[Leica] PESO: American

[steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour)]

On May 11, 2011, at 8:02 AM, Jim Shulman wrote:

> You're not the first to mention this to me lately.  Actually, I've had
> about four people say something similar, and one professional designer
> volunteer to put the whole thing together.
> 
> In the case of Kyle's book, it was the guns that attracted the publisher.
> They knew a hot button--and he got them at the right time as they were
> (slightly) shifting their emphasis from collector books to art.  In my
> case, I don't think that Ben and Jerry's can compete with Smith and
> Wesson.


sure they can...just don't point that ice cream cone at me,

Steve


> 
> Nevertheless, I'm starting to cull..and shoot..and shoot.
> 
> Best, and many thanks again!
> Jim
> 
> 
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> Jim Shulman SHOWED:
> Subject: [Leica] PESO: American
> 
> 
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/focusit/american+sm_001.jpg.html
> 
> Good morning Jim,
> Given the years of looking at your incredible captures of a particular
> segment of the American population as we see in these two. Have you ever
> considered doing a book? "THE AMERICAN'S! A sub-culture!" Or some title
> along those lines? Oh it should bring some hell-fire anti-comments .... "
> THAT ISN'T WHAT WE ARE LIKE ETC ETC!" But any controversy good, bad or
> ugly
> is great! It's super publicity and helps sell thousands of copies. :-) And
> 
> my friend that is the name of the game in publishing a book..... "the
> hoped
> for major dollar return for your efforts! Like it or not! "
> 
> If we look at Kyle Cassidy's fabulous book "Armed America" as a sample in
> the population, why not show this completely other side of the culture
> coin?"
> 
> It's a natural, probably occurs every weekend somewhere in the USA. But
> you
> appear to find the characters not so far from home, that if it were a book
> 
> with a travel advance from the publisher it would allow sites far from
> home.
> If necessary. Although hardly appears to be so in the collection so far.
> 
> In your collection too date I'm sure you could put together a hundred
> images
> in about a 24-48 hour time frame and have it ready for publication without
> 
> to much effort. It isn't like you are fabricating the images as they're
> right out in the open for the world to see. And being out in public, all
> these people are fair game having their pictures taken unbeknown or not.
> 
> And if not a book, a smashing great exhibition at MOMA in New York would
> draw thousands, I'm sure. I'd have these two characters as the cover
> picture
> and lead image for promotion of any exhibition or book publicity.
> 
> Just a passing thought on a book, as we've seen a never ending array of
> like
> "CHARACTERS" over the years!
> 
> Actually a shot at Kyle's publisher might be the first one to hit on!?
> I'm
> sure Kyle could at least get you in the door for a first show and tell
> discussion rather than going in cold ?
> 
> PLEASE THINK ABOUT IT!
> 
> Cheers,
> ted
> 
> 
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