[Leica] ...works by Raghubir Singh....

[Rob Schneider-Laura Tully <robslaurat@earthlink.net>]

What I heard was that  died of a heart attack during dinner with friends at home in
New York.  He was, I believe, 58.

In the story in Pop Photo that accompanied his wonderous pictures the writer once
again revealed the Pop Photo bias by stating that Singh used to use Leica
rangefinders but he had "graduated" to Nikon SLR's!

Singh's most recent book, basically a retrospective, "A River of Color," is an
inspirational, breathtaking masterpiece.

Rob Schneider
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>
> Date: Sun, 5 Sep 1999 04:21:56 EDT
> From: Photovilla@aol.com
> Subject: [Leica] ...works by Raghubir Singh....
>
> t 12:10 AM 9/5/99 +0800, you wrote:
> >Of course pics like these can be achieved with an SLR, but I thot , wouldn't
> >all these pics could have been easier obtained thru a rangefinder camera ?
> >Is there such a thing as a type of picture that a rangefinder camera can
> >capture which an SLR can't ?
>
> Looking at his pictures, I'd say no. In fact, for his style, I would rather
> think SLRs would be the right tool for much of his work. He was a true
> master, with a broad range - which is only appropriate for such a diverse
> country as India.
>
> And didn't I hear he died recently?
>
> Eric Welch
> St. Joseph, MO
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> Yes, he did die about two or three months ago. He was only in his mind 50's,
> but I don't think they listed the cause of death.
>
> A lot of people considered him an heir apparent to the Bresson style of
> shooting (but in color) so I think his work could have easily been done with
> a rangefinder. Many of his shots are decisive moment type situations,
> especially in his later projects/books. Aperture published ten or more books
> of his work, so they really "dug" him I suppose. He was also quite prolific.
>
> I was just as surprised to hear he was an SLR guy as I was to find out that
> he lived in Paris...NOT India!
>
> I guess it just goes to prove that the camera is only the tool...
>
> These are just my opinions and do not reflect those of my employer...but then
> again, I'm self employed. ;-)
>
> - -Rich