What I learned about Photography Projects from Edward S. Curtis

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In this video I share some snippets from the amazing life and work of Edward S. Curtis, who spent 30 years of his life travelling the United States (from 1900-1930) in order to photographically capture the life and culture of almost 80 indigenious tribes. I also share some thoughts about what his resolve and tenacity teach me as a photographer when I am approaching my own long-term photography projects.
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[@carloshenriquebins5113]

When I first saw his photographs,they almost knocked me down.The humanity and dignity of a vanishing beautiful people

[@MrCochise71]

Love this video. I'm Chiricahua Apache. This video hits home on multiple levels. Great vid. Hope you're doing well bud .

[@StefanieSpencer]

I live near Cochise Stronghold, small world meeting here on Tucker's channel!

[@MrCochise71]

@@StefanieSpencer awesome!! Small world for sure. 🙌🙌

[@pawadventures5544]

@@StefanieSpencer The Stronghold is an amazing place, I was there on horseback about 20 years ago.

[@bluzizalright]

The work of Edward S. Curtis is monumental and inspirational. Undoubtedly deserve to be better recognized.

[@michaelkettler3889]

Edward Curtis' work changed the way I look at life. I'm forever in debt.

[@gabepartipilo]

First and foremost I have to say thank you. Despite your own life altering hardship you still manage to put out inspirational and eye opening content. Sean, you are truly a light in this dark world and I have learned so much from you and have become better for it, not only in my photography work but in my mental and spiritual work as well. Thank you again and keep up the tremendous work. (Cant wait for Collection IV to come in the mail!)

[@karunakbk]

Dear Mr. Sean Tucker, Of all the videos that I have seen so far, this one seems to be what my heart was longing for, thanks a million to create and share this wonderful video, I got to know about Edward Curtis, his lighting techniques, and more importantly about the Native Americans. On one side I am super charged and on the other hand I am so deeply pained. I have more to write endlessly appreciating your video. Since I am so overwhelmed, l just like to say a Million Namaste🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏...from karunakaran

[@buckyharjo4911]

As a child growing up, I remember this book sitting on the shelf of the few books in our small library of books. I spent days, hours mesmerized over this book, the photographs, the landscape, the people. A moment in time in history when the hatred for being Indigenous was everywhere. To me, Edward did the world favor capturing the last moments of real people, real freedom, a way of life.. While buried into this book, I often wondered what life must have been like for my people back then, and still do. I've been to many of the places shown, it is my history, Our lives will never be quite like our ancestors but will continue to share the stories, the language, the way of life. I was reluctant to view this video and as much as I refreshed the page, this kept showing at the top of the page, to me that was a sign to watch, and very glad that I did! Thank you for telling this story, the man, and his project that he sacrificed so much to continue his work. What history was telling the world, was false and twisted but this man had to say otherwise. Not just in words but those remarkable images. I began photography maybe 18 years ago, but the passion was embedded in my spirit thru this book and a few others. I could not afford the equipment then and barely now. I am 65, Indigenous, and photograph our nation and country here in the Great Basin. I'm no Edward Curtis, when I have journey on maybe someone will tell a story thru my photographs.

[@jeerou670]

I'm not reading allat

[@HIWalkerPhoto]

As a Seattlelite, I've known about Mr. Curtis since childhood and admired his photographs (there was until recently a studio in Seattle's Pioneer Square dedicated to his works). I also had the privilege to see one of his original volumes at the University of Washington library. My mother always gushed over his image of Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce. He is an inspiration even with the problems we see today. He did what he did in the framework of his time just as we do within the framework of our time. As people's understanding of the world evolves, how will we be remembered in 100 years? Thank you for the discussion of a man and photographer.

[@thegorillaguide]

Super video, and very glad to see Curtis getting much deserved recognition.

[@gregorynuttall]

You bring meaning to a world that is often on auto pilot.

[@theresamiller1061]

Fabulous video on Edward S. Curtis. Thank you. . My husband and I went to the Western Spirit Scottsdale’s Museum of the West in Scottsdale, Arizona. There is an incredible display of Edward S. Curtis’ photographs. We could not believe we had not heard of him before. Most of the museum is dedicated to him.

