tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5615873733567274970.post741464681262228977..comments2023-10-10T04:41:40.791+13:00Comments on Harvey Benge: John Fields RIPHarvey's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09700272124137461541noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5615873733567274970.post-12776628248232865412013-02-11T11:01:48.432+13:002013-02-11T11:01:48.432+13:00I only met John recently, but he was a great frien...I only met John recently, but he was a great friend and correspondant, and will remain an inspiration for my photography.He will be sadly missed.<br />John Studholme, TasmaniaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5615873733567274970.post-4179204093405834822013-02-10T17:54:54.843+13:002013-02-10T17:54:54.843+13:00Thanks for this Harvey. John was also an influenc...Thanks for this Harvey. John was also an influence on me especially seeing his work in the small book: Photography a Visual Dialect, Ten NZ Photographers 1971. At the time I was a youngster looking for direction and this book helped to open my eyes and realise the power of photographs. Many of his images are my favourites to this day. I met him a few years ago when he spent time in Wellington (new book and exhibition) and he was such an interesting man to wine and dine with. Cheers Julian Ward. (PS, I still have the book which was $1)Julian Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12198967131081324303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5615873733567274970.post-20477583153007668472013-02-09T15:50:04.237+13:002013-02-09T15:50:04.237+13:00Introducuing myself to you as Charles L. Fields ,J...Introducuing myself to you as Charles L. Fields ,John's brother in the USA. I was writing the last chapter in my travel mystery when news came of John's passing. The book included a section where the protagonist visits his brother in Australia. I sent John an excert but alas he was gone. The book The Molina Curse will be deicated to him with the John Turner write up.<br />He wasmore than a brother.<br />CharlesCharles Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00541625345435839378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5615873733567274970.post-71740957119993609492013-02-08T17:18:58.701+13:002013-02-08T17:18:58.701+13:00And thank you Michael, I too am grateful! And thank you Michael, I too am grateful! Harvey's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09700272124137461541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5615873733567274970.post-73438225607711920092013-02-08T15:54:02.081+13:002013-02-08T15:54:02.081+13:00Thanks Harvey— It's hard to imagine Armidale (...Thanks Harvey— It's hard to imagine Armidale (NSW) and a world in general without John. And as I walk around Auckland — and especially sites that he photographed, I can't help being grateful for what he has saved despite the wrecker's ball. It's wonderful to have his images - they are redolent of everything I admire about his work—the eye for the unusual in the everyday, the wonderfully odd conjunctions that make us reconsider what we see. An ongoing visual education! <br />Michael SharkeyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14163445478037707057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5615873733567274970.post-15725303414431601862013-02-08T06:52:12.155+13:002013-02-08T06:52:12.155+13:00Thanks Simon for adding your comment, he will inde...Thanks Simon for adding your comment, he will indeed be missed.Harvey's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09700272124137461541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5615873733567274970.post-84697910140038009882013-02-07T22:51:25.622+13:002013-02-07T22:51:25.622+13:00Thank you for acknowledging John, he was a close f...Thank you for acknowledging John, he was a close friend, mentor and a good fellow. <br /><br />He will be missed greatly.<br /><br />Simon ScottAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com