I was fortunate enough to know Tish, in fact it was Tish who got me interested in documentary photography and10 years after meeting her I went to Newport and did the documentary photograhy degree there. When she first turned up to the course she hadn't arranged accomodation-one of the other students took her home and she stayed with him and his parents until she found somewhere. Not only did she not have a place to live, she didn't even own a CAMERA! David Hurn stood as guarantor with Dixons so she could get an Olympus OM1 with a 50mm lens. All her work was done on it and her daughter Ella still has it.

@seantuck

3 жыл бұрын

Wow thanks for the insight Graham:) It's heartwarming to hear of people surrounding someone with few means, but lots of talent, and back her to succeed.

@grahamhopkinson8932

3 жыл бұрын

@@seantuck She was a remarkable woman, didn't care about recognition, as long as she had enough for her film and cigarettes she was happy.

I grew up in Newcastle in the 90’s, my parents took our family to New Zealand in ‘95 when I was 8. My dad has always told me stories of when he grew up there playing in the rubble of fallen buildings. I will definitely be purchasing this book for him. I think it’ll bring back a lot of memories for him.

@LaZanyarr

3 жыл бұрын

You should film his walking down memory lane when discussing the book with him, and put it on KZread. I would love to see that

@speliotis

3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant

yes Sean this needs to be a series

This was excellent, and I definitely would like to see more.

@MadredeAgua9

3 жыл бұрын

You kept her spirit alive in the photos you took in Namibia. Stay blessed, Mr Tucker.

@TheAgiovannym

3 жыл бұрын

Totally agree! This was great.🥰

@SunsHelix

3 жыл бұрын

I’m super into it, keep it up Sean 🙏🏽👍🏽

@rgarciamainou

3 жыл бұрын

Agree!

@jackjumper88

3 жыл бұрын

I second this! Excellent stuff

You are very inspiring Sean, so it's wonderful to see you sharing what inspires you. Please keep doing this.

This needs to be a series Sean! Please do continue.

@er.mannov5735

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, please!

@PitNeex

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly my thoughts !

@LaZanyarr

3 жыл бұрын

Would be well worth it

"It's not my location that needs to change to take compelling images, it's my vision": chills.

Your KZread channel and photographic work on Instagram is absolutely inspiring and pedagogical, Sean. As a professor of media, I am learning so much from your content. Thanks so much for sharing your wisdom!

Yes. Please. Continue to show us what you're passionate about and the photographers that spark something in you, whether they join you in person or through their work. Thanks.

Definitely this must be the pilot episode of a series on photographers images through photographer's books: watching other ways to look at the world helps discover how deep a look can cut, narrate and explain our own reality.

You never met the photographers who influenced you. What about us we never met you personally but still watching and getting inspiration. "It's not my location need to change its my vision" Yes we need more these kind of stories, please continue. Thank you.

I would love more of these it helps me get a new perspective on my Photography

I've never commented on a youtube video before (and I've watched a lot). I love videos like this. Discovering photographers who I'd never heard of. Masters who'd slipped under the radar. Please keep making more videos like this!

Another vote for more of this please. I could watch this content all day long.

It's not about what we see, but how we see things. Thanks for sharing Tish's story with us. Please continue this series.

I really like the idea that we have to get involved with people we photograph. One of my favorite photographer Simon Chang once said in his interview ”People in this generation always hustle to double check the image after pressing the shutter, as if the photo is more important than the people we photograph, and that's why more and more people have negative impression on street photographer. Instead, I think after we take someone's photo on the street, it's much better to look their eyes letting them konw ‘You are here and I saw you, so I take the shot. The photo is created by both of us’ ".

Yes, this needs to be a series. Thanks for bringing Tish to my attention.

Really enjoyed this, Sean. Would love to see it run as a series.

Nothing better then a compassionate soul reveling in another’s compassionate work

Those photos may have been taken in the north of England but as someone who grew up in the same time period, but in Dublin, those images and those people could easily been seen in Dublin in the late 60'S and early 70's. The emotion, the grime, the decay, it feels so real to me, Thank you for sharing.

Sean - I respect you for your respect for the people who have been story tellers, earlier in this world. Stay healthy and stay safe. Cheers to Tish Murtha!

