Re: [Leica] HCB Did It All First

[Slobodan Dimitrov <sld@earthlink.net>]

Now Jerry don't get so coyly squeamish all of a sudden!
Slobodan Dimitrov


Jerry Lehrer wrote:
> 
> BD
> 
> Obviously, your friend Slobo has the credentials and the acceptance
> of the critics such as you, to surpass HCB, correct?
> 
> Slobodan is a legend in his own mind.
> 
> Sorry, but this time I will not fight public opinion.
> 
> Jerry
> 
> bdcolen wrote:
> 
> > Not a thing - obviously what you produce is of a far higher order. ;-)
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Slobodan
> > Dimitrov
> > Sent: Friday, June 20, 2003 6:08 PM
> > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> > Subject: Re: [Leica] HCB Did It All First
> >
> > I wouldn't go that far! Looking at his material reminds me of one trick
> > ponies. Or more pointedly, the work has the high and lows of extruded
> > pasta. Putting the aside the vanity aspect of celebrity photography,
> > what else is in the work?
> > Slobodan Dimitrov
> >
> > bdcolen wrote:
> > >
> > > I've been spending a fair amount of evening time lately with the new
> > > HCB compendium - and on more than one occasion my reaction has been,
> > > 'oh,
> > > f*&* it, time to put my equipment on Ebay.' :-)
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> > > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Slobodan
> >
> > > Dimitrov
> > > Sent: Friday, June 20, 2003 5:04 PM
> > > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> > > Subject: Re: [Leica] HCB Did It All First
> > >
> > > The only thing that seeing  HCB's work did for me was to confirm my
> > > devotion to my Rollei system. Slobodan Dimitrov
> > >
> > > Peterson Arthur G NSSC wrote:
> > > >
> > > >                 I agree.  To see an exhibition of some of HCB's
> > > > portraits a several years ago at the National Portrait Gallery in
> > > > Washington proved to be an overwhelming experience.
> > > >
> > > >                 Art Peterson
> > > >                 Alexandria, Virginia
> > > >
> > > >                 -----Original Message-----
> > > >                 From:   Steve Unsworth
> > > [mailto:mail@steveunsworth.co.uk]
> > > >                 Sent:   Friday, June 20, 2003 5:31 AM
> > > >                 To:     leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> > > >                 Subject:        RE: [Leica] HCB Did It All First
> > > >
> > > >                 After Paris the exhibition that the book is based on
> >
> > > > is touring. If it comes
> > > >                 anywhere near your neck of the woods go to see it.
> > > > To be surrounded by the
> > > >                 photographs is a completely different experience
> > > > from looking at them in a
> > > >                 book. Salgado's 'Migrations' had the same effect for
> >
> > > > me.
> > > >
> > > >                 Steve
> > > >
> > > >                 -----Original Message-----
> > > >                 From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> > > >                 [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On
> > > > Behalf Of Buzz Hausner
> > > >                 Sent: 19 June 2003 23:44
> > > >                 To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> > > >                 Subject: RE: [Leica] HCB Did It All First
> > > >
> > > >                 I know it is no longer chic to idolize H.C.-B., but
> > > > having perused the new
> > > >                 book, I would challenge any photographer I know to
> > > > do the same and then go
> > > >                 out and do something original!  Ask yourself if your
> >
> > > > pictures have any
> > > >                 narrative content, anything approaching mystery,
> > > > surprise and delight, or if
> > > >                 they make any statement which hasn't been stated by
> > > > someone else better and
> > > >                 before.
> > > >
> > > >                         Buzz Hausner
> > > >
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