Fred Herzog: Modern Color
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Summary
The most comprehensive book yet published on the Canadian color-photography pioneer
Fred Herzog is best known for his unusual use of color photography in the 1950s and 1960s， a time when art photography was almost exclusively associated with black-and-white imagery。 In this respect， his photographs can be seen as prefiguring the New Color photographers of the 1970s。 The Canadian photographer worked largely with Kodachrome slide film for over 50 years， and only in the past decade has technology allowed him to make archival pigment prints that match the exceptional color and intensity of the Kodachrome slide， making this an excellent time to reevaluate and reexamine his work。
This book brings together over 230 images， many never before reproduced， and features essays by acclaimed authors David Campany， Hans-Michael Koetzle and artist Jeff Wall。 Fred Herzog is the most comprehensive publication on this important photographer to date。
Fred Herzog is best known for his unusual use of color photography in the 1950s and 1960s， a time when art photography was almost exclusively associated with black-and-white imagery。 In this respect， his photographs can be seen as prefiguring the New Color photographers of the 1970s。 The Canadian photographer worked largely with Kodachrome slide film for over 50 years， and only in the past decade has technology allowed him to make archival pigment prints that match the exceptional color and intensity of the Kodachrome slide， making this an excellent time to reevaluate and reexamine his work。
This book brings together over 230 images， many never before reproduced， and features essays by acclaimed authors David Campany， Hans-Michael Koetzle and artist Jeff Wall。 Fred Herzog is the most comprehensive publication on this important photographer to date。
Reviews
Rob Smith
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probably a 3。5。 Every time I look at Herzog's vivid color photos I come away less and less impressed。 The color is fantastic， I'm not knowledable about mid-century kodachrome film he used。 It's saturated， maybe even over-saturation gives it a quality of being almost like paintings。 He was attractive to red and other strong primary colors， and the juxposition of red/blue （warm/cold） colors。But you take away the color and his pictures have no life for me。 There's a handful black and white shots in probably a 3。5。 Every time I look at Herzog's vivid color photos I come away less and less impressed。 The color is fantastic， I'm not knowledable about mid-century kodachrome film he used。 It's saturated， maybe even over-saturation gives it a quality of being almost like paintings。 He was attractive to red and other strong primary colors， and the juxposition of red/blue （warm/cold） colors。But you take away the color and his pictures have no life for me。 There's a handful black and white shots in the book ironically enough。 His eye for composition isn't nearly as strong as his eye for color and light。 。。。more
Trey Piepmeier
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Finally got through this。 The various introductions were mostly interesting， but way too long。 There's got to be a term for an overly-wordy analysis of a piece of art。 One one hand， it kind of teaches you what to look for in a piece of art， on the other had， it can feel like it blows things out of proportion。There are some amazing photos in this book along with some that seem pretty mundane。 But something that was mundane 60 years ago is still something。 They even touched on that in one of the i Finally got through this。 The various introductions were mostly interesting， but way too long。 There's got to be a term for an overly-wordy analysis of a piece of art。 One one hand， it kind of teaches you what to look for in a piece of art， on the other had， it can feel like it blows things out of proportion。There are some amazing photos in this book along with some that seem pretty mundane。 But something that was mundane 60 years ago is still something。 They even touched on that in one of the introductions: "。。。photographs often acquire a degree of authority in posterity that they never quite had when they were contemporary。"But then there are some more modern photos （from the 90s and 2000s） that feel out of place。 The several black white photos also feel out of place given the significance given in both the title of the book and the lengthy description of the emergence of color photography as a form of art in one of the introductions。 I think they could have limited this to just his Kodachrome photos and it would have been a more cohesive collection。All that being said， if you're a student of the art photography， you should definitely give this book a look。 。。。more
Vincent
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As a photographer， I find myself repeatedly turning to this volume of Herzog's work。 The work is beautifully executed， the detail and color are lush。 I'm amazed at his ability to evoke sentiment through strategic composition。 he also does well capturing the human spirit。 I highly recommend this one。 As a photographer， I find myself repeatedly turning to this volume of Herzog's work。 The work is beautifully executed， the detail and color are lush。 I'm amazed at his ability to evoke sentiment through strategic composition。 he also does well capturing the human spirit。 I highly recommend this one。 。。。more
