Five Legendary Movie Directors Who were Photographers First

In this episode of the fine art photography podcast, five legendary movie directors who were photographers first. We will be talking about the work of Anton Corbijn, Stanley Kubrick, Gordon Parks, Agnes Varda, and Wim Wenders -- who all started out as photographers.

Sources and Links

Anton Corbijn

Documentary, Anton Corbijn Inside Out, 2012, Directed by Klaartje Quirijns.

Stanley Kubrick

Book: Through a different lens, the Photographs of Stanley Kubrick

https://amzn.to/2HHXPRr

Wikipedia: Stanley Kubrick

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Kubrick

The first glimpse of Kubrick’s genius Photographs by Stanley Kubrick Story, Kyle Almond, CNN

https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2018/06/entertainment/stanley-kubrick-cnnphotos/

Cinema Tyler: "Kubrick's Cameras"

http://cinematyler.com/archives/786#:~:text=When%20Kubrick%20worked%20as%20a,to%20test%20the%20lighting%20setups.

Gordon Parks

Library of Congress: http://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/fsa/

LOC Flickr https://secure.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/3549663490/in/set-72157618541455384FC

Picturing Faith: Photography and the Great Depression, Colleen McDannell, page 256 (link)

Website: Gordon Parks Foundation, http://www.gordonparksfoundation.org/biography/

YouTube: "Gordon Parks: My First Well-Known Picture," https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1ATm4a9oyU&ab_channel=visionaryproject

Agnes Varda

The Guardian: "Agnes Varda, A Life in Pictures" https://www.theguardian.com/film/gallery/2019/mar/29/agnes-varda-a-life-in-pictures

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agn%C3%A8s_Varda

Wim Wenders

Artnet.com: http://www.artnet.com/artists/wim-wenders/

MoMA website: https://www.moma.org/calendar/film/1503

Website: https://www.wim-wenders.com

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wim_Wenders

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