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Subject: [Leica] Ted's Memoirs [WAS: Eugene Smith and Minamata book]
From: r.s.taylor at comcast.net (Richard S. Taylor)
Date: Fri Jun 9 07:38:24 2006
References: <6.1.0.6.2.20060608134303.1207e568@192.168.100.42> <C0AE1145.11C2E%bdcolen@comcast.net> <6.1.0.6.2.20060608180312.120be4b0@192.168.100.42> <003b01c68b64$125293f0$a302a8c0@ted> <6.1.0.6.2.20060608183648.120c0890@192.168.100.42> <006101c68b67$84063710$a302a8c0@ted> <p0623092dc0ae979646b9@[10.0.1.3]> <006f01c68b7f$33a6ba70$a302a8c0@ted>

Ted - Well, don't give up on it.  I have a good friend who was a ski 
and sailing photographer (she covered the early years of the New 
Hampshire ski scene and the America's Cup, among other things) and it 
took her about ten years to get her memoirs published.

Dick




>" Hopefully I'll have it published yet. Just imagine, 56 years as a 
>working photog travelling and shooting the world filled with 
>anecdotes and pictures. ;-)
>>
>>Some day.;-)<<<<<<<<
>
>Richard S. Taylor asked:
>>How about soon?  :-) <<<
>
>Richard,
>Well we ran it by my publisher a couple of years ago but it didn't 
>make it. :-( I don't think we prepared the material well and it got 
>shot down! :-(
>
>However, everytime I'm asked about my career people find it hard to 
>believe one person could have been through all the things that I 
>have & happened. :-)
>
>Crashing into the arctic ocean in a helicopter, buried alive by a 
>snow plow, a badly smashed up ski equipped plane crash in the 
>arctic, shelled and shot at in the 6 Day war and in Viet nam, to 
>being hit by a flying wheel at a stock car race and zillions of 
>other fun stuff! :-)
>
>They all say the same thing, "My God you should write a book!" :-)
>
>I have been. I do have a great number of prints made and stories 
>written. It's just getting the right publisher! Some day. ;-)
>
>ted
>
>
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