Sean, once again you provide us with a set of multiple distinctions in a direct, clear, and informative manner. You remind us as Newton said “we all stand upon the shoulders of giants.” Nobody comes from nowhere. We’re all from somewhere. We all have influences who shape us, inspire us, and point us in a direction for a while or a lifetime. You also observe that from where we stand determines what we see. A documentary photographer needs access in order to tell the deep story. Then there’s your deep insight, “It’s not my location that needs to change, it’s my vision.” If one sees rather than looks, one will begin to see the extraordinary within the ordinary. I hope you do continue with this new thread in your work and continue to share photographers who have influenced you. Again well done.

@seantuck

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Roger:)

I don't know why it has taken me so long to view this video - I've watched most of your videos several times. This was excellent. Thanks.

These are THE questions, Sean. In my opinion, this is the best kind of analysis for getting better after you've mastered the exposure triangle. You've got to know what makes work important if you have any hope of making it yourself. No better way to do that then trying to understand the "why" of others so that you can find your own. These are great videos.

Sean, your work is such a gift (and the fact that your images of home took me back to Camps Bay, Noordhoek etc. certainly helped my sense of connection...). Thank you.

Thank you, Sean. Yes, please. Keep doing it!

Thanks for sharing this. Her work is very impressive. Please keep sharing photographers you like.

There are umpteen photography channels on KZread, but content like this is so rare and valuable, and you do it in such a thoughtful way. So yes please do more of this format Sean.

@speliotis

3 жыл бұрын

well said.

yes Sean, we look forward to watch more! thanks thanks thanks

This is truly inspiring, Sean. Yes, please bring us more of this. You're an amazing mentor

Definitely I want to see more like this. I can feel your emotions about Tish, the photographs and the history. Greetings from Germany!

Go continue doing this kind of series, Sean. Definitely continue. The rest of the world need to hear about these talented, unsung photographers.

Meaning, a reason. Thanks for this Sean, incredible photography!

Thank you for this. Just wonderful. Many more please.

She is one of the best. After been shooting in the streets for many years you learn that the best pictures are not often in the center of the big cities but around the streets near by or in the neighborhoods. Good video, waiting to see more of this.

Thanks for introducing me to Trish Murtha's work. Just incredible work. I grew up in England in the 1970s and even though I came from a comfortable family and lived in a nice country setting I got to see many of the inner cities in the north of England due to our families love for football. Football grounds were situated in the heart of residential neighborhoods and we saw a lot of life in those towns.

What an excellent video, and yep, open your eyes, I am forever wanting to go elsewhere to shoot, and forget here has a lot to shoot, but I miss it all. Bob on. DG

Lovely presentation and a great introduction to Tish Murtha's work. Thank you.

This is exactly the kind of passionate story telling that should be on tv...not the love chelsea dance off, then perhaps we wouldn’t be falling back into the dismal destructive 80s. Well done, keep up this good work. Touched my nerves as I grew up in a Yorkshire mining town. 👍🏻

Simple response - brilliant episode. More of these please. Thanks.

Thank you for sharing. You are an excellent photography philosopher and teacher.

I found Tish's work very interesting, telling a story of life as it was within my own lifetime that now seems almost forgotten. Many of us uk based photographers would love to see more of this content. As you say its not all about international travel and stunning backdrops.

I think you could do a whole series based on photographers who came out of Newport under David Hurn! I first saw Tish Murtha's photographs in 2015 in an exhibition to celebrate the work of Amber, a film and photography collection based at the Side Gallery in Newcastle. I was surprised to find there were no books about her, then Ella Murtha did a Kickstarter campaign for Youth Unemployment and here we are. I think a lot of the people in the book were her family and friends. It's a must have book on my shelf.

@martinkulkarni3569

3 жыл бұрын

I grew up in Benwell. I have just ordered Tish’s three books. Can’t wait for them to arrive!

Really enjoyed this Sean and would love to see more.

Many thanks Sean, a great presentation. I first became aware of the work of Tish Murtha after reading an interesting article about her in Amateur Photographer magazine last year. Her life and photography struck a chord with me and is leading me along a journey of inspiration. Her work is almost a personal account of social history which I feel deserves a wider audience and should not be forgotten.

Yes, please do more of these talks. It’s very educational in my photography journey. Thank you.

Yes please bring more of these type of videos ! It so insightful!!

Yes....please continue with this series. Well done! Cheers, Keith

I'm really impressed in Tish's Story and her wonderful work! And also in your (also depth) presentation! I really would like to hear and see much more of photographers through your eyes and mind, would enjoy and beeing touched by every episode, would be nice as a series!

