Photography on the telly tonight

Two items on BBC2 tonight. 8.00pm Fame Fashion and Photography. – the real ‘Blow Up’

Was never into ‘fashion photography’. well have all sorts of things about fashion, i suppose. But guys like David Bailey & Terance Donovan were, ‘likely’ east-end types, took photography, from were it was, and transformed much of the 1960’s while they were at it! 2 hr docunentary about these folks.

BUT most important ar 1:10am in morning there follows Michelangelo Antonioni film ‘ BLOW UP ‘.



Look, I’ve not see this movie twenty odd years. but i do remember it as being ‘groundbreaking’ . No direct influence on my own photography, thier subjects being being rich and upper-class twats, mine aren’t!

But with this film, some of us came out of the shadows of the grey 1950 and early 60’s and emerged into a new world. Be interesting to see if i still find it as powerful a shot now, as i did then. Looking forward to it, with a video on the ready.