[Leica] Critique & comments

[tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant)]

Steve Barbour sid:
Subject: [Leica] Critique & comments


 > Tina's words... so true, seem to say what I feel......
>
> Ted has been a mentor for me, whether he knows it, or would even admit 
> it...
>
> his photographic influence has been profound.<<,,

Hi Steve,
I believe the best legacy I could leave wouldn't necessarily be my 
photography and books, but the number of people whom I've hopefully helped 
be better photographers. Yourself, it's been wonderful to see how you do 
your magic with the children in hospital and work that Noctilux like a fine 
tuned car. And if I helped you to capture those moments then I'm very 
honoured I was of some help.

However, some folks like yourself have a natural gift to "see the moment." 
All I did was kind of open the gate for you to see a little more. ;-)

The Carlton University journalism students from the early '70's whom I 
haven't seen in 30 years and on the occasion of running into one of them 
it's always the same... "hey you're Ted Grant, you  taught me to "shoot from 
the shadow side!" :-) It's a very nice feeling to know one has given back 
and is giving back to photography what photography has given me. An 
absolutely incredible life of adventures the wildest of imaginations would 
never dream of.

So for me it's a very important thing to give back, so others may learn from 
my experience and maybe not take so long to enjoy the fruits of their 
efforts as photographers.

Thanks again Steve.
ted