[@evelynbegay2495]

I grew up in Phx, so I should know about this Scottsdale museum. I’m willing to make the drive to examine this museum. Thank you for informing us.

[@Bubbanugget15]

I came across the book, short nights of the shadow hunter. And fell in love after reading he had went to my home land, whiteriver. Reading how he they treated him made me sad and a little disappointed. I love that I came across your video. Thank you for the amazing video about Edward Curtis

[@odysseaschloridis4836]

Edward S. Curtis is by far one of the most important documentary photographs in the history of the medium. The sheer volume of his work, his dedication, and willpower to overcome all the unimaginable hardships needed to make these images come to life is rivaled by few. If not for his work, an important part of history of the North American Indians would have vanished. Feeling you commenting his work felt like a breeze of optimism pushing us to embrace and face all difficulties. Thank you for the beautiful video.

[@juanjoseruiz3501]

I'm from Argentina. I knew Curtis's work due to some of Curtis's pictures on one exposition over 15 years ago, also I was able to buy on photo book with several of his bests works. I love these photos, watching them is like going back in time. It is so sad that no one made the same that Curtis did with south american indians.

[@RogerMunoz-ci7it]

Thank you for this incredible video. I have often seen this beautiful photos in history books some magazines and even in posters. Yet, I never looked into the man who sacrificed so, much of his life to this cause. Thank you Sean Tucker for all your hard work and your passion you share with all of us. God Bless you all.

[@ericmeter8269]

A photography class and sermon, both. Thanks again, Sean. You are priceless.

[@martialcomeau2433]

I bought Edward Curtis’book ‘The Indians of North America’ about two years ago out my renewed interest in indigenous history here in Canada as well as for photography. As you, I’ve found his work astonishing and admirable and I am very happy that you bring it out so more people can appreciate it as well as helping realize the terrible tragedy that represent our treatment of the indigenous people.

[@JulianLane]

I hadn't realised that it was his photo on the front cover of "Bury My Heart At Wounded Know", one of the saddest books I have ever read, about the genocide of the Native American people by the whites. Great video, as always Sean.

[@Ski1pad]

It is really appreciable that you touched the question of “was he problematic?” without mocking such a question but treating it seriously and with due uncertainty.

[@evelynbegay2495]

I read Edward Curtis’s bio Shadow Catcher. I recommend this powerful read. I still have that book. Curtis risked everything to capture Native images. His work presented to the world Native, our lives, and our culture. He went on a holy journey for us. Sure his artistry was photography but he also wrote. His writing is poetic but engaging. Thank you for hitting on this topic.

[@evelynbegay2495]

Curtis broke sacred boundaries by taking pictures of ceremonial pictures. I still am reluctant to look at them. I’ll actually quickly flip pages with these images. Nevertheless, what commitment Curtis undertook. Amazing life work.

[@neilalmond9354]

Great video, I love how you have used the same light on yourself as is used in Curtis's book, super touch.

[@craigcarlson4022]

I’m finding this long after you released it. A remarkable story that you’ve helped share with ourselves. Thank you!

[@KingdomArmor]

I'll have my copy of the book soon. Looking forward to studying his work. Thanks for the introduction.

[@leloupdessteppes3228]

I heard of Edward Curtis years ago thanks to a book called "Bare feet on the sacred land". A gathering of texts and oral traditions from Native American peoples. A true masterpiece.

[@cghochberg]

Read that book, too. Regarding Sean's videos, and this one in particular... Wow! Thanks, Sean!

[@pawadventures5544]

I really enjoyed this video, thank you for sharing. 👍🏻 I'm definitely going to look into his work, that book looks amazing.

