Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/11/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Charlie, Keep it untill Parr passes away. Then sell it, and retire in luxury. Good suggestion from George BTW. Philippe Op 3-nov-07, om 12:12 heeft Charlie Chan het volgende geschreven: > On Wednesday evening, I went to a free lecture at my local > university in Cheltenham. Martin Parr, the Magnum photographer, > came to give an open lecture to the students on the local > photography course. He lives only 40 miles away in Bristol. The > public, like me, were free to come. > > It was a very enjoyable lecture, and I learnt a lot about why he > does things in his unique way. After the talk, various students > asked him for his autograph. I merely said hello and went next door > to an art exhibitilon (a prestigious UK open student drawing prize) > and wandered around with a glass of red wine and my M6TTL, taking a > few snaps. > > As Martin Parr left, I wondered if I had anything he could > autograph. I looked at the top plate of my chrome M6TTL and thought > that Leica had conveniently left this blank ready for this moment. > So out with my Sharpie and moments later, hey presto! > > Now I'm not sure what to do. Do I sell my camera to someone with > silly money? Do I have it etched and keep it? Shall I just retire > it with the pen signature? > > If I were just an autograph hunter, it might have been up for sale > already, but sadly I'm not. > > thanks for your thoughts > > > Charlie > > PS Here it is! Shot with my DMR > > http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/topoxforddoc/Martin+Parr > +M6TTL.jpg.html > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >