Happy Spring Atlanta Photographers! We have been blessed with some pretty early warm weather and I don’t know about you but it’s really making me SING! I’m loving the beautiful light this time of year so going outside and shooting has been so much fun.
We are also blessed with an amazing exhibit that recently debuted at the High Museum – Henri Cartier-Bresson! Since this exhibit will only be at the High for a brief time and closing in May, I thought that we should take an opportunity as a group to view this amazing body of work from an incredible photographer. In the digital era in which we now work and play, what Cartier-Bresson accomplished with film will simply make you awestruck.
I have arranged a special group rate AND a docent tour guide for our attendees for the low rate of $7.50 per person. That’s more than HALF off the usual admission! We’re going to start a little earlier than usual due to the museum closing at 8:00 pm. We will meet at 5:30 in the museum plaza (near the ticket sales entrance). If you RSVP’d and are running late, PLEASE call me at 404-992-4885 so we can hold the tour for you.
After our tour and the museum closes, we’ll go grab some dinner near by so feel free to join us for that, too!
About Cartier-Bresson:
Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908–2004) is one of the most accomplished figures in the history of photography. For more than three decades Cartier-Bresson was the keenest observer of global human affairs and one of the great portraitists of the twentieth century. His groundbreaking work of the early 1930s redefined the role of photography in the modern world, straddling the divide between art and photojournalism. From ancient traditions in foreign lands to urban post-war Europe, Cartier-Bresson demonstrated his uncanny ability to create telling images from fleeting moments in everyday life. A masterful storyteller, he created picture stories by combining a series of photos and captions and building narratives from many small, individual observations.
In 1947, after his first exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art, New York, Cartier-Bresson helped pioneer Magnum Photo Agency, making it possible for photojournalists to reach a broad audience and maintain control over their work. He was a constant traveler, and in one trip to Asia that lasted three years he produced remarkable picture stories on the independence of India and Indonesia as well as the Communist takeover in China. He was also a filmmaker, and from 1969 to 1970 he made films about California and the American South.
RSVP’ing Our PUG Meetings:
We really want everyone to come without feeling like they have to commit with an RSVP but the truth of the matter is, RSVP’s help! Without them, we can’t plan for food, drinks, and even our guest speakers (we get some really cool opportunities to hear great guest speakers if our numbers are good!). So, if you would, please take a moment to let us know if you plan on coming by emailing me at szphotography@mindspring.com and put APRIL PUG in the subject OR just reply to this email. This also applies if you RSVP’d “yeah, I’m coming” but now you cannot, let me know. ;o)
Next Month: May 4th – Contract Law with Jeff Woodward!
Mark your calendars for this must-attend event!
