Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/02/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I am with you. I like much of her stuff, but I won;t say all of it. She used to use a Hassy but fell in love with the 6x7cm format and has been using a Mamiya for years. She also admits she prefers to handhold it which unfortunately irritates her assistants. The funniest story she told us was taking a nude shot of a male model painted up in Times Square (NYC) during the day. They planned it out, had everything ready and everyoe jumped out of a cab(s) and shot for about 5 minutes. They were hoping not to get arrested, is what she said. But in the end, she was astonished that people didn;t even notice what they were doing and cared even less. Amazing! If you have been to Times Square in the daytime you'd understand the impact of this statement. Being an ex-NYer, with all the wackos aroud the area, I do understand people ignoring it/paying little attention. Peter K - -----Original Message----- From: Mark Rabiner [mailto:mrabiner@concentric.net] Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 1999 12:16 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] B&W and forever the iconoclast "Kotsinadelis, Peter (Peter)" wrote: > > I met Annie, it is rare that she uses B&W. In the shows I have seen her > work, and one in particular was a private showing in NYC at the Javits about > 3 years ago, there was not one B&W. She also uses a Mamiya RZ67 and prefers > Ektachrome and adds a 81A or B to really punch up the colors. Take a look > at her Mikhail Baryshnikov (not sure on the spelling) and you'll see it. > She rarely uses her Leica except when she has to. > > Peter K snip[ I just saw an old book on her with someone else listing her as a "Photojournalist" before she bought her Hasselblad even. Before she went high concept and became a bigger celebrity than most of her subjects. I still think the Emma Thompson wrapped up in toilet paper was a joke against her. Like a National Lampoon send off of her. I think she's generally more than OK. Mark Rabiner