Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/08/21

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Subject: [Leica] Another famous photographer went
From: hoppyman at bigpond.net.au (G Hopkinson)
Date: Mon Aug 21 17:53:41 2006

Whoops, it seems I've kicked over another unsavoury can.
I plead my extreme callow youth regarding LUG membership ;-)
First it was how to clean your Leica lenses, which ranged from
-be gentle, I'm precious to -steel wool with paint stripper

Good thing I'm far away.

Anyhoo back on the legendary Capa
Yesterday I was very interested to read on a PBS.org site that the man
himself was "staged".

"In 1933, the photographer then known as Andre Friedman met Polish
photographer Gerda Taro in Paris. They created the identity of American
photographer "Robert Capa," and sold Friedman's work under that name. The
newly-created Capa travelled to Madrid to cover the Spanish Civil war....." 

I don't care who he was; just stunning important images. I'm still searching
for that reference on the damaged D Day images

Cheers
Hoppy
M10 guy and accidental fomenter of ancient brews.

-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of H.
Ball Arche
Sent: Tuesday, 22 August 2006 10:25
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: RE: [Leica] Another famous photographer went

Holy Crap.
Hoppy, just don't go there (Capa images)- take my word
for it. Look in the archives if you want to see this
one chewed up one side and down the other.




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