[Leica] Re:9/11 first impressions

[leicachris at worldnet.att.net (Christopher Williams)]

Thought the same as B.D. !!! The world is ending :)

"Here is New York" is a great 9/11 docu book.\

Sort of what we saw with horribly made 9/11 tribute books, we now see with
Katrina books.

Chris

----- Original Message -----
From: "B. D. Colen"
Subject: [Leica] 9/11 first impressions


> So this a.m. on the way to work I stopped into the Harvard Bookstore and
> took a quick look at both the Joel Myerowitz book "Aftermath," and the
book
> of photos by the cop who was following Bernie Kerick around. My quick
first
> impression, believe it or not, is that for all its value as a document,
the
> Myerowitz book is a bore and a disappointment. Granted, he should be
> commended for having set out to document the deconstruction of the Towers,
> hauling an 8x10 camera over the mountains of rubble. But....To paraphrase
> the late and most unlamented Spiro T. Agnew, when you've seen one mountain
> of 9/11 rubble you've seen them all.
>
> John Botte's book, however, is a shocker - the guy is actually a damn good
> photographer. Armed with his Leica - yes, On Topic - he got a lot of
> compelling, black and white, disaster and cleanup photos. Obviously the
> unparalleled access helped. But I just wish Myerowitz's photos were this
> good.
>
> Again, this is a brief first impression - but my inclination is to buy the
> Botte book and pass on Myerowitz's, which I had planned to buy.