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William Eggleston from a conversation with Mark Holborn, Greenwood, Mississippi, February 1988:
"I am afraid that there are more people than I can imagine who can go no further than appreciating a picture that is a rectangle with an object in the middle of it, which they can identify.
They don't care what is around the object as long as nothing interferes with the object itself, right in the centre. Even after the lessons of Winogrand and Friedlander, they don't get it. They respect their work because they are told by respectable institutions that they are important artists, but what they really want to see is a picture with a figure or an object in the middle of it. They want something obvious.
The blindness is apparent when someone lets slip the word 'snapshot'. Ignorance can always be covered by 'snapshot'. The word has never had any meaning. I am at war with the obvious."
"Don't shoot how it looks like. Shoot what it feels like."
David Alan Harvey
"When you get a style, you're sort of dead."
Harry Callahan
a bit about me.
My 15 minutes of fame.

Melbourne Camera Style
go look at some nice pictures! go on, you know you want to.
Jesse Marlow, documentary and street photographer from Melbourne. I just love his stuff.
Alexey Titarenko, b&w, long exposures.
americansuburbx
Saul Leiter on lens culture blog
urbanlight by ziz
rayon vert by Toshihiro Oshima
some of my favourite photographers:
Lee Friedlander
Robert Frank
William Eggleston
Jeff Brouws
Ernst Haas
Elliot Erwitt
Edward Burtynsky
-- from LichtEinfall - (?)
Photos of _barb_ (36)
_barb_'s favorite photos from other Flickr members (2,160)
Contacts (247)
Groups (50)
- Melbourne Atheists 1 photo, 5 members
- Street Photographers' Salon 14 photos, 107 members
- Black Cat Brigade 27,486 photos, 4,172 members
- MSM Inc: Shoot A Miner 2012 160 photos, 26 members
- ~gölgeciler ~ shadow lovers ~ 3,418 photos, 692 members
- Your Best Shot 2011 13,993 photos, 16,445 members
- Cats 93,309 photos, 4,797 members
- VERTICAL LIBERATION FRONT 1,832 photos, 105 members
- Camera porn (Pictures of cameras) 45,867 photos, 7,543 members
- beauty ruins my life 1,971 photos, 145 members
- Grab // Twenty Eleven // Captured Moments 3,470 photos, 730 members
- MSM Inc. Out Of Town 443 photos, 63 members
- Świat cieni | World of Shadows 2,104 photos, 319 members
- URBANIQUE 657 photos, 48 members
- The MSM Totally Awesome Film Swap Project(s) 90 photos, 15 members
- Views: 10000 3,414 photos, 2,849 members
- Black and White Film Photography (bwfp) 56,434 photos, 2,515 members
- UNSENSORED11 129 photos, 48 members
- Urban Photo Magazine 6,474 photos, 269 members
- Christianity Unleashed 3,487 photos, 518 members
- CatholiKisch 112 photos, 47 members
- Australian Street Photography in Colour 199 photos, 40 members
- fivestreets street photography 2,069 photos, 534 members
- Lyric Documentary 4,958 photos, 493 members
- Bendigo, Victoria, Australia 2,275 photos, 97 members
- lofico - keeping film alive 882 photos, 164 members
- Melbourne Polaroid 645 photos, 72 members
- Pentax Film Cameras 31,914 photos, 1,716 members
- Sheep 21,755 photos, 4,875 members
- Robert Adams - The Place We Live 697 photos, 71 members
- MAXIMUM minimalism 4,209 photos, 2,699 members
- The Not a Photographer Photo Contest 8 photos, 66 members
- People in Public Places (from ABOVE) P1/A1 3,321 photos, 528 members
- Fototrove by Getty Images Archive 0 photos, 547 members
- Stilleben des Alltags/ Everyday stillife 2,861 photos, 157 members
- ToyCamera.com 3,257 photos, 486 members
- Around The World: Through A Window Near You! 22 photos, 16 members
- Amsterdam Blog Associates - Post 1 Comment 2 63,086 photos, 2,665 members
- *F/ILM - Visual Narratives (E-zine Submissions) 284 photos, 336 members
- Australian Cars 9,504 photos, 422 members
- Analogue Photos of Vintage Cars 7,797 photos, 374 members
- World of Classic Cars 205,541 photos, 9,057 members
- Minolta SR - T 12,560 photos, 1,289 members
- urban exploration new zealand 736 photos, 139 members
- quotation marks 19,804 photos, 942 members
- New Zealand ~ Aotearoa 102,423 photos, 5,609 members
- New Zealand on Flickr 23,130 photos, 661 members
- Christchurch, New Zealand 9,974 photos, 659 members
- Moonbeams Kiss the Sea 921 photos, 520 members
- New Zealand Film (ab)Users 2,218 photos, 79 members
Galleries (9)
- Your Best Shot 2010: moody 16 photos
- alternate realities 16 photos
- portrait II 12 photos
- Lomo LCA 13 photos
- portrait 16 photos
Testimonials (8)
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Kevin Day says:
"Barb is an inspirational photographer, not just for her skill in capturing good photographs which she has by the bucketload, but for her ability of vision. There is so much to be learnt on how to open your eyes from browsing this stream that I am amazed there are so few "oh wow" comments here.
