Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/23

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Subject: Re :[Leica] Ansel Adams on PBS TV
From: "Bernard Degaute" <bernard.degaute@skynet.be>
Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2002 20:29:44 +0200

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From: "Bernard Degaute" <bernard.degaute@skynet.be>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 1:12 PM
Subject: Re : [Leica] Ansel Adams on PBS TV


> >There are 2 truly great men of the period... Adams and Weston.  There are
> >others that are as great.... name one that influenced and influences
> >you....
> >
> >Morley Baer, Fred Picker ( died in the past week or so),
> >
> >...........please add to this list.......
>
> Paul Strand
(NY 1890 - Orgeval-France 1976)

A Stieglitz wrote about him in 1916 : " His vision is potential. His work is
pure. It does not rely on tricks of process. In the history of photography
there are but few photographers, who from the point of view of expression,
have really done work of any importance. And by importance we mean work that
has some relatively lasting quality, that element which gives all art itself
real signifiance."

>There are many little known photographers, past and present, who did or do
>great work, Vittorio Sella is one of them.
>What makes Ansel Adams a legendary figure is his pioneering work, both
>technical and pictorial, at a time when photographers did not have the
>luxury of modern materials and equipment.
>I regret missing the PBS program.
>
>Joseph Codispoti


I regret too, as Adams and Weston are among may favorites.

Bernard

bernard.degaute@skynet.be



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