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Proposed deletion of Benjamin Kanarek

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January 2011

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Re:Benjamin Kanarek

Hi, Chicagoillinois06. The article on Benjamin Kanarek was deleted per our WP:A7 criteria -- it did not make a significant claim for notability. First, the initial sentence suggested he was notable because he was the brother of Marvin Kanarek. (Note that notability is not inherited) The rest was mostly a list of magazines using his photographs and celebrities he had photographed. (Simply having work published is the job of all magazine photographers -- but does not on its own asssert any significance.)

I have reviewed the references you provided -- and, although, they are not considered reliable sources (for example, personal websites, gallery sales sites and blogs are not considered encyclopedic sources) -- I do see what you mean. From what the blogs say, I think there may be some good sources out there -- perhaps books on photography which describe him, professional magazines or newspapers with substantial in-depth articles about Kanarek and his work? These are the types of references which are considered siginificant coverage. And necessary for our biographies of living people guidelines.

I will userfy the restored article for you. This will allow you some time to edit it and work on establishing notability through coverage by reliable sources. I can either place the article in your personal user space or place it in the article incubator for collaborative work. Let me know which you would prefer. — CactusWriter ^(talk) 17:58, 11 January 2011 (UTC)

Hello CactusWriter,

I am sorry, but I do not know how to respond on the Talk page via Wikipedia... Making an attempt through this...

Benjamin Kanarek has been exhibited at the Cannes Festival of Fashion Photography every year since 2005. His work his featured in the Official Fashion History book of Emanuel UNGARO. Mr. Kanarek has been cited in Stratégies Magazine, CB News, won the Marie Claire Award for Best Advertising for LUX Soap for J.W. Thompson Agency. Mr.Kanarek was chosen for the 60th Anniversary of Jardin des Modes Magazine exhibit shown at the Louvre in Paris. Exhibit at the Santa Bac in Barcelona... Not commercial exhibits Etc.etc.etc. He was exhibited at the Arles Festival with Nick Knight, Mondino etc, in 1989. They are in Wikipedia.

I have hard copies only of the magazines that I can scan for you as references and articles. Internet references are not always accurate and that easy to get for a person who has been in the business before Internet came to life... Not all the archives of magazine who drew portraits of Mr. Kanarek have been scanned. (ex: Photo magazine a reference for photography in France, where there is a 4 page expose and interview of Benjamin Kanarek). (magazine like Marie Claire, Vogue, Harper's Bazaar do not give free access to their digital archives. Don't even know if they have scanned the content of their old issues)

I am amazed by some of the fashion photographers that are listed on Wikipedia, with far less notoriety. I do not understand how someone on the same level of Arthur Elgort is NOT on Wikipedia neither. Benjamin Kanarek is regularly published in Harper's BAZAAR the oldest and most credible of all Fashion Magazines in the world. What else do you need? When I see quantities of biographies of living people in WP with one single link to their own bio???

I have worked in the Fashion Industry and know who the Icons are. Many of the fashion photographers that have been listed in Wikipedia are inconsequential which troubles me and weaken the veracity and credibility of Wikipedia. Many of the fashion photographers listed in Wikipedia are not credible and many who are really credible with tones of references are missing...

Nonetheless, before I put more time and energy contributing to this article, I would appreciate if you can restore the article in my personal user space for now.

Thanks --Chicagoillinois06 (talk) 23:05, 11 January 2011 (UTC)

The article has been userfied for you at User:Chicagoillinois06/Benjamin Kanarek. Note that references do not have to be online nor do they need to be in English -- they only need to cite a reliable source which allows Wikipedia editors to find the article and verify that all the information is true. I have asked for an editor who specializes in photographer bios to provide advice.

As far as the other articles on Wikipedia go, it is important to know that WP:Other stuff exists. I agree that there are many people who are only interested in self-promotion and who create articles about themselves, their family or their business associates. This is unfortunate and we strongly discourage it (See Conflict of Interest). But we do what we can by focusing on one article at a time.

Good luck with your editing. — CactusWriter ^(talk) 17:39, 12 January 2011 (UTC)

Thank you CactusWriter. I would appreciate if you can put me in contact with the specialist in photographer bios, so that when I feel the article is ready I ask his advice before posting for good. I do not want the same pbl to happen again.

I think I can bring my expertise to the fashion and fashion imagery area to Wikipedia. The Fashion Industry has been my livelyhood.--Chicagoillinois06 (talk) 19:49, 12 January 2011 (UTC)

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