[Leica] SHUTTING DOWN! CLOSING THE SHOP. :-) MAYBE.

[photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman)]

Right on, Ted. Forget this "closing up shop" bullshit. My life will not be 
complete until we have raised a glass, face-to-face, on either side of the 
Atlantic!

And BTW, my two pics for the yearbook are now in Jim's possession, so just 
knock it off :-)

Cheers,
Nathan

Nathan Wajsman
Alicante, Spain
http://www.frozenlight.eu
http://www.greatpix.eu
http://www.nathanfoto.com
PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws
Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog

YNWA







On Dec 19, 2010, at 7:17 PM, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote:

> George Lottermoser offered:
> Subject: [Leica] NOW Stock Photography WAS DMR out there for sale?
> 
> 
>> Back in the day
>> One of the best stock agencies
>> was called 4X5.
>> All of their stock was
>> as you may guess 4x5 Transparencies.
>> 
>> I still have some of their catalogs
>> actually printed on paper.
>> 
>> talk about showing one's age.<<<<
> 
> Hi George,
> "Showing ones age?" :-) That's better than "Getting old?" :-)  It sounds 
> better when using "age or aging" as in a fine wine. :-) Or becoming of 
> maturing nature, as in the maturing of fine single malt scotch! :-) ;-)
> 
> It only becomes the beginning of the end when you start clearing filing 
> cabinets and equipment bits and pieces for the "GETTING OLD!" to set in 
> and take it's toll. I have finally been convinced by family and friends to 
> clean out all the filing cabinets of letters, invoices, files and 
> brochures some go back 40-50 years.Old Leica promo stuff, Kodak film 
> development how to's and media accreditations from long forgotten 
> assignments about the world.
> 
> The memories flood through the mind as a torrent from a burst dam. The 
> daily note books, lists of assignments, who to see, the "folks who could 
> open doors" when required. Even some old plane tickets and boarding 
> passes. Amazing what we collect as time moves along. "PHOTO" arm bands 
> indicating a media photog, "PHOTO BIBS" you could  read from near a mile 
> away.  Photos illustrating those wild and crazy times after the closing 
> ceremonies of an Olympic event or similar major assignment.... Don't 
> remember seeing so many semi-drunken photographers in my life! But dang it 
> was always a fantastic time year after year.
> 
> Tear sheets from magazines, newspapers and design layouts for advertising. 
> An amazing pile of  ... at this moment ... "of junk!" I'm sure we'll fill 
> one of the big recycle trucks next week. :-) Obviously looking through the 
> bits and pieces of letters, notes and wherever all this stuff came from 
> ...... "IT TRULY WAS A TIME TO LIVE !" And work as a 
> photojournalist/commercial photographer. Just had to and still do, "LOVE 
> IT WITH GREAT PASSION!" :-)
> 
> Oh I'm not going anywhere, not just yet. Me and the Great Spirit have a 
> deal, simply because he has saved my butt from death and destruction so 
> many times in the 60 year photo career, He's agreed to give me some more 
> rope to make it to the even 100! Always think positive! So that means you 
> folks will have to put up with me for at least another 18 years. :-) 
> Obviously, if the Great Spirit keeps up his end of the deal? :-) I have no 
> doubt he will!
> 
> Besides in January I've been assigned along with a writer to produce an 8 
> week special feature series on some of the more magnificent homes and 
> owners in our area. Not bad, don't have to leave home, no worry of 
> stepping on IED's or being shot. :-)
> 
> Sorry must knock this off and get back to my cleaning chores. No one needs 
> to quit as long as they can hold a camera. .... But far more important? 
> ......... still produce magical moment photographs.
> 
> We shall see? ;-)
> 
> cheers,
> Dr. ted :-) 
> 
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