Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/08/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ten years ago, I met Salgado and shook his hand after he signed my copy of his book, "Uncertain Grace". He had the hair and the moustache. I was shocked seeing a recent picture of him with the cue ball look. Didn't look like the same man. Mike Gardner | Thanks - Will do...Can't wait to see him with a big moustache and | hair...and not have to put up with the slop from Berger....There was one | point where you just knew Salgado was thinking, 'what a load of total | s@*t!!'..I think it was at the point where Berger was going on about how | you look at the photos and say, 'yes,' or some such nonsense....Also | would be interesting to see him at work..... | | B. D. | | Bob Walkden wrote: | > | > Hi, | > | > "Looking back at you" is about Salgado, in which he talks about the | > "Workers" project. He still has hair and a big moustache. It's far | > more interesting than "Spectre of Hope" for several reasons: | > | > 1. John Berger isn't in it | > 2. Salgado does more talking | > 3. You get to see Salgado at work | > | > Probably much more useful for your students. | > | > --- | > | > Bob | > | > mailto:bob@web-options.com | > | > "If it's sunny, try f16; | > if it's not, try f5.6" | > | > --Walker Evans | > | > Thursday, August 09, 2001, 5:08:51 PM, you wrote: | > | > > Who was that interviewer BTW? Is Looking Back At You also a program | > > about Salgado? I need something like last night's show for my students | > > this coming spring semester... | > | > > "Robert D. Baron" wrote: | > >> | > >> This morning B.D. Colen opined about the special that aired last night | > >> on Cinemax: | > >> | > >> > Salgado's | > >> > view of what he does was fascinating...The interviewer was far too full | > >> > of himself and art-history-theory bs...and the photos were, needless to | > >> > say, magnificent..... | > >> | > >> Well and accurately said. I concur completely. | > >> | > >> I also found the background music as tiring as the interviewer. | > >> | > >> By far the better show overall for me is the older BBC documentary | > >> 'Looking Back At You' which I recently got through Amazon.com. | > >> | > >> --Bob Baron / Oklahoma City