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Subject: [Leica] Magnum Stories
From: kididdoc at cox.net (Steve Barbour)
Date: Wed Dec 1 13:28:04 2004
References: <024a01c4d7b9$0a66fe20$6401a8c0@ccapr.com>

my copy from Amazon.com will arrive today. And 
thanks for the recommendation BD. Steve

B. D. Colen wrote:
> Thanks, Peter. I have physically seen and handled the book, and was very
> impressed. In fact, I think I am probably going to use it in my course
> this coming semester. And yes, I saw the Amazon discount, which is
> essential.;-) In fact I was saying something this morning to my wife
> about how difficult it is to maintain loyalty to local independent
> bookstores when it's possible to get such steep discounts at Amazon -
> particularly for books with such high cover prices.
> 
> -----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: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 4:32 AM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Magnum Stories
> 
> 
> B.D.
> 
> go to:
> 
> http://www.magnumphotos.com/c/htm/FramerT_MAG.aspx?V=CDocT&E=29YL535APC8
> L&DT=ALB
> 
> and page through. 565 Magnum photos with explanatory notes from many.
> Covers 
> everything from the foundation of Magnum on - and a few before that
> Magnum now 
> own or have rights for such as Capa, HCB etc - with a few pages of 
> text/interviews from the various photographers about their way of
> working on the 
> stories.
> 
> Buy the book from Amazon if you want to get it. Over here it is
> currently about 
> 30% cheaper from Amazon than from the bookstores!
> 
> It really is a very interesting book.
> 
> Peter
> 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?
>>>
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