Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/02/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]i forgot to add, she worked mainly with a speed graphic initially and then moved to a rolleiflex. she developed and printed her films by herself and in earlier days hand tinted them too. bharani On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 2:26 PM, scleroplex <scleroplex at gmail.com> wrote: > dear friends, > a month ago a great indian photographer passed away at age 98. > her name was Homai Vyarawalla. > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/scleroplex/6789478329/ > > yesterday i finally obtained a copy of the only book on her. > just put up some of the photos on lug. > > here is one she liked herself, shot like uncle ted did 10 years later - > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/scleroplex/L1600491+homai+vyarawalla.jpg.html > > > others - > > 1 the dalai lama walks across the border - published in Life > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/scleroplex/L1600497+homai+vyarawalla.jpg.html > > > 2 spanish dancer at night, with flash, at 1/1000, in 1952 > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/scleroplex/L1600495+homai+vyarawalla.jpg.html > > 3 in art school in mumbai 1945 > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/scleroplex/L1600501+homai+vyarawalla+1945.jpg.html > > > enjoy :-) > bharani >