Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/09/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Actually, he does NOT consider them to be photojournalism. He has publicly stated, on I assume more than one occasion, that the only reason he once called himself a "photojournalist" is that Robert Capa told him that if he called himself a surrealist, no one would hire him. But if he called himself a photojournalist, he would find work.:-) HCB is a surrealist photographer who has in his life time done some "photojournalism." He may not call himself an artist - although I find that hard to believe - but if he calls himself a photojournalist, he does so with a laugh. B. D. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of John Collier Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 9:38 AM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] Cartier-Bresson exhibition HCB does not consider his photographs to be art. He considers them to be photo journalism. As such, he does not limit editions so the prints sell for about $5000US and have done so for the quite a few years. Do not expect them to rise in value much as they are not particularly rare. His original work prints from the fifties and sixties are what the collectors want and pay big bucks for. This annoys the heck out of HCB who goes to great lengths to make sure they do not get released for sale. John Collier On Wednesday, September 18, 2002, at 08:42 AM, Lee England wrote: > The prices were $5,000 a print and included some of his most > famous. Does anyone have any experience with the prices these prints > bring? If $5,000 is fair, the value will only go up, especially for > signed prints. One of these would be a lot more fun to own than some > MCI-World Com stock. - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html