[@guusbeeld]

Dear Sean, JIMMY NELSON a great Photographer from English heritage living now for thirty years in The Netherlands, had Edward Curtis as his inspiration for his own Humanity projects... His first book 'Before they Pass Away' was the start of three more books for indigenous people...traveled many years all over the world to do the same as Curtis did. Make the world more aware of the vulnerability of these indigenous people...My hopes are that you know him, if not, please look to his magnificent work, greets Guus

[@ijumaaproductions]

Inspiring episode. I've been struggling to find what my next photo series will be. When you said "pay attention to every photo you take, every detail as you don't know where it could lead," that was a gem. I am someone who appreciates the small details of the world, so this resonated with me. Thank you for your work, if you ever feel any type of video you make lacks value, you are immensely wrong.

[@1young-geezer]

STAGGERING! Both the story and images of Curtis - and - the passion with which you elucidate it. I come away from any and all your videos w/ just a TREMENDOUS respect for you and your reaching out to inspire and invigorate us from the heart of your photographic journey and life. Thank you so very much Sean. Brilliant.

[@drewettwashington4282]

I’m African American but beyond that I don’t know what I am. I thank you for your videos, I am one of your students. This video touched me deeply, as I search for that thing that will send me on my journey in photography. Thanks again for what you do and for your humanity especially in times like these.

[@nitadukes3220]

Edward Curtis was an amazing visionary and his work is historical. However he never did not ever publish his findings about Custard, I believe it wasn’t just fear of harming his own work but also harming Native Americans he cared so deeply about. It was found years later his writings in the matter. There is a author who published many years later the knowledge we know now, he did however credit Edward Curtis for this information. I am obsessed with works of Edward Curtis and his family who is continuing his legacy

[@thesassyartiststudio3439]

Wow!! Thank you for sharing this photographer. Wealth of information and true honor of a man to do the right thing.. where are the great men of yesterday…

[@mikskinner6431]

This is what you do best Sean. A truly engrossing story of one man's phenomenal legacy. Thanks.

[@ConsoleAuthority]

The power we have today for capturing and processing image is out of this world

[@LyndseyMacPherson]

Riveting retelling of Edward Curtis' adventures in photography. So glad you did this. More people need to know his story, his work and another face of what courage and integrity can look like.

[@PeterGallagher1]

Thanks for the great inspiration for pursuing long-term photo projects.

[@Klickerman]

Wow! Edward Curtis is perseverance personified! Thanks Sean.

[@jeffolson4731]

Thank you for telling his story. I have lived near Seattle most of my life and I don't believe I knew anything about him. It is amazing to think what he had to do to get the lighting he wanted and all that gear. All of a sudden my nearly 800g camera seems real light. On a different note. I have never understood why anyone would give a video like this a thumbs down. This video doesn't just deserve a thumbs up it deserves clapping hands.

[@photojournalismlosangeles3674]

