EnglishClaire Yaffa took her first photograph 45 years ago when her son was 18 months old and it was the beginning of her journey, first as a mother, then as a photographer. She has worked extensively for The New York Times and Associated Press. Her photographs have appeared in countless influential publications and have been exhibited at major venues in the US and around the world.
The Master Series of Photographers will be exhibited at Leica Camera in Wetzlar, Germany, October 9, 2014. The Master Series includes the many people I have met, who encouraged me and exposed me to the world of photography. I was fortunate to meet some of the icons of photography: Henri Cartier-Bresson, Cornell Capa, Lisette Model, Gordon Parks and many others who are now a part of the 100 photographers, 100 photographs. The photographers, included in this chapter of Leica Notebook, were born after 1945. They are also a part of the master series and exhibition. I am grateful for the opportunity to have met and learn from the photographers who let me enter their world. I regret I have not been able to include more photographers. However, I hope my Master Series will be a continuing project, where I will have the opportunity to meet and photograph the many “Masters,” who will become a part of this series.
Jules Allen-1947
Alex Majoli-1971
Peter Turnley-1955
David Turnley-1955
Gerald Cyrus-1957
Ozier Muhammad-1950
Angel Franco-1951
Doug Menuez-1957
Magdalena Sole-1958
Ed Kashi-1957
Lynn Butler-1952
Damon Winter-1976
Todd Heisler-1972
Jeff Mermelstein – 1957
Zana Briski-1966
Mike Kamber-1963
Edward Keating-1951
– Claire Yaffa
You can also see more of Claire’s work on her website, www.claireyaffa.com.
robert quiet photographer
Great series. Just thinking I would be embarrassed to take photo of such masters! You did it very well, brava. I really like the Doug Menuez portrait for the way he is looking at something which we do not know what it is but assume must be something important…
robert
claireyaffa
Dear Robert quiet photographer:
Thank you for your nice comments. Yes, it is intimidating to ask for a photograph of these master photographers. However, the more important and talented they are, the kinder and more receptive they were. There were others who either did not have the time, as they were busy with other projects, or did not want to be bothered. It has been an honor to have been able to meet the photographers whom I have long admired.
just looking
love these, claire. in some ways these folks are intimidating, but then, really, they’re just like the rest of us, aren’t they?
keating’s year — 1951 — i think eddie k may have been born in 61, or late 50s