarrow emphasized that the U.S. provides great freedom and opportunities for artists compared to other countries. He encouraged focusing on the positive aspects of American culture.
I can’t trust any of his anecdotes about his career or photos. I went to an in-person event where he told the same shark story, except he said he sold it for £4000 and the buyer wanted 2 copies of it. Now its apparently £7000 and the buyer wanted 5 copies! Clearly a man used to playing fast and loose with the truth - braggadocious to the extreme. When you take such amazing photos why do you have to sully it with complete and utter BS. Absolutely world class art, but I wish the stories/man behind the art was more authentic and truthful. Not someone to look up to or emulate in my opinion
Yarrow knows very little about elephants or intentionally exaggerates things. 1) Tim and Craig were never the biggest elephants in the world. Tim was just above the African average and Craig just below. 2) "Half elephant, half mammoth"- seriously? ALL mammoths were elephants.
I keep looking for new videos of David Yarrow speaking. Such a great presentation.
Here are some key insights from the conversation:
- Yarrow's career as a photographer developed over time, from early sports photography to fine art wildlife and landscape photography. Key moments included photographing a great white shark underwater and images from South Sudan that established him in the art world.
- Telling stories through photographs, often using animals and celebrities, has become a focus for Yarrow. Images should have authenticity and layers of meaning. Supply scarcity for fine art photos is important.
- The art market has benefited from wealth shifting during COVID, with many buyers moving from coastal cities to mountain towns and building new homes that need art. Places like Montana and Colorado have become bigger markets than major cities now.
- Capturing quintessential Americana, like cowboys and western saloons, resonates with buyers. Imagery celebrating Native American culture, when approved by the subjects themselves, can be powerful.
- Photographing major sports stars like golfers out of their usual context or telling stories around their careers creates engaging and often humanizing imagery.
- Overall, Yarrow emphasized that the U.S. provides great freedom and opportunities for artists compared to other countries. He encouraged focusing on the positive aspects of American culture.
This guy baits animals. Do your research!
I can’t trust any of his anecdotes about his career or photos. I went to an in-person event where he told the same shark story, except he said he sold it for £4000 and the buyer wanted 2 copies of it. Now its apparently £7000 and the buyer wanted 5 copies! Clearly a man used to playing fast and loose with the truth - braggadocious to the extreme. When you take such amazing photos why do you have to sully it with complete and utter BS. Absolutely world class art, but I wish the stories/man behind the art was more authentic and truthful. Not someone to look up to or emulate in my opinion
Yarrow knows very little about elephants or intentionally exaggerates things. 1) Tim and Craig were never the biggest elephants in the world. Tim was just above the African average and Craig just below. 2) "Half elephant, half mammoth"- seriously? ALL mammoths were elephants.