Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/12/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>If Ralph Gibson uses a 90mm most of the time, you could >force him to use a 75mm and he'd still make great pictures. > >--Mike mike, does he use a 90mm? in a recent blurb, he claims to prefer a fifty, though i have often wondered exactly which lens he uses. (i seem to recall he at one point used the summicron dr - could that be the one with which he made those close up images that slip quickly and quietly from the point of focus into a beautifully grainy bokeh?) have you seen the recent 'deux ex machina' published by taschen? it is a sort of 'anthology' of all of r gibson's early books, as well as a wonderful compilation of more recent material. in addition, there are interesting annotations and commentaires by gibson on his work. there's also a beautiful catalogue, 'courant continu,' published in france earlier this year on the heels of an exhibit at the maison européenne de la photographie. a fascinating photographer for many reasons (in addition to the images, his conception of the photographic book, the pairing of images and their subsequent sequencing...), imho, and a leica devotee... yo! guy