John Max

Calificado por los que lo conocieron (entre los que se cuenta a Robert Frank) como uno de los fotógrafos contemporáneos más dotados de su generación, el canadiense John Max (1937-2011) exhibió con éxito en los 70s su serie 'Open Passport' (a la que pertenecen la mayoría de estas imágenes) para viajar a Japón poco después y volver unos años más tarde con miles de rollos de negativo que jamás verían la luz pues abandonó entonces su dedicación a la fotografía para decepción de los que estaban familiarizados con su obra. Jamás volvió a retomarla en serio. Existe un documental (que aún no he tenido la oportunidad de ver) sobre este personaje tan particular.

Described by those who knew him (and you can count Robert Frank in that list) as one of the most gifted contemporary photographers of his generation, Canadian John Max (1937-2011) successfully exhibited in the 70s his 'Open Passport' series (most of these images belong to that work) to travel to Japan soon after and return years later with thousands of rolls of negative that never saw the light for he was to abandon his dedication to photography to the disappointment of those who were familiar with his work. He never took it up seriously again. A documentary (which I have not had a chance to watch) on this very special character was filmed and released some time time ago.

Jon Max, Montreal 1983. Foto: David Saxe



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