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John Minihan
Was highly impressed last night with a lecture at Camera Club, by John Minihan who some of you may have heard of. He was a fantastically interesting and intelligent man, with a wealth of simply wonderful photography - and I bought a book (and had it signed! SUCH a fan-girl! 
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He was a good friend of Samuel Beckett - so when I found out he was doing the talk I nearly died of excitement - anyone who knows me knows what a deep love I have for Beckett's work.
Anyway - what a night, blew me away, and the book is awesome too!
So nice to know he's a local photographer - we have a few well known and truly inspirational photographers living locally - I must make it my business to annoy them! 
If anyone's interested here's his website - you may recognise his photo of Lady Diana Spencer.
http://www.johnminihan.com/
Makes me want to go back to film even more now... it just feels like it has so much more soul! And I want a Hasselblad or Mamyia... but never mind - distant dream I think!
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).He was a good friend of Samuel Beckett - so when I found out he was doing the talk I nearly died of excitement - anyone who knows me knows what a deep love I have for Beckett's work.
Anyway - what a night, blew me away, and the book is awesome too!
So nice to know he's a local photographer - we have a few well known and truly inspirational photographers living locally - I must make it my business to annoy them! If anyone's interested here's his website - you may recognise his photo of Lady Diana Spencer.
http://www.johnminihan.com/
Makes me want to go back to film even more now... it just feels like it has so much more soul! And I want a Hasselblad or Mamyia... but never mind - distant dream I think!
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Some nice pictures on that site.
I do remember Diana in the see through skirt.
I do remember Diana in the see through skirt.
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I think I remb that pic of Princess Diana too - cracker!
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Laura, how lucky are you to meet him, I know some of his pics, and he has a gift of really "seeing" the person, does that make sense? Hope you learnt loads, and really glad he was nice. xxx
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Oh yes, his gift for seeing the real person is highly impressive. He talked very fast for some hours! And it was one of the most fascinating talks I've been to yet - also incredibly inspiring... I now can't wait until I can afford a medium format (though after D700 probably!), and in the mean time am getting back in touch with my Canon. I had forgotten how special film photography is! 
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He does sound like an interesting person, glad you weren't disappointed, as that would of been a let down
Yeah, there is something magical about film, that isn't there in digital, I would love to own a medium format camera too, maybe one day
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Yeah, there is something magical about film, that isn't there in digital, I would love to own a medium format camera too, maybe one day
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