Highly inspiring piece! Yes, absolutely more documentaries like this.

Brilliant. Thank you Sean. More PLEASE!

Thank you for sharing. More of these sorts of videos would be very welcomed.

I look forward to your videos, especial those in which you have featured other photographers. In the absence of these this episode is a worthy substitute and I'd certainly like to see some more. As usual great work.

Loved this Sean and would love to see more like it.

Wonderful video and storytelling. Very Spiritual and thought provoking. You are articulate and speak very carefully, and clear.

Hands down, this should be a series. This is amazing, man. Thank you for putting this type of work out there

Fantastic, Sean! Thank you.

Yes ! Sean, I love it. Please continue with this kind of video.

Stunning! Thank you Sean for sharing the lives of these photographers!

This format is so cool ! Thank you.

Really enjoyed this. Clean, no nonsense, thoughtful discussion about a wonderful photographers work. Thank you.

Tish would have enjoyed this I think. More of the same would be great. Thank you! Well done Sean!

the discovery of amazing photographers, like Tish, through your eyes and thoughts is a great experience. thanks.

Love this series, Vote YES to see more like this. thanks

I subscribe to lots of photographers, and the main reason I do find you extremely interesting is your philosophy - your view on why often more than how. The fact that your way of presenting photography isn't that the technically "perfect shot" isn't necessarily great art or even a great photograph. This side-look is what I really love, and this video was fantastic. Not only did you tell us about Tish Murtha's work - you told us what you believe or think she meant with the shot or her work in general. Which again tells me a lot about you - and I really hope you will make more of these videos. Thank you for making my evening a kind of an enlightening experience :)

I love to see a documentary photographer's work make it out of the storage case and into the light. This work is brilliant and inspiring. I'd love to see more of this type of show (but please don't totally stop the philosophy videos).

Exellent as always Sean, I would love to see more of this!

What a video! Keep them coming Sean.

Loved it! More please Sean.

Love this Sean. Great way to discover new work. More please. 🙏🏻❤️

Absolutely great! Thx for sharing this great photographer and your thoughts! Greatly appreciate it!

Yes yes yes. We need more of these videos. I have been missing your portraits of other photographers and am so happy to see you highlighting photo books.

Another fabulous video!! Thank you :D

great put together, love it

How touchfull this was. Of course we would like to see more of this kind of videos. Thank you!

Yes, please continue and make this a series.

Yes please! More of these! Thanks for bringing us Tish!!

Loved this. And I'd love to see more of this kind.

Please continue this because it's a real treat and inspiration.

I certainly hope 2021 sees you doing more of these. This is just brilliant. It's really great to see your passion for committed photography, and photographers. I do hope you keep this up.

Thank you Thank you Thank you for letting me know about this photographer! Wonderful story and great inspiration to photograph where I am and what I know. I have worked helping the homeless for over 30 years and this has given me courage to do a project with them which I have wanted to do for a long time. Wonderful videos - as usual.

Really enjoyed this Sean. Would love to see more of it as a series

Yes Sean, this series is excellent! please keep it coming!!

Yes please continue this format! Very inspiration and informative!

Great story Sean: love to see other ones down the road!

Great! Thank you for that inspiring video. More of it, please.

Thanks Sean. Fascinating. Cheers Ian.

Thank you Sean, for sharing Tish and her great work with us. Yes please, continue this series. It's both educational and inspiring.

Yes, I would like to see more of these videos!

Loving the opportunity to learn through others you find interesting. Yes to more. Many thanks.

Another fantastic video. Thank you as always.

Keep it coming! I learn a great deal from you Sean

I've landed here via you book, Meaning in the Making. It's terrific that you have these references of what you're saying. Tish Murtha's images are impressive.

Emotional and excellent, mate. More please.

This is great Sean. We want to see more. Thanks.

Sean - of course you should keep producing this format! It's highly informative, inspiring and original.

Thanks so much, Sean, for putting so much thought and love into the contents you produce. This video was super interesting to watch and I would very much enjoy seeing more like these - not only to discover new photographers, but also to see how you approach the work of others.

Yes, please, Sean, more videos like this. A series would be great.

Thank you for introducing me to another great photographer Sean. I found it inspiring to hear your take on Tish Murtha's work. Thanks for all you do!

Sean, amazing video! This is an invaluable channel, thank you! This would be an awesome series!