MetaFilter posts tagged with blues and photography

Dad, why does Gramma look so blue?

device55 — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 17:44:13 -0800

I might be doing some more-serious-than-snapshot photography soon, so I figured I'd better read up on how to balance my whites. I learned about the WhiBal card from the nifty Tack Sharp podcast available on an intertron near you.

living blues in postwar Chicago

madamjujujive — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 17:09:42 -0800

Wayne Miller's compelling B&W photos of Chicago 1946-1948 set to Muddy Water's "I feel like going home." (flash alert; via bifurcated rivets)

Dick Waterman's Blues Photos

OmieWise — Fri, 21 Oct 2005 10:35:35 -0800

Dick Waterman takes photographs of musicians. Choose a genre from the menu at the top of the page. The photos are good, but going through the Javascript interface allows you to read about each picture. In this photo of Dylan and Baez, Waterman captured Baez crying because Dylan was ignoring her. In this photo of Rev. Gary Davis, Waterman shows Davis sleeping with his guitar held vertically on his lap. And check out young John Fahey with Son House.This gallery of Seven Guitars was connected to Angus Wilson's play of the same name. My favorite is Elizabeth Cotten. Here's an NPR interview with Waterman.

Featuring some of the greatest musical artists of our generation

LinusMines — Wed, 15 Jun 2005 21:26:57 -0800

Gallery 41 A jazz photography collection covering the past quarter-century and over 150 artists. Hear musical excerpts and highlights of recorded conversations as you explore.

Mississippi Blues - Juke Joints, Bottle Trees & Diddley Bows

madamjujujive — Fri, 07 Feb 2003 05:09:14 -0800

Stones in My Pathway - in the tradition of Alan Lomax, Bill Steber is a photojournalist who is documenting Mississippi blues culture. His work includes an array of photos, music clips and interviews capturing the environment that spawned the music, spanning "juke joints, cotton farming, sacred music, rural church services, river baptisms, folk religion and superstition, life on Parchman penitentiary, hill country African fife and drum music, and diverse regional blues styles." A beautiful site and jewel of a find for blues buffs. via Portage