HeyJaredRobert Kalman - A Newsletter
Updates on my latest project, "What's it Like For You To Be an American?"
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“It’s a Short but Deep Connection” (opens the original)
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"When I shoot, I am photographing because what is in front of me is really happening, and I want people to know about it. I fall in love with the beauty of an expression or the turn of a collar, a poignant gesture, the light. I don’t know these people, except suddenly with a camera we have an intense relationship… the picture is proof. It’s about paying attention… I can convince people in a few seconds because I am sincerely interested in them, but I am more interested in capturing what I see in
“What is the Significance of that Face? (opens the original)
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“The most difficult thing for me is a portrait. It’s a question mark you put on somebody. Trying to say, “Who is it? What does it amount to? What is the significance of that face?” The difference between a portrait and a snapshot is that in the portrait, the person has agreed to be photographed.”–Henri Cartier-Bresson<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!v3v4!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazona
Opening This Week. Reception on Saturday. (opens the original)
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If you’re in the Hudson Valley this weekend please join me for the opening of my Americans work from 4:00 to 8:00pm at Chroma Fine Art Gallery in beautiful Katonah, NY. (Just a fifty minute ride from NYC on Metro North. There’s also a wonderful Art Walk scheduled that day in the Village, as well.)I’ll be giving an artist’s talk at the Gallery on the following Saturday, September 26th, from 4:00 to 5:00pm.Hope to see you there!<p class="cta-caption
The Portrait is a Closed Field of Forces (opens the original)
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“The portrait-photograph is a closed field of forces. Four image-repertoires intersect here, oppose and distort each other. In front of the lens, I am at the same time: the one I think I am, the one I want others to think I am, the one the photographer thinks I am, and the one he makes use of to exhibit his art.”-Roland Barthes<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ChRe!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.
A Certificate of Presence (opens the original)
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“Every photograph is a certificate of presence.”-Roland Barthes<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="2038" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!i6ca!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_prog
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