Important stuff first: There is a show of Avedon portraits, which are about aging, starting on February 12th, 2026 at the Musee de Beaux Arts. Here are the details:
https://www.mbam.qc.ca/en/exhibitions/richard-avedon-immortal-portraits-of-aging-1951-2004/
I can't wait to see the show. Avedon was one of the most important photographers of the entire 20th century. And the art museum in Montreal does a great job with exhibitions. I got the book today as a birthday present. Also got the new Sally Mann book and the Leica 100 book. And four different volumes of Billy Collins poems. People seem to have mistaken me for an addicted reader. And someone with an interest in photography.
Sadly, no Leica M11s in the stack of gifts. And I went to all that trouble to send along links....
Earlier today I was thinking about portraits so I looked through the 27,000+ portraits I've posted over the years to my Google Photo album (they wind up there automatically when I upload images for inclusion or possible inclusion into Blogger blogs). Here are some of the images that I enjoyed looking at again.
I thought I'd share them with you for fun.
3 comments:
Montréal, Québec, Canada welcomes people (Americans) who are not too pushy or too loud like some well known Americans. Hope you have a good time in Montréal, Mr Kirk. I will certainly be visiting this exhibition too.
Genuinely beautiful portraits, but then, I've said the same many times.
A belated Happy Birthday, Kirk! Sorry to read about the lack of M11s. Christmas isn’t that far away — maybe Santa will bring you one.
By all means, be in Montreal for the Richard Avedon exposition. Add a toque and ear muffs to your wardrobe. See these events when you get the chance. I missed a photo exhibition that I had hoped to see in Montreal earlier this year. I was excited when I read about the World Press Photo exhibition at Bonsecours Market. Unfortunately it didn’t start until twelve days after I was scheduled to fly back to Vancouver. Grrr! One of my former students (Ed Ou) won the World Press Photo award a number of years ago. I had hoped to see some of his recent work. Alas, that wasn’t to be.
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