Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/05/10

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Subject: [Leica] used photo books, now a French Swiss Leica user
From: phong at doan-ltd.com (Phong)
Date: Mon May 10 09:35:21 2004
 
Peter Dzwig wrote:
> If you can find one look for Peter Fleming's (Ian's brother)
> books about the far East in the thirties. The beauty of them
> is that the pictures were all captured on early Leicaa. I
> really recommend "News from Tartary".

Here's a photo of Peter Fleming, by Ella Maillart:
http://www.ellamaillart.ch/french/galeriephotos/galtsinghaipeterfleming1935.
jpg

Check out Maillart's work, some of which can be seen
at www.ellamaillart.ch ; her photography and writing
are excellent.  In my opinion, better than most National
Geographic stuff I have seen, for sure.

- Phong
In reply to: Message from pdzwig at summaventures.com (Peter Dzwig) ([Leica] used photo books.)