Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/02/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Peter, I agree these give a different perspective of Yau Leung. TFS Cheers Jayanand On Fri, Feb 14, 2014 at 4:50 PM, Peter Dzwig <pdzwig at summaventures.com> wrote: > I had never heard of him, and the Telegraph's selection left me quite cold > and > indifferent, it is after all quite a big claim and one which I felt to be > unsubstantiated. Except perhaps the shot of the parade ground and the one > called > "Naked Humour". The print quality on Guardian site is appalling. Yet even > desoite the poor reproduction of the parade ground shot, it showed a sense > of > humour and he had obviously seized the "decisive moment". > > BUT the article provides a link to the gallery at: > > <http://www.picturethiscollection.com/products/Photography/Photographers_Collections/Yau_Leung/page1/> > > Buoyed by the parade ground I followed the link and I am now convinced, > very > much so. It really is well worth spending ten or twenty minutes browsing > the > site. Yau Leung really is an unsung hero. Absolutely brilliant. > > Peter > > On 14/02/2014 00:41, Richard Man wrote: >> Not sure if he ever got mentioned here, but Ray Tai in HK alerted me to >> Yau >> Leung: >> http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/culture/timwong/100072543/yau-leung-was-the-chinese-cartier-bresson-why-isnt-he-better-known/ >> >> http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2007/10/hong-kongs-forg.html >> >> I picked up two of his books and they are quite amazing. HCB's Humanist >> approach + Fan Ho light. >> > > -- > > =========================================================== > Dr Peter Dzwig > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information