Duane最為人熟悉的創舉有兩個，第一是連續式攝影，利用多幅照片來呈現一個主題，連續的照片之間帶有敘事性，恍如觀看一部迷你版的靜態電影。他比喻自己是一個短篇小說的講故佬，最出名的作品當屬1973年拍攝的《Things are Queer》，他先拍攝一張廁所的照片，但這張照片只是書上的一頁插圖，接著原來有個男人正在閱讀這本書，而男人閱讀書籍的照片，正是最初廁所照片裡的影像。
在另一作品《Grandpa Goes to Heaven》裡，他透過五幅連續的照片反思生死問題——這系列作品充滿哲學意味，啟發許多後來者。對他而言，攝影不只是一種記錄手法，也可引發人思考。
Martin Parr這名字，在攝影界可謂無人不曉，他曾擔任著名攝影通訊社Magnum Photos主席，從事攝影半世紀的他，對推廣攝影藝術貢獻良多，因此還獲得大英帝國CBE司令勳章。這位英國攝影師以趣怪構圖及飽和色彩見稱，多年來在英國及世界各地拍攝不同社會階層，透過幽默的畫面揭示消費主義、旅遊文化與社會階級的荒誕面貌。
許多人對Martin Parr的經典作品不陌生，但你對他的早期攝影風格、拍攝時的狀態也瞭如指掌嗎？由Lee Shulman執導的紀錄片《怪雞Parr叔街拍日常》(I am Martin Parr)追溯其攝影人生，講述他如何從黑白轉型至到彩色攝影，更透過攝影師Bruce Gilden及妻子等人的訪談，剖析其作品背後的深意及生活趣事。
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“I Am Martin Parr” HKIPF Fundraising Special Screening
British photographer Martin Parr is renowned for his intriguing compositions and rich colors in his photographs, which reveal the absurdity of consumerism, tourism culture, and social class. Many are familiar with his classic works, but do you know about his early works and shooting process?
The documentary “I Am Martin Parr,” directed by Lee Shulman, chronicles Parr’s photographic career, recounting his transition from black and white to color photography. Lee recorded the scene of Parr holding a walking aid and returning to his old shooting locations at the age of 73.
“I Am Martin Parr” HKIPF Fundraising Special Screening
相信許多人都聽過鄭秀文的《薩拉熱窩的羅密歐與茱麗葉》這首歌，故事講述一對年輕戀人想逃離戰火中的薩拉熱窩，最後被軍隊殺死的真實故事。發生於1992年至1995年的波黑戰爭（Bosnian War）造成逾十萬人死亡，1993年由美國記者Mark H. Milstein拍攝的《薩拉熱窩的羅密歐與茱麗葉》，由於被製作成紀錄片及改編成流行曲，固然廣為人知。另一張非常著名的照片，則由美國攝影師Ron Haviv在1992年3月31日拍攝，他現時正身處烏克蘭拍攝由俄羅斯入侵所引起的戰爭。
俄羅斯入侵烏克蘭後，移居美國的烏克蘭攝影師Yelena Yemchuk，在Instagram連續發佈三張身穿軍服的年輕女孩照片，她如此寫道：請不要讓這些孩子捲入戰爭，請讓我們美麗的國家烏克蘭擁有和平（Please don’t let these children be in a war please let there be peace in our beautiful, peaceful country Ukraine）。
說起著名的反戰照片，許多人會想起法國攝影師Marc Riboud的《鮮花與刺刀 The Flower and the Bayonet》。在Yelena Yemchuk發佈的照片中，身穿軍服的女孩笑容燦爛地望向鏡頭（另一位則流露著堅定的眼神），與戰場上的殘酷無情形成強烈的對比，同樣帶出反戰的訊息。
The images of young girls in military uniforms that photographer Yelena Yemchuk posted on Instagram impressed the world. She wrote: Please don’t let these children be in a war, please let there be peace in our beautiful, peaceful country Ukraine.
Speaking of famous anti-war photos, Marc Riboud’s “The Flower and the Bayonet” is probably the first thing that came to our mind. In Yelena Yemchuk’s images, girls in a military uniform look at the camera with a bright smile, which contrasts sharply with the brutality on the battlefield and carries an anti-war message.
Yelena Yemchuk was born in Kyiv in 1970. She immigrated to the United States with her family when she was 11 years old. On her 14th birthday, her father gave her a camera, and she became interested in photography ever since. Yelena first gained public attention by directing music videos for The Smashing Pumpkins and later created fashion photography for magazines such as iD and Vogue.
The photographer keeps visiting her home country every year. Her first photo book “Gidropark,” published in 2011, documented people are spending summers in the parks near the Dnieper River in Kyiv. She also made two short films and a photobook in Odessa, a Ukrainian port city on the northwest coast of the Black Sea.
