Re: [Leica] When I woke up this morning

["Wilber Jeffcoat" <wilber@jeffcoatphotography.com>]

Alastair: Wonderful Idea. Please put me on the list, tell us what is next.
cheers Wilber
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Alastair Firkin" <firkin@netconnect.com.au>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2000 8:27 PM
Subject: [Leica] When I woke up this morning


> it was on my mind, and being the sort of person who always takes on more
> than he should chew, I must share my "vision".
>
> I was reading/reviewing the "Family of Man", and noticed that it was
> produced in 1955. I began to think: How about a "Family of Man" by the
LUG.
> Many of us are looking for projects (picture a day, picture a week, and
now
> Brian's contest idea). We have 5 full years to produce the "book" before
> the 50th anniversary of the "original" project, and in 2006 its the 50th
> birthday of the "M", so my thoughts ran
>
> *the original had just over 500 images taken by 200 odd photographers
> *there are more than 600 LUGGERS, many of whom have enormous talent and
> experience, (this would give the project some "clout" if Ted, Tina, Donal,
> Johnny,Jim, Duane, Adrian, and "please don't take offense at me not naming
> you" join in and submit images)
> *Images are sent to someone (perhaps me ;-) ) from the LUG and posted on a
> display site. Digitization of the images is commercially available, and
> there are many in the group who could help those who do not have scanners.
> *of the images sent each year, 100 are chosen by a vote/ballot of the LUG
> *those chosen produce a print 10X8 or larger for a gallery presentation.
By
> 2006 digital printing will be so good, that I suspect this will not be a
> burden on anyone who "wins" a coverted spot in the exhibit, but we do have
> lots of "experts" in printing who could help out those who need it.
> *over 2001-5 we would collect 500 images, which would form an
> exhibition/book/CD rom which each of us could purchase, or indeed, we
could
> "publish"
> *I could certainly get the exhibition shown here in Ballarat at the Fine
> art Gallery, and IFF we get Leica involved, their contacts could see the
> exhibit travel and be shown as a monument to the 50th anniversary of the M
> camera.
>
> Rules would be:
>
> Images should show something of humanity and its current state here on
> planet earth as we start the new millenium
>
> All images should be taken with a Leica (this would keep Leica happy ;-) )
>
> All images must be "new", and taken between 1999 and the middle of 2005,
or
> thereabouts
>
> All entrants must be prepared to supply a print for the exhibition
>
> Perhaps Brian could give his camera away to a worthy non-Leica user, who
> can then supply some images as a vote of thanks, and a worthy start in
life
> for the old camera.
>
> OK its embryonic, but it is possible, and would only take 5 or so images
> from 200 of us each year to have a reaonable stock from which to choose
100
> images each year. Long term projects require dedication, but the results
> may indeed be truely worthy of the effort. Any proceeds could be donated
to
> a worthy cause. World wildlife fund springs to my mind as a sort of quirky
> twist to a project dedicated to humanity ;-) but I'm sure we could find
one
> that suits us. I would be prepared to "donate" the web site/space though
> others may have a better more central location or we could share that sort
> of burden around.
>
>
> Just a "dream"
>
> Cheers
>
>
> Alastair Firkin
>
> http://users.netconnect.com.au/~firkin/AGFhmpg.html
>
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