Hi, Sean, I can't thank you enough for this video. And for all your videos. Photography on KZbin is overwhelmingly dominated by gear reviews and I think this imbalance is deeply destructive to the very photography we all strive to create. Gear reviews aren't bad in themselves, but they must outnumber creativity, content & idea videos by 100 to 1. This overwhelming imbalance skews our perception. Many of us have a bit of Gollum-like obsession with shiny things and when channel after channel bombard us with message after message to consume more commodities as a path to great photography, we're all too happy to oblige. The problem isn't that gear reviews exist, and the problem isn't that reviewers are biased. I think most reviewers are very honest about the pros and cons of everything they review. They probably give more and better information than a salesperson at a camera shop. The problem is disproportionality. When I wake up one morning to find 20 videos on Sony joining Canon and Nikon in releasing a $2,000 50mm f1.2 lens, I start to wonder if I "need" one. I start to think that $2,000 for a "nifty fifty", the historically least expensive lens one could find, is somehow a perfectly reasonable expense. What your introduction to Edward S. Curtis reminds me of is that ideas and vision are always more important than cameras and lenses. Unless you're going to make your own cameras and grind your own lenses, we all do have to buy something. But in a perfect world, it would be 90% videos like this one, and only 10% relentless gear reviews. Not the 1% content and 99% gear that we find on KZbin today. The husband half of a popular husband-and-wife KZbin photography channel has commented that ideas and creativity are more important than gear and that the reason they make so many gear videos is that the KZbin analytics show that we the audience watch those much more than the idea and creativity videos. Chicken and egg. Which came first? Relentless gear videos? Or a gear-obsessed photography community? It probably doesn't matter. There's plenty of Gollum to go around. Sometimes, toward the end of a 20-minute review of the latest mirrorless wonder, a reviewer will toss in as an aside, "really, any camera made in the last 5 years is great." I think your introduction to Edward S. Curtis is a reminder that really, any camera made in the last 100 years is great. An old camera with a compelling idea is always stronger than the latest mirrorless autofocus wonder and "what should I take pictures of?" One YT channel I love is DSLRguide. Simon Cade is a young guy with a mature perspective. His channel consistently emphasizes content over gear. In fact, he's made a couple of videos arguing persuasively for not buying new gear. He's argued that new toys might be fun for a few weeks and might give you a 10% better image on the screen, but that using that money instead to hire professional actors instead of trying to turn your friends into actors, or to travel to great locations instead of trying to shoot every scene within a short distance from home, will put far more on the screen for a given budget. Like you, he's managed to gather a large following not by endlessly selling new toys, but by encouraging us to tell compelling stories. You are both proof that it's possible to make 1 or 2 strong videos a month and still develop a significant audience. It doesn't have to be the incessant drumbeat of 1-2 gear videos a week. I spent 2017 and 2018 doing a lot of street photography. I loved it. I spent 2019 doing photojournalism. PJ is more work than Street. But for me, far more rewarding. After experiencing the power of photojournalism, I found it hard to even go back to Street. Street was somehow no longer enough. I yearned to tell deeper stories, even though it's more work. I began in February and March 2020 to try to start on some longer-form Social Documentary projects. In mid-March 2020 a pandemic curtain drew those barely started projects to an abrupt close. I have photojournalist friends who dashed into the field to cover COVID, then the murder of George Floyd, and later the American Presidential elections. A couple of them have created incredibly powerful images of these events. Even so, I made the personal decision to observe pandemic isolation. The vaccines are offering hope, but I nonetheless expect 2021 to be much like 2020. I'm anticipating the chance to dive in again on longer projects in 2022. In my wildest dreams, I don't expect to achieve even 1/10th of what Edward Curtis or Lewis Hine achieved. Still, I do think I can use photography to share important stories worth telling. Yes, I will use a mirrorless autofocus wonder to do it. While I will achieve less than Curtis or Hine, my fingers are crossed that I will be able to live out my life with more financial security than life afforded them. Thanks for everything, Sean.

[@mwales2112]

Thanks for turning me on to a very interesting photographer that has preserved a culture through his photography.. These are turely great video's Sean and hope you continue to make them..

[@seantuck]

Thanks my friend.

[@jacster5]

Thank you for sharing this with us! Really pleased to be able to discover this photographer.

[@stephaniesmithhall646]

Thank you for teaching us, professor.

[@181washington]

Edward Curtis did a wonderful thing for all of us. Without his work we would be left with Hollywood's rendition of the Native American. Reading his biography, which I did several years ago is an eye opener. Like us all he is imperfect but also unlike most of us his passion for the preservation of cultures drove him to do what most would never dream of undertaking. There is a book, out of print I think, titled In A Sacred Manner We Live, Intro and commentary by Don Fowler (Weathervane Books, N.Y.) which reproduces quite well a decent number of Curtis' work, mostly Western U.S. I would love to think that one fine day his full work will be reproduced well. Expensive, but worth it.

[@jessejayphotography]

Amazing tenacity to stick to a 30 year project despite the hardships. I had never heard of Edward Curtis. Definitely going to start adding his photobooks to the shelves. His work is amazing.

[@svetlanagrobman3476]

This a marvellous post, Sean! I don't know if there are anyi documentaries about Curtis, but did u think about using your video as a base for producing your own? Told by a photographer, it could be a great one!

[@RandyPollock]

Coming to Light: the Edward S. Curtis Story...can be purchased on Amazon.

[@MichaelWellman1955]

Thank you for bringing this wonderful person to our attention. What a fantastic human being. I don't think today's photographers have any idea the hardship photographers had in the late 19th/ early 20 century. Not only transporting glass but all of those chemicals and having to process the plate 5-10 mins after exposure. I doubt many of us would have gone thru what he had even if we had our digital cameras. Thanks again.

