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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_ (20)
_barb_'s favorite photos from other Flickr members (2,159)
Contacts (247)
Groups (50)
- Street Photographers' Salon 14 photos, 105 members
- Black Cat Brigade 27,423 photos, 4,173 members
- MSM Inc: Shoot A Miner 2012 145 photos, 26 members
- ~gölgeciler ~ shadow lovers ~ 3,414 photos, 690 members
- Your Best Shot 2011 14,027 photos, 16,493 members
- Cats 93,263 photos, 4,795 members
- VERTICAL LIBERATION FRONT 1,748 photos, 100 members
- Camera porn (Pictures of cameras) 45,716 photos, 7,526 members
- beauty ruins my life 1,939 photos, 143 members
- Grab // Twenty Eleven // Captured Moments 3,464 photos, 731 members
- MSM Inc. Out Of Town 429 photos, 61 members
- Świat cieni | World of Shadows 2,068 photos, 315 members
- URBANIQUE 644 photos, 48 members
- The MSM Totally Awesome Film Swap Project(s) 90 photos, 15 members
- Views: 10000 3,394 photos, 2,838 members
- Black and White Film Photography (bwfp) 55,636 photos, 2,499 members
- UNSENSORED11 129 photos, 48 members
- Urban Photo Magazine 6,290 photos, 263 members
- Christianity Unleashed 3,481 photos, 518 members
- CatholiKisch 112 photos, 47 members
- Australian Street Photography in Colour 195 photos, 40 members
- fivestreets street photography 2,077 photos, 534 members
- Lyric Documentary 4,933 photos, 491 members
- Bendigo, Victoria, Australia 2,267 photos, 97 members
- lofico - keeping film alive 865 photos, 163 members
- Melbourne Polaroid 633 photos, 72 members
- Pentax Film Cameras 31,896 photos, 1,704 members
- Sheep 21,694 photos, 4,865 members
- Robert Adams - The Place We Live 674 photos, 71 members
- MAXIMUM minimalism 4,208 photos, 2,695 members
- The Not a Photographer Photo Contest 8 photos, 66 members
- People in Public Places (from ABOVE) P1/A1 3,283 photos, 517 members
- Fototrove by Getty Images Archive 0 photos, 543 members
- Stilleben des Alltags/ Everyday stillife 2,842 photos, 157 members
- ToyCamera.com 3,194 photos, 482 members
- Around The World: Through A Window Near You! 22 photos, 17 members
- Amsterdam Blog Associates - Post 1 Comment 2 62,901 photos, 2,670 members
- *F/ILM - Visual Narratives (E-zine Submissions) 284 photos, 333 members
- Australian Cars 9,470 photos, 421 members
- Analogue Photos of Vintage Cars 7,738 photos, 372 members
- World of Classic Cars 204,547 photos, 9,039 members
- Minolta SR - T 12,519 photos, 1,281 members
- urban exploration new zealand 736 photos, 139 members
- quotation marks 19,745 photos, 937 members
- New Zealand ~ Aotearoa 101,990 photos, 5,593 members
- New Zealand on Flickr 22,910 photos, 659 members
- Christchurch, New Zealand 9,949 photos, 658 members
- Moonbeams Kiss the Sea 919 photos, 521 members
- New Zealand Film (ab)Users 2,205 photos, 78 members
- New Zealand 84,901 photos, 3,379 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






















