Re: [Leica] Book: "SE Asia" by Steve McCurry

["Mike Durling" <durling@widomaker.com>]

Dan:

Have you posted your pictures anywhere?  They sound interesting.  I would
like to see them.

Mike D

- ----- Original Message -----
From: "D Khong" <dkhong@pacific.net.sg>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>; <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2000 1:00 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Book: "SE Asia" by Steve McCurry


> Robert Appleby wrote:
> >Steve McCurry is one of the very few western photographers who's famous
in
> >India, deservedly so as he goes there a lot and even used to live there,
> >although only a couple of years, I think.
> >Unfortunately he's famous for taking nice snaps but not liking Indians!
> >(Everyone I've met who knows him says this, of course they could be
> >mistaken, and I don't know him personally - nonetheless that's his rep).
> >Of course, photographing there is largely a matter of crowd control and
you
> >miss so many great pictures while trying to organise kids and adults out
of
> >the way. It can be trying.
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> Robert,
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> Frankly, Steve's book should have been named "South and SE Asia". That
> would have been more accurate. Since you know him, maybe you should give
> him my feedfack. India may seem fascinating but IMHO it's already overdone
> photographically.
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> I spent 4 days in Ho Chi Minh City and was somewhat uninspired but
> nevertheless the potential for street photgraphy and people pics is
> amazing.  Unknown to many, Cambodia is THE country to get beautiful and
> emotional photographs.  I spent 8 days in Phnom Penh and Siem Reap
> (location of the famous Angkor Wat) and I shot roll after roll of HP5+
> until my energy (an nearly all my films) ran out. The tragedy of that
> country alone will grab you, then you see the old world beauty, then the
> people who are all so willing to smile and pose for you, followed by the
> children running around naked and unabashed. Small country, big
photography!
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> I also like Thailand. Always charming, always full of subjects for
> pictures. I have been to that country no less than 6 times in the past 4
> years and each time, I've come home with new stuffs to print in my
darkroom.
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> If only Steve McCurry could only give himself another really good crack at
> SE Asia, his pictures on India will have no place in his book.
>
> Dan K.
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