[@anthonyramsden5645]

I can't believe that 3 people had the gall to give this a thumbs down. Great piece, Sean.

[@markquiram9012]

There are people who just go from video to video giving a “thumbs down” just to mess with the statistics and rankings. They are really just cyber-vandals.

[@Pilantravis]

This is the kind of video I love. Informative and inspirational.

[@JonClark125]

Fascinating summary of his work. Excellent!

[@ronaldforti7258]

When I started my photographic journey over 50 years ago, one of the first images I bought for inspiration was an Edward Curtis reproduction. As Sean states so well, always be alert as a photographer to new avenues of inspiration and creativity. More recently, after seeing the great work of Joel Sartore and the Photo Ark Project, I visited every zoological park in Arizona to create my own series of animal portraits. Now I see every animal as a unique creature just as Curtis did in capturing images of Native Americans and their individuality.

[@DeniseKeniston]

Hello Sean! I was so captivated by your video explaining the work of Edward Curtis that I did some research and ended up ordering his Complete Portfolios on Amazon for my brother and another friend. Thank you SO much for taking the time to make the video. I'm a fan!!!

[@almostgreen9498]

You got me to read Shadowcatcher and I will always be grateful

[@1yotube]

Sean, I admire you. You do an excellent job with all your videos!!

[@randygerdes]

Wonderful video and motivating story. I had a chance to see a huge number of Curtis photos in Santa Fe, they are truly amazing and inspirational. Thanks for sharing the lessons behind this work.

[@MrNinja50001]

wow... I'm blown away, sad I didn't know any of this sooner but glad I picked this subject to study now in college. A huge eyes opener to say the least. Thank you for this great content and very inspirational video.

[@simonekoffman]

Loved every moment of this vid. You are awesome Sean. Thank you for sharing.

[@WayneThePoet]

Wonderful. So surprised to see this episode, love our native peoples. Ran into Edward Curtis about ten years ago. I’ve got a large, hardback book of his images called “Visions of the First Americans,” which is one of my favorite photo books. It’s a 10”x 14” landscape volume with over 250 pages. Some are printed the size of the page. I would argue that for Curtis himself, his is not a tragic story, because he accomplished a masterpiece record of the people he documented, and was not swayed from truth, or his principles as an artist...to the end. With that kind of internal dedication, I’m sure he lived his life in genuine peace. Good episode, thanks.

[@larairvine2358]

This was very interesting, thoroughly enjoyed it. Look forward to next episode

[@TwangThang57]

"Short Nights" is such a great read! Not insignificant is Curtis's hiring of Imogene Cunningham straight out of college and her contributions to his prints. Not to mention the subsequent influence of her life's work on the photography world.

[@MSladekPhoto]

Thank you for this! I live near Seattle and was almost completely unaware of Curtis’ work. This video was a wonderfully unexpected educational, motivational and inspirational work. Thank you!

[@ReimannPembroke]

Great video Sean! I'd love more videos like this where you talk about specific photographers/artists. I've heard of Edward Curtis and his work, but I didn't realize the sheer scope of what he captured.

[@atticautos484]

You are quite good at these videos you do. I enjoy them all. Stay inspired. Peace.

[@jeizschey]

Most people will just think they're just old photos, and yet you shared ESC's work that they're actually the fascinating history of people and photography printed on paper. AMAZING.

[@howardharrison3498]

Sean, as always, a heartfelt thank you. You speak to ones' soul, truly a gift. And as an aside, the sepia tone of your video resonates well with that of Curtis' images. Never give up...

[@iello911]

Thank you! This is particularly relevant today, on the first Native Indigenous Americans day! I discovered Curtis' work many years ago and it left a huge impression on me. A unique, wonderful and invaluable body of work.

