Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Remembering One Fine Photographer


Altar celebrating the life of Birmingham photographer Spider Martin

11 comments:

Cloudia said...

Gotta go look at some of his pics!


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Thérèse said...

A good way to learn about this Alabama's photographer.

Nathalie said...

Love that composition of yours. I'm off to follow that link.

roentare said...

These looked like relics of voodoo cult

Dave-CostaRicaDailyPhoto.com said...

I am all for Dia de los Muertos remembrances, although Dia de los Muertos is usually around Dec 1, although that is a crowded time on the holiday calendar.

Luis Gomez said...

Thank you Virginia. Great images.

FireLight said...

Good morning, V! Nancy has become acquainted with Spider's daughter through the B'ham celebration of Day of the Dead, held every November 2. Love this image.
Still traveling today?

Birdman said...

Thanks for the links. Amazing images. No wonder there is an altar.

TheChieftess said...

An incredible photographer... Birmingham... home of some great photography!!!

Bob Crowe said...

I've never heard of him and I'm so glad you provided a link. That's a hell of a body of work. World's greatest photographer? That's like asking who was the world's greatest pianist. (It was Horowitz.) There is no Nobel Prize prize committee for the title but this guy is in the running. Your picture gives me a reason to look further.

FancyHorse said...

Thanks for that link. I had heard of him, but didn't know very much about him. What a remarkable life! He was so young when he died, only 64.