http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/haselblad_award_206 An entire Lightstalkers thread via RSS/XML. en-us The Hasselblad Award for 2006 has been given to David Goldblatt. Here is the link to the citation and previous award recipients. http://www.hasselbladfoundation.org/prize_2006_en.html Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:54:41 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/haselblad_award_206 Wonderful photographer who has been at the top of his craft for many years. His book "Some Afrikaaners Photographed" was the book that made get serious about photography. Met him a few times in Cape Town and Joburg in the sixties and seventies. The father of South African photography. Sat, 08 Jul 2006 00:37:50 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/haselblad_award_206#33826 check out the book of his retrospective "51 Years"!!! :))))...one of my favorite pics: the old white man sitting, beside him the daughter of his black servant: between them a frame portrait of another man (ghost?): African Gothic is what a thought...magisterial, ghostly, profound photograph....congratulations to Mr. Goldblatt. :)...bob Sat, 08 Jul 2006 02:21:24 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/haselblad_award_206#33829 the picture i referr to is from "Some Afrikaaners"...: http://www.artfacts.net/exhibpics/10694.jpg http://www.southphoto.com/product.php?action=displaythumbnails&conf[productid]=22&conf[userid]=207 Sat, 08 Jul 2006 02:34:23 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/haselblad_award_206#33830 FYI, the Hasselblad Foundation usually publishes a book of the photographers work when they make the award. These are always relatively cheap and have an excellent interview with the photographer. Sat, 08 Jul 2006 10:08:19 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/haselblad_award_206#33847 FYI, the Hasselblad Foundation usually publishes a book of the photographers work when they make the award. These are always relatively cheap and have an excellent interview with the photographer. Sat, 08 Jul 2006 10:09:27 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/haselblad_award_206#33848 FYI, the Hasselblad Foundation usually publishes a book of the photographers work when they make the award. These are always relatively cheap and have an excellent interview with the photographer. Sat, 08 Jul 2006 10:09:27 +0000 http://www.lightstalkers.org/posts/haselblad_award_206#33849