[@haroldstetson4479]

I'd be interested in a follow up video discussing a way to replicate his look in terms of dof, focal length, lighting, compo, maybe even adding the sepia and grain in post. Understanding it can never made to look 100% the same, it would be fun. I had heard you mention Curtis in a previous video and purchased the photo volume shortly after that, and I look at it almost daily. Incredible stuff and now with this video I'd like to learn more about him and his journey. Great vid thank you

[@richarddelasota1812]

Curtis has fascinated me since the late ‘70’s - early ‘80’s when I came across a coffee table sized volume of some of his photos in the catalog of the now-defunct Book of the Month Club. The cover of the book was the photo taken in the Canyon de Chelly, showing the Native Americans silhouetted against the giant background of the canyon walls. And, just recently, my sister showed me a family photo - a studio portrait of a young man obviously taken many years ago, asking me if I knew the person. I didn’t know the subject of the photo, but when I turned it over, I saw a stamp identifying the photo as having been taken in the studio of Edward S. Curtis, with an address in downtown Los Angeles. Gave me chills.

[@michaelzwackphotography]

Wow... Just wow. Thank you so much for putting this video together and sharing his story. What a remarable and inspiring photographer. In the end he created exactly what he set out to do, recorded a visual history of Native American life that would otherwise have went undocumented at a time when anti-native sentiment was at its peak. Reminds me a lot of Jimmy Nelson's work photographing the last remaining indigenous tribes around the world today.

[@rogerwyatt3246]

What a terrific telling of Curtis and his work. The lessons that you draw from his life and experience are particularly important to me at this moment in my life. I’m struggling with a series of health issues and am trying to hang on to my creative work. To be reminded of the true grit that Curtis brought to his work reminds me I can do that too. Thank you, Sean, for that. It’s very helpful.

[@wilkbor]

Thanks for the video, Sean. I had heard of Edward Curtis and seen some of his work, but did not know that much about him.

[@tremaincheerful4189]

Curtis' original edition was only half printed in his day. The copper photogravure plates were discovered in the basement of a bookstore in Boston by a couple of young entrepreneurs, Mark Zaplin and Richard Lampert, and purchased by them. With the graces of Curtis' estate, the plates were brought to Santa Fe, New Mexico in 1980, where I was fortunate enough to be hired as printmaking assistant to Ron Pokrasso, and the two of us spent the next two years finishing Curtis' original edition. From the original huge glass plate negatives, laboriously transported across the early wild country, the images had then been acid etched into these copper plates. The process of printing is an intaglio process, and totally archival, not subject to the degradation of photographic emulsions. Ron mixed the ink, applied it to the plates, and placed them on the press. Cotton rag paper, pre soaked, was then placed over the plate and it was cranked through the press rollers by hand and pulled at the end to be placed between blotters to dry, with several blotter changes over the next couple of days. My life was forever changed by Curtis, and Ron, and by working with these images and pulling these prints. Late at night waking to change the blotters once again, the spirits of his subjects accompanied me, as they still do, and will forever inhabit my dreams.

[@beherenow123]

Thanks for this. I have been a Curtis fan for years and appreciate the respect and sensitivity you devote to him in this video. He is a true hero who was able to devote his life to his true passion at great personal sacrifice. Thank you for all your great work and dedication, Sean.

[@jacobnathanielhicks7750]

Being a member of the Hiawatha First Nation and having lived with the Yupik people of Alaska, I found this video and the life of Edward S. Curtis incredibly interesting. I've been striving more and more to find something that feels like it has more of a purpose in my opinion photography and this has the potential to focus my energy in the right direction. Great work as always!

[@ThomasParis]

Last I heard about Curtis, he was known for photographing natives in clothes they weren't wearing on most days any more. So... True? That said, I'm convinced his intentions were good. In the same way Viollet-le-Duc is often criticised but he meant well. And I wasn't familiar with is landscape-y shots, which are really good indeed. As for what you said at the end, it's funny I heard it on the same day I heard a podcast from Brooks Jensen about what he calls "The Three-quarters blues", a similar idea. Tu sum it up, he says it's easy when you being, it's easy half way, it feels good at the end but when you get to 3/4... That's the hardest part. Thanks for another great video!

[@srlkngl]

Sean, thank you, you serve up myriad of facets to a single subject, and it's a gem that shines on every angle. Grateful like always....

