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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