Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/02/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I don't think winning the Hasselblad Award requires use of a Hasselblad. Didn't Robert Frank win the award a few years ago? Dan C. At 04:52 PM 16-02-00 -0000, Jeremy Kime wrote: >Tina, >My Eggleston book provides a chronology wherein we discover: >1937 Born in Memphis, Tennessee >1957 Acquires first camera, a Canon rangefinder >1958 Acquires first Leica > ...and so on until 1990 but no mention of acquiring any other camera >is noted! I'm sure he'll have got his Hasselblad since 1990 but it seems his >Leica was obviously important to him if it got a listing in his chronology! > > best wishes, > Jem > >> ---------- >> From: Tina Manley[SMTP:images@InfoAve.Net] >> >> LUGnuts - >> >> This discussion has been very interesting and has at least gotten some of >> us thinking. I have ordered a book of Eggleston's photographs from >> Amazon.com to see if I can figure out why some of the LUGnuts I admire >> also admire Eggleston. >> The book is the Hasselblad Award Book so I assume none of the photos are >> with Leicas :-) >> >> Tina >> >> >> >> Tina Manley, ASMP >> http://www.tinamanley.com >> > >