[@samelogio7441]

This is very interesting. Curtis took some wonderful images. Thank you for sharing his story.

[@bbj6107]

Great storytelling of this phenomenal photog and his important work. As a born and bred southerner that loves the Pacific Northwest, this gives me another breadcrumb to follow on my next visit to Seattle. I'm praying for strength for you as your healing journey continues.

[@leslumieres1237]

Well done Sean, thank you! Great man, Edward S. Curtis. The Ansel Adams of portrait photography. He was a man with a valuable mission.

[@V3kell]

Almost exactly one year ago I watched this, and 3 months ago I was gifted an Edward Curtis photo book. Interesting I'm reccomend this video again.

[@timpenner7858]

Thanks for this, Sean. I had unknowingly admired a couple of Curtis' images for many years. I ordered the Taschen book immediately. Thank you.

[@paulharris4492]

Great Post Sean ... Have been a fan of Edward S Curtis since 1980"s when I first went to Seattle. His work literally speaks volumes and your illustration of his dedication to a monumental task is as relevant today as it ever was - Thanks

[@photom3]

Was not aware of Mr Curtis. Have not experienced the bias myself but my ancestors lived with it as did many others.

[@fotolookconde]

Thanks Sean for this video! Edward Curtis is by far the photographer that I most admire for his body work and his tenacity!

[@cmolina31]

Excellent and interesting history. Thank you,

[@Ktizo_Images]

Thanks Sean! I could enjoy listening to you discuss just about anything but I really enjoy you sharing your thoughts on photography and photographers. I paused your video and ordered a copy of Curtis' book. Cheers from Texas. You remain in my thoughts and prayers as you walk through these days.

[@BartEdson]

You're a great story teller, Sean. I discovered Edward Curtis 30 years ago and I'm still obsessed.

[@douggottlieb]

I’ve admired the work of Edward S. Curtis for many years but never knew the amazing background information you’ve provided, and really enjoyed how you tie his quest to our own goals. Thanks, as always Sean. Inspiring video.

[@sibaldi2922]

Wow. This was excellent Sean. Funnily enough I have just been reading a book that referenced Edward Curtis and I wanted to find out more. I have followed a couple of US channels that give information about photographers, but none have the in depth perception and detail that you show in yours. The one you did of Tish Martha was also very professional and empathetic. I realise that these must take an awful lot of work, but I’d love to see more of these “documentaries”. Perhaps the likes of Stieglitz ( and his complicated relationship with Georgia O’Keefe), Lewis Hine and Willy Ronin (less celebrated). Great stuff - thanks 😊👍

[@katarzynapracuch5050]

I am an ethnographer and photographer as well. Thank you for this video!

[@raymorgan4337]

Thanks Sean. After watching this I ordered a copy straight away. It arrived this morning. It's fabulous; I've always been drawn to the North American native people and their history and culture. This is just an incredible piece of work on so many levels. Grateful for the video.

[@gregblackmon2]

Top quality, inspiring as always.

[@stephensimms7798]

That was a really beautiful talk, Sean. Put together so well, with heart and passion. Thankyou X

[@andrewchisholm3665]

WOW just WOW Thanks for this Sean and think I just found some new books to add to my please buy these for my 50th birthday list

[@secularpilgrim1372]

Very inspirational, thanks Sean.

[@forrestanderson2885]

Thank you!

[@spiritsinthewind1]

Thank You Sean

[@iaincphotography6051]

A great talk Sean.

[@abramsjoshua]

Awesome vid. Ordering that book now, and can’t wait to dig in!

[@KUSAK100]

Like the vast majority of people, I didn’t know about the trouble Curtis faced following his reporting of the American Native story of Big Horn battle. Thanks for letting us know the truth.

[@TheCooliodad]

Outstanding episode.

[@larrysalaets7088]

Excellent video, as always! Of all of the photographers that I have subscribed to over the years, you are by far the one that I enjoy listening to over all of the others! Your photography is great, but so is your ability to convey compelling insight not only towards your photographic subjects and stories, but to life, itself. You are very inspiring, and I thank you.