By Stanmore, 1714995825
Have been waiting months to catch this new docu’ about Tish Murtha somewhere, and just found out it’s been on iPlayer since April \o/ …
Tish - Photographer Documentary
Andy McG said, 1715004399
Fantastic programme. Was on a BBC photography night recently.
Amazing images from a photographer I had never heard of before. Incredible she couldn't earn a living from her work :(
Well worth watching. Possibly twice.
Stanmore said, 1715012119
She’s not widely known AFAIK. I found out about her only 6 or 7 years back when The Photographer’s Gallery exhibited her work. It was superb - Tough but filled with empathy and charm. Will watch it in-full this evening.
Bergman Greenstreet said, 1715015263
Stanmore said
She’s not widely known AFAIK. I found out about her only 6 or 7 years back when The Photographer’s Gallery exhibited her work. It was superb - Tough but filled with empathy and charm. Will watch it in-full this evening.
I first came across Tish Murtha thanks to the Tish Murtha Archive on Instagram a year or so ago. The Tish Murtha Archive (@tishmurtha) • Instagram photos and videos
I have just watched Tish on the BBC iPlayer. It's a brilliant and very powerful film which touched my heart.
Stanmore said, 1715025640
Everything a great documentary should be that was. This type of deep story driven journalism is the pinnacle of photographic practice IMHO: What I do is ‘painting by numbers’ in comparison. To a degree, Laura Pannack is a contemporary equivalent, especially with the Island Symmetries work.
Also found this photographer’s perspective and brief book review on YouTube.
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Frankmok said, 1715073003
Yes I'd never heard of tish before - what a tough life she had and what brilliant photos with amazing impact. Her daughter Ella is ensuring Tish finally gets the acclaom her work deserves. Ironic that there's now a posthumous exhibition at the National Gallery in London.
Also worth watching on the BBC iplayer is Eamonn McCabe's brilliant 3 part series on the history of photography from the 1830s to the present day - with a classic line "Nowadays everyone's a phptographer". Yes, it can seem too easy with digital - I remember slaving away for 3 hours in a darkroom to develop and print a roll of 36 black & white shots!