A Life’s Work Part 2
Well you’ll be pleased to know this is a much shorter post than the last one, but very related. On City Streets is a book that I have ordered and I am awaiting delivery on (not so patiently). As soon as I read about the book and the back story on the Online Photographer, it was a must buy option.
Gary Stochl, after shooting on his own for 40 years and “without really showing his work to anyone” walked into Columbia College’s Photo Department, with a paper shopping bag of prints. Bob Thall, the head of the department, browsed the prints that Stochl brought in and cancelled his afternoon schedule to devote more time and effort to the archive.
I love the story for the independent attitude of Stochl and his drive and determination to work at what he loved, to create that body of work, and then walk into an office to show it. From that meeting he has had exhibitions, and now a book too. One that I’m looking forward to getting!
Read more of the story here at The Online Photographer.
Bought this as soon as I read the TOP article.
Marvellous little book and amazing that he kept up his drive and work ethic – without any peer support – for so long.
Seconded as a MUST BUY for anyone with any sort of interest in the genre
Simon
I’m still waiting for mine to ship, I must have missed the initial stock that got bought up by TOP readers.