Susan Meiselas [Not work safe]

vonnagy · Feb 25, 2005

One of my fav's, i know i brought her up before.. but thought its appropriate for this forum now

Border crossings figure disproportionately in the work of photojournalist and social documentarian Susan Meiselas, even by the standards of her footloose profession.

NICARAGUA. "Cuesta del Plomo", hillside outside Managua, a well known site of many assassinations carried out by the National Guard. People searched here daily for missing persons. (NICARAGUA, page 14) ©Susan Meiselas/Magnum Photos

http://www.magnumphotos.com/c/htm/C...RNNPP0&Pass=&Total=70&Pic=14&SubE=2K7O3RWW994

and some interesting notes on her film to digital transition:
http://www.apple.com/pro/photo/meiselas/

Force of Nature · Feb 25, 2005

ahelg · Feb 25, 2005

I've seen that picture once before in a book. I had to look at it for ages before the reality of it hit me.

chroix · Mar 1, 2005

Her pictures are incredible. It's hard enough to get a good shot of a large demonstration or live action shot, but a riot or a revolution? 1979? No D2?

Hertz van Rental · Mar 2, 2005

chroix said:
Her pictures are incredible. It's hard enough to get a good shot of a large demonstration or live action shot, but a riot or a revolution? 1979? No D2?

Such photographers are born, not made. There have been many and they are a special breed.
Check out the work of Don McCullin or Tim Page for example.