Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/11/28

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Subject: [Leica] Magnum Stories
From: s.jessurun95 at chello.nl (animal)
Date: Sun Nov 28 12:11:23 2004
References: <007d01c4d576$6bd53a90$6401a8c0@ccapr.com>


> Got a chance yesterday to actually take a look at this book - For anyone
> at all interested not only in the stories behind the stories, but also
> in how Magnum members approach story telling, this is a definite must.
> It includes everything from Capa's D-Day work, to Eugene Smith's Country
> Doctor, to Bruce Davidson's subway project, to stuff by lesser known
> Magnum members - 61 in all. In each case there's an extensive interview
> or text, and then lot's of images. And for those only interested in 
> "Leica photography," allot of this stuff was shot with Leicas, and the
> vast majority of it was shot with film. Someone - I can't immediately
> think of who it was and I haven't yet purchased the book so I can't
> check right away - talks about having used film throughout his career
> and now having to deal with the fact that the film era is approaching
> its end. Interesting, valuable stuff.
> 
Thanks for the info.Is Magnum stories it,s title?


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