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August 14, 2006
Behind the Lens #7: Interview with Arnold Crane
Go behind the lens with photographer Arnold Crane in this informative interview. Mr. Crane is one of the last living links to some of the greatest master photographers of the 20th Century, including Ansel Adams, Henri Cartier-Bresson, and Man Ray.
Click here to download Nikonians Podcast #7 (NPC-2006-08-14.mp3; 41;23; 19MB, MP3 format).
Arnold Crane has been a photographer for the last 62 years, although he started out as a trial lawyer. Arnold's passion for photography has taken him to all corners of the globe. He is a member of the White House Press Photographers Association, and he is well known for his black and white female nudes. Arnold's most important contribution to photography, however, began after a chance meeting with Edward Steichen, curator of photography at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, in the late 1960's. Steichen, after seeing some of Arnold's candid shots of Man Ray, suggested that he photograph "all the photographers". And so, a project thirty years in the making was born.
Arnold's book, On the Other Side of the Camera, was published in 1995 and captured the master photographers at work. The cover photo of Man Ray is one of the true classics of our time! Our roving Nikonian, Jason Odell, caught up with Arnold Crane recently at his home in Chicago, IL, where they sat down for an informal interview.
Man Ray
Walker Evans
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Posted by drjay32 at August 14, 2006 5:33 AM
Comments
I must tell you guys how much I enjoyed this interview. I believe you've reached the next level of quality broadcasting in this labor of love, by bringing Mr. Crane into your show. The interview had a wonderful tone and a similar flavor as NPR's Fresh Air does. Thank you so very much for bringing this great show into my home. // jaime
Posted by: sonerosoy at August 16, 2006 4:23 AM
Great show, as are all the Behind the Lens podcasts. Please do more! Interviews with pros are fertile ground. One other would be to talk with Nikon camera or lens designers -- how to get a good result with all the compromises of size, budget, time, etc. Another area would be to approach the history of photography under a theme such as art, career, position within the culture, technique & technology, etc. This could cover a lot of ground even within one person's experience.
Thanks,
Bob
Posted by: FlyDog at December 26, 2006 4:46 PM