Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/11/30

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Best photography books
From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
Date: Mon, 30 Nov 1998 10:06:21 -0500

Eric - The one I was referring to is:

W. Eugene Smith : Photographs 1934-1975 ~ Usually ships in 24 hours
W. Eugene Smith(Photographer), et al / Hardcover / Published 1998
Our Price (Amazon :-) ): $52.50 ~ You Save: $22.50 (30%)

It doesn't have the entire Pittsburgh essay, but it does have a lot of great
stuff...

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Eric Welch
> Sent: Sunday, November 29, 1998 9:15 PM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: RE: [Leica] Best photography books
>
>
> >the second is called E. Eugene Smith, I'm not sure of the title of the
> >first...the photos in both are amazing...lots of Pittsburgh
> stuff, and work
>
> "W. Eugene Smith, Master of the Photo Essay" is what you're talking about,
> right?
>
> I have a copy. Cost me $125 and I think they would be very hard to find.
> But it is the only source of the whole Pittsburgh Essay that I've seen
> anywhere.
>
> His book "Let Truth Be the Prejudice" is a good one too.
>
> Salgado's books: "Workers" and "Other Americas" and  "An Uncertain Grace"
> are all superb.
>
> Kertesz: "Diary of Light" and many others.
>
> Bill Allards books (All of them except maybe the lake one are all
> fantastic).
>
> I could go on for hours...
> --
>
> Eric Welch
> St. Joseph, MO
> http://www.ponyexpress.net/~ewelch
>
> He's not dead, He's electroencephalographically challenged.
>