From the course: Douglas Kirkland on Photography: Storytelling through Photography
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Storytelling through photography
From the course: Douglas Kirkland on Photography: Storytelling through Photography
Storytelling through photography
(MUSIC). Douglas: Telling stories whether it's with your camera or with your words is a great form of expression. I think we all like to do that. (MUSIC). Ultimately, for me it's the camera. (MUSIC). I was hired at Look Magazine in 1960. And from that point on I learned how my camera could, strange thing to say, but could literally talk. I think everybody's camera can if they allow themselves to see what's there and make choices. You really communicate with your camera. (MUSIC). Photo journalism in the 60s was glorious. I was called by the director of photography at Look. I was hired in July of 1960 and it was a very energetic time for photography and it was a great place to be. And frankly I grew up there. I traveled with writers. I, my life changed a great deal and I was exposed to all sorts of opportunities. For example, Coco Chanel, she had a great influence on me because I was given an assignment to go to Paris and she didn't trust me. Who was Douglas Kirkland from New York, from…
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