Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/11/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I ordered the book yesterday, 32 GBP at amazon.co.uk. Cheaper than flying to London to see the exhibit :-) Nathan B. D. Colen wrote: > That's too bad. Although having seen the book, and what they are trying > to do with it, this may well be a case where a book, rather than a > gallery exhibit, is the ideal medium for the message. > -----Original Message----- > From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org > [mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of > Peter Dzwig > Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2004 12:37 PM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] Magnum Stories > > > Went to see the exhibition today... > > a bit disappointing only about forty photos and two or three cases of > artifacts > of one type or another though very amusing. The space is really not very > large > and so doesn't offer much opportunity for a larger selection, nor for > standing > back. > > The choice of photographs is somewhat mixed, there are some that many on > the LUG > and elsewhere will recognise instantly and some "holes" in the selection > from > the book. If you have the book then there really isn't much reason to > go, unless > you have a spare half hour and are in the Farringdon area. > > I don't know what the attendance has been like but when we went there > were only > three of us in the room although it was fairly early in the morning. I > understand that TV and radio reviews are due out later this week. > > It would be great to see it in a larger space with a better selection. > All in > all a disappointment. > > Peter Dzwig > > B. D. Colen wrote: > > >>Yes it is.... >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org >>[mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf >>Of animal >>Sent: Sunday, November 28, 2004 3:13 PM >>To: Leica Users Group >>Subject: Re: [Leica] Magnum Stories >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>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? >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Leica Users Group. >>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Leica Users Group. >>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- Nathan Wajsman Almere, The Netherlands General photography: http://www.nathanfoto.com Seville photography: http://www.fotosevilla.com