早在五年前開始，他已籌備攝影集《Stop Tanks With Books》，希望透過影像及文字改變人們對戰爭的看法。此書匯集80張烏克蘭人的照片，也收錄烏克蘭小說家Lyuba Yakimchuk書寫關於衝突的文字。在攝影集即將推出之際，俄軍侵略了烏克蘭，他於是準備將其中750本寄給世界各地有影響力的人士，既帶出反戰的訊息，同時希望國際社會幫助烏克蘭，以阻止俄羅斯的進一步入侵。
A female soldier, Kyiv church choirs, a little boy in the Donbas region, British artist Mark Neville has successively posted Ukrainian portraitures after Russia invaded Ukraine. Mark started documenting life in Ukraine in 2015, devotedly photographing holidaymakers on the beach of Odessa, the Roma communities on the Hungarian border, soldiers and civilians living on the frontline in Eastern Ukraine. Mark was deeply attracted by the nation and moved to Ukraine from London In 2020.
Five years ago, he prepared the photo book “Stop Tanks With Books,” hoping to change people’s view of war through images and words. The book brought together 80 of his Ukrainian photographs and short stories about the conflict from Ukrainian novelist Lyuba Yakimchuk.
With the Russian troops invading Ukraine, many Ukrainians face displacement or death threats. Mark is sending out 750 complimentary copies of the book to influential people worldwide. The book not only brings out anti-war messages but also calls on the international community to support Ukraine and help deter further Russian intrusion urgently.
After Russia invaded Ukraine, many countries had anti-war demonstrations. It is reminiscent of “Shoot Portraits, Not People,” created by American photographer Jason Siegel. Shoot refers to pulling the trigger in English and also means taking pictures. The photographer took this pun as inspiration and began to collect used cameras, lenses, films, tripods, and other photographic equipment since 2016, and assembled different “weapons” with artist Keith D’Angelo, including various submachine guns, machine guns, and grenades. These creative artworks carry a message of anti-violence and anti-war and have been exhibited in multiple places, including Evoke Contemporary Gallery in New Mexico.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine not only sparked a mass anti-war movement in Russian cities, but local artists also expressed their “No To War” stance with artworks.
The Digital artist Vadim Solovyov from St. Petersburg has an aesthetic obsession with surrealism. He started creating artworks with Photoshop in 2019, depicting various giant animals appearing on the streets of St. Petersburg or Moscow, including penguins, bears, ducks, snakes, and foxes, a total of over 100 artworks on Instagram so far. These surreal images are fascinating.
Social issues or the global situation inspired the artist. After Russia invaded Ukraine a few days ago, he immediately created this work to bring out an anti-war message. A child is sitting on the grass, and a disintegrated tank full of flowers is floating in the sky. He said: “It hurts. No war. Stop it. “
Japanese graphic designer Shusaku Takaoka started creating inventive artworks by collaging classic paintings or movie stills with popular images in 2015. He drew inspiration from the Paris attack in 2015 and immediately developed an artwork of wine cork blocking a gun. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine recently sparked his idea by creating the artwork “No War.” A bomber dropped a row of bombs suddenly turned into flying birds, which carried a message of anti-war.
On Jan 15, 1997, Princess Diana walked across a minefield in Huambo in central Angola. The photographs soon raise international attention on the landmine issue. Angola was still at a civil war when she arrived in 1997, the Princess came across the HALO Trust, which had been working to clear mines in Angola since 1994. It is reported that about 100,000 landmines have been removed from the area over the years.
She met landmine survivors, followed the experts and staff walk through the mine-cleared road, and vocally appealed for an international ban on landmines. As one of the most recognized people in the world, the images of Princess Diana wearing protective clothing and equipment in a minefield were immediately published on the front pages of the global media, raising the profile of the work being done to clear landmines worldwide.
It grieves me to say, Diana passed away due to a car accident and was unable to witness the Ottawa Treaty signed in Canada a few months later, which prohibits the use, stockpiling, production, transfer of landmines, and 164 countries have so far joined the agreement. The International Anti-Landmine Organization won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1997, and it is not without Diana’s credit for it.
Magnum Photos攝影師Thomas Hoepker拍攝的這幅照片，是911事件中最受爭議的影像。當時他見到世貿中心濃煙滾滾，便駕著汽車去尋找更近的拍攝角度。他在車裏看到一群年輕人坐在海傍，在陽光下很輕鬆歡樂地聊天，絲毫沒有理會身後的大廈正在冒煙，他們的神色自若與佈滿濃煙的世貿中心形成強烈對比。當時他並不覺得這張照片很有趣，所以一直沒有公開，直至2006年，一位策展人重看其舊作時才發現這張作品。照片在雜誌刊登後隨即引起很大爭議，人人大罵這幾名年輕人冷酷無情，照片中人後來澄清當時他們也很震驚，只是攝影師曲解了當時的場景，還譴責攝影師的偷拍行為。
