Quizás sea conocido como el director de las películas originales sobre 'Shaft'. Su hijo dirigió 'Superfly'. Pero sobre todo era un excelente fotógrafo que usó su poder visual como arma de denuncia y para llamar la atención sobre el racismo, la pobreza o iconos como Muhammad Ali, Martin Luther King o Malcom X. Fue el primer hombre de raza negra en plantilla en las revistas Life y Vogue.
Perhaps he is known as the director of the first films about 'Shaft'. His son directed 'Superfly'. But above all he was an excelent photographer who used his visual power as a weapon to call attention upon racism, poverty or icons like Muhammad Ali, Martin Luther King or Malcolm X. He was the first black guy to work for Life Magazine or Vogue.
Video: Escena inicial de 'Shaft'
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Gordon Parks Digital Journalist Tribute
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"El sujeto de la imagen ha de ser más importante para el fotógrafo que él mismo", Gordon Parks. "The subject matter is so much more important than the photographer."
Perhaps he is known as the director of the first films about 'Shaft'. His son directed 'Superfly'. But above all he was an excelent photographer who used his visual power as a weapon to call attention upon racism, poverty or icons like Muhammad Ali, Martin Luther King or Malcolm X. He was the first black guy to work for Life Magazine or Vogue.
Video: Escena inicial de 'Shaft'
EnlacesLinks
Gordon Parks Digital Journalist Tribute
PicturaPixel
Shorpy
"El sujeto de la imagen ha de ser más importante para el fotógrafo que él mismo", Gordon Parks. "The subject matter is so much more important than the photographer."