yellowdog
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Der in Deutschland geborene， aber seit über 60 Jahren in Kanada lebende Fotograf Fred Herzog ist bemerkenswert。Es startet mit einem Selbstportrait 1959。 Dann folgen Texte zunächst in Englisch， gemischt mit einigen Fotos。 Schließlich viele Fotos。 Es sind Alltagsfotos in Kanada die dominieren und sie haben ihre ganz eigene， hohe Qualität， obwohl sie natürlich nicht dramatisch sind。Ein paar Fotos zeigen auch eine andere Welt， z。B。 Guatemala， Mexiko oder San Francisco。Von Deutschland sieht man nur e Der in Deutschland geborene， aber seit über 60 Jahren in Kanada lebende Fotograf Fred Herzog ist bemerkenswert。Es startet mit einem Selbstportrait 1959。 Dann folgen Texte zunächst in Englisch， gemischt mit einigen Fotos。 Schließlich viele Fotos。 Es sind Alltagsfotos in Kanada die dominieren und sie haben ihre ganz eigene， hohe Qualität， obwohl sie natürlich nicht dramatisch sind。Ein paar Fotos zeigen auch eine andere Welt， z。B。 Guatemala， Mexiko oder San Francisco。Von Deutschland sieht man nur ein Foto mit einer Lokomotive， also ein Abschied。Die Texte sind informativ， aber nicht gerade inspirierend。 Das gelingt dem Fotografen durch sein Werk schon alleine。 Vancouver in Kanada ist eine Stadt， die ich auch einmal besucht habe und die ich sehr schätze。 Fred Herzogs Fotos sind weder kritisch verurteilend noch verherrlichend。Seine Fotos liegen ganz auf meiner Linie。 Der überwiegende Teil sind in Farbe。 Ist doch mal ein schwarzweiß-Foto dabei， dann passt es motivisch aber auch so。Zwar sind die Fotos teilweise wirklich alt， aber das mindert sie nicht und teilweise ist es eine Zeitreise。Fein， dass man Fred Herzog durch dieses Buch noch zu seinen Lebzeiten （er ist 88） entdecken kann。 。。。more
Prima Seadiva
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I enjoyed seeing Herzog's work。 As a photographer myself I found studying his images very informative and inspiring in regard to color and composition。The photos and color are lovely。 He spent years recording a side of Vancouver B。C。 I suspect， like so many other large cities， is largely gone so there is a certain appeal that falls into nostalgia。Personally I found the essays by David Campany， Hans-Michael Koetzle and artist Jeff Wall。 less interesting。 I enjoyed seeing Herzog's work。 As a photographer myself I found studying his images very informative and inspiring in regard to color and composition。The photos and color are lovely。 He spent years recording a side of Vancouver B。C。 I suspect， like so many other large cities， is largely gone so there is a certain appeal that falls into nostalgia。Personally I found the essays by David Campany， Hans-Michael Koetzle and artist Jeff Wall。 less interesting。 。。。more
Nickolas
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Great vintage pictures of a nowhere Vancouver of years past。
Davy
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I love Fred Herzog's photography， but at the same time， I wouldn't say he's among my favorite photographers。 There's a certain artlessness to his pictures that doesn't quite transcend itself， in the way that， say， a William Christenberry snapshot does。 Herzog's images all tell pretty much the same story， and honestly？ They're a bit predictable， but listen: there's no denying he had a great eye， and there's little doubt that he had a great TIME strolling his beloved Vancouver， taking all these pi I love Fred Herzog's photography， but at the same time， I wouldn't say he's among my favorite photographers。 There's a certain artlessness to his pictures that doesn't quite transcend itself， in the way that， say， a William Christenberry snapshot does。 Herzog's images all tell pretty much the same story， and honestly？ They're a bit predictable， but listen: there's no denying he had a great eye， and there's little doubt that he had a great TIME strolling his beloved Vancouver， taking all these pictures。 That's one of my favorite aspects of his work -- the residual good vibes of walking through the city， taking it all in。 I feel like you could be forgiven for calling Herzog the greatest amateur photographer of all time， if you could do so without it sounding derisive。 。。。more
dv
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A comprehensive collection from a relatively known master of color photography。 The print is good， too bad for the images that spread on two pages， a design choice that I never like。 The essays are good and provide a deeper knowledge of Herzog's life and influences。 A comprehensive collection from a relatively known master of color photography。 The print is good， too bad for the images that spread on two pages， a design choice that I never like。 The essays are good and provide a deeper knowledge of Herzog's life and influences。 。。。more
Cail
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