Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/12/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]my copy from Amazon.com will arrive today. And thanks for the recommendation BD. Steve B. D. Colen wrote: > Thanks, Peter. I have physically seen and handled the book, and was very > impressed. In fact, I think I am probably going to use it in my course > this coming semester. And yes, I saw the Amazon discount, which is > essential.;-) In fact I was saying something this morning to my wife > about how difficult it is to maintain loyalty to local independent > bookstores when it's possible to get such steep discounts at Amazon - > particularly for books with such high cover prices. > > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of > Peter Dzwig > Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 4:32 AM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] Magnum Stories > > > B.D. > > go to: > > http://www.magnumphotos.com/c/htm/FramerT_MAG.aspx?V=CDocT&E=29YL535APC8 > L&DT=ALB > > and page through. 565 Magnum photos with explanatory notes from many. > Covers > everything from the foundation of Magnum on - and a few before that > Magnum now > own or have rights for such as Capa, HCB etc - with a few pages of > text/interviews from the various photographers about their way of > working on the > stories. > > Buy the book from Amazon if you want to get it. Over here it is > currently about > 30% cheaper from Amazon than from the bookstores! > > It really is a very interesting book. > > Peter > B. D. Colen wrote: > > >>That's too bad. Although having seen the book, and what they are >>trying to do with it, this may well be a case where a book, rather >>than a gallery exhibit, is the ideal medium for the message. >>-----Original Message----- >>From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org >>[mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf >>Of Peter Dzwig >>Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2004 12:37 PM >>To: Leica Users Group >>Subject: Re: [Leica] Magnum Stories >> >> >>Went to see the exhibition today... >> >>a bit disappointing only about forty photos and two or three cases of >>artifacts of one type or another though very amusing. The space is >>really not very large >>and so doesn't offer much opportunity for a larger selection, nor for >>standing >>back. >> >>The choice of photographs is somewhat mixed, there are some that many >>on the LUG and elsewhere will recognise instantly and some "holes" in >>the selection from >>the book. If you have the book then there really isn't much reason to >>go, unless >>you have a spare half hour and are in the Farringdon area. >> >>I don't know what the attendance has been like but when we went there >>were only three of us in the room although it was fairly early in the >>morning. I understand that TV and radio reviews are due out later this > > >>week. >> >>It would be great to see it in a larger space with a better selection. > > >>All in all a disappointment. >> >>Peter Dzwig >> >>B. D. Colen wrote: >> >> >> >>>Yes it is.... >>> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org >>>[mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf >>>Of animal >>>Sent: Sunday, November 28, 2004 3:13 PM >>>To: Leica Users Group >>>Subject: Re: [Leica] Magnum Stories >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>Got a chance yesterday to actually take a look at this book - For >>>>anyone at all interested not only in the stories behind the stories, >>>>but also in how Magnum members approach story telling, this is a >>>>definite must. It includes everything from Capa's D-Day work, to >>>>Eugene Smith's Country Doctor, to Bruce Davidson's subway project, to > > >>>>stuff by lesser known Magnum members - 61 in all. In each case >>>>there's >>> >>> >>>>an extensive interview or text, and then lot's of images. And for >>>>those only interested in "Leica photography," allot of this stuff was > > >>>>shot with Leicas, and the vast majority of it was shot with film. >>>>Someone - I can't immediately think of who it was and I haven't yet >>>>purchased the book so I can't check right away - talks about having >>>>used film throughout his career and now having to deal with the fact >>>>that the film era is approaching its end. Interesting, valuable >>>>stuff. >>>> >>> >>>Thanks for the info.Is Magnum stories it,s title? >>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>Leica Users Group. >>>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>Leica Users Group. >>>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >> >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Leica Users Group. >>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Leica Users Group. >>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >