Reddit reviews Before They Pass Away (Photography) (English, French and German Edition)

i have this dude's book!
seriously unreal photos. for anyone else interested, here you go: https://www.amazon.com/Before-They-Pass-Jimmy-Nelson/dp/3832797599

Nope.

http://www.amazon.com/Before-They-Pass-Jimmy-Nelson/dp/3832797599

Sixth image from the left in the images from the book

Cars

Photography

Comic Books 1, 2

Apple

LEGO's

American Football

PostSecret

Video Games

Vinyl

Warhol

Outdoors

Star Wars

Motorcycles

The Dark Knight

Paris

Interior Design

World Atlas

Banksy

Wes Anderson

Tribal Cultures

Playboy

Girls

Libraries

The Cosmos

The Beetles

Travel

Preppy

Steve McQueen

The Moon

I generally feel awkward taking photos with people in them, particularly in economically... disadvantaged countries.

I don't have any sort of rule that I won't take a good picture when the opportunity presents itself, but there is an unspoken limit of what I'm willing to do, and it usually involves the feelings of the person/people in the frame.

As for the professionals who do these types of things, I think they're hokey. The one who comes to mind immediately is Jimmy Nelson's Before They Pass Away photography campaign. He has indigenous folks pose with traditional dress and spears and shit, even if it's not what that particular person wears or does. It's all very unnatural. Not to mention the title of the project is super demeaning and assumptive that these cultures aren't actually doing just fine on their own. I know he's defended his work in a certain way, but that doesn't make it any less cringey imo.

That's just the XXL Edition. There's a cheaper version on amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/Before-They-Pass-Jimmy-Nelson/dp/3832797599/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1382350226&sr=8-1&keywords=before+they+pass+away