Someone once commented on one of my shots that it looked like a "Barb" - that was a highlight of my Flickr life."2nd October, 2007
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Joie de Vivre says:
"For all I know, Barb agonizes for hours over each of her shots, but they come out appearing so effortless, like she could frame a dozen gallery quality shots on a twenty minute walk."
13th July, 2007
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LichtEinfall says:
"Barbara is one of my very first contacts in flickr.
Seeing her exceptional work, was love at the first sight.
I think, it is the way, she is looking at the world around her, that is fascinating me such a lot - and this way of view is captured in any single picture of her.
Her repertoire of topics shows a huge variety. But nevertheless she possesses a definite individual style.
For me, Barbaras pictures are philosophically inspiring, as well as they are a feast for the eyes. Anyway… every single picture of her is a composition, created with absolute passion and the artistic eye, she definitely has.
She is showing us the human loneliness in the urban canyons of the streets of Melbourne, as well as in the nature outside, and she is showing us the beauty of sceneries found in backyards, in buildings, in constructions, in facades or things along the roadside, that nearly nobody else of us would even take a look at.
There is something else, I am very happy about. Barabara is ambitious to expand her skill in photography. Thus, as well by the work she does right now, she is a constant inspiration for me and my attempts to get better in doing photography.
At least barb is an excellent critic for your own pictures. Be sure, if she assesses your work as good, it surely is good."4th April, 2007
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SteveFE says:
"Barb always shows us how to use light. Simply, one of the best suburban photographers anywhere. She has a gift for making the unloved shabbiness of backstreets Melbourne somehow alluringly lovely, and has redefined turquoise as a colour for me! I love how her pics are always instantly recognisable. A style all one's own is a fine thing to have."
10th December, 2006
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ziz says:
"when i first encountered barbara's imagery i became anguished and deeply hurt. Her camera seemed to capture the cheesecake of my bavarian childhood, yet when i looked closer i found that she was able to convey subtle subtelties that not even i had seen afore.
if i could be anybody i would be barb, if i couldnt be barb i would be a turkey."24th May, 2006
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dooda says:
"I highly recommend repeated viewings of Barb's stream, as many of subtleties you will probably miss.
If you could be so lucky as to get Barb's sharp eye on your style, you're lucky indeed, I cherish her praise as her mind is one of the keener, distiguished ones I've ever met, and her photography speaks for itself."19th December, 2005
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s2art says:
"Barbfi, is one of those rare people who has the enthusiasm and curosity to explore all the options available to them using their camera. This results in a body of work that is diverse and strong. She continaully pushes her own boundaries and this makes her work a delight to behold."
5th November, 2005
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Kalense Kid says:
"Barbara has a keen eye for colour, shape, and texture. Her photos are often simple, but they pack an impressive punch. Her eye for line and form makes her an impressive critic of photographs. If she says a photo is good, it's good.
Browse her photostream. Her shots are never disappointing, often surprising, and always a pleasure."15th July, 2005
- Name:
- Barbara Fischer
- Joined:
- March 2005
- Currently:
- came to Melbourne from Köln
- I am:
- Female
- Website:
- Email:
- barbfi [at] ihug.com.au






















