Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/11/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>Elliott Erwitt? > >Dan C. > >At 11:47 PM 05-11-98 -0800, you wrote: >>I'm new to the list. I wonder if I might ask a non-technical question... >> >>During the Kennedy administration, a young photographer gained a >>reputation for taking some great shots of the president and his family. >>One that struck me then - and still impresses me - is that he used a >>Leica rangefinder camera and was said to have credited his ability to >>get in close and take shots with such feeling to the silent shutter and In a Magnum Photos Documentary, I recall Erwitt speaking of his "random access" to the White House during the Kennedy years. Pierre Salinger was the press secretary at the time and a good friend of Erwitts. They had collaborated on some other projects and when Salinger got the White House Press Sec. job he called Erwitt. I would have to go back and watch the show again to be sure. Mark - -------- R. Mark Newport Publications and Special Projects University of Texas - Permian Basin