Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/06/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks for the pointers to the work of Faurer, who I had never heard of. I really enjoyed the exploration. He is proof yet again that there is much more to street photography than photography on the streets. Gerry www.gwpics.com matteo wrote: > ah, Faurer... > > I'm too a fellow fan of his early work, which I find > amazing, for the poetry > and the mistery in his images, sometimes close > to his friend Robert Frank's work. > > also, remember that he also shot with Leicas, III series > and later M series. the old street photo Kodachromes > were shot at about 40 ASA, at night. even with Times Square's > harsh lights, it was no small victory to get printable > shots, let alone work of such high quality > > about Faurer and Philly: a son of Russian Jew immigrants, > he lived in Philadelphia for many years > > thanks for the post, Kyle Cassidy > > > some of my fave Faurer links: > > http://www.andover.edu/addison/exhibition/2002-spring/faurer.htm > > http://perso.wanadoo.fr/o/faurer_docu_01.htm > > his gallery: > http://www.peterfetterman.com/artists/faurer/faurer_sm.html > > > I look almost weekly at his excellent book > ( > http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1858941652/qid=1055688824/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_1/104-5646877-8568701?v=glance&s=books&n=507846) > > > > > > > > > >------------------------------ > > > >Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2003 12:12:38 -0400 > >From: Kyle Cassidy <KCassidy@asc.upenn.edu> > >Subject: [Leica] okay all you supposed street photographers.... > >Message-ID: > <ECC6F7B330A26C40B652962C47DEA2580208F0C3@asc02.asc.upenn.edu> > >References: > > > >i went to the opening of the Louis Faurer show at the philadelphia > museum of > >art yesterday and was duely impressed. > >i was pleased to see some of the philadelphia art mafia at the > opening, and > >celeberties like philly's own David Graham. but NO LUGGERS! what's with > >that?! > > > >kyle > >- -- > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > Free E-mail for life. http://www.jmail.co.jp > Multi-lingual web hosting. http://www.servance.jp > Get your own domain. http://www.domaintorou.com > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- Gerry Walden LRPS www.gwpics.com +44 23 8046 3076 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html