Re: [Leica] books, articles, et al

["Dan Post" <dpost@triad.rr.com>]

Three that come immediately to my mind are:
"Some call it sleep"
"The man who was not with it"
"Been down so long, it looks like up to me...."
Yes, Virginia, Existentialism and Leicas do go together!
I we must define our own existance, what better way than with a Leica?
Dan ( Better kick up the meds a notch! BAM!) Post
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From: J.P. Leiser <jpleiser@fetchmail.co.uk>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Monday, March 27, 2000 6:27 AM
Subject: [Leica] books, articles, et al


> There have been several books and articles that have deeply influenced me.
But,
> to reduce the number to three is difficult.  I think that the following
are what
> has defined much of my thought and actions.
>
> Wolfe, Tom
> The Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby
> Various publishers (first published in 1965 -current editons are available
>
> This collection of essays is an typical of the environment in which I grew
up.
> It was slices of life from the "neighborhood."   I was only really
acquainted
> with a few of the characters in the essays, but I had seen the other ones
under
> different names.  It continues to teach me that my life, acquaintenences,
and
> experiences can be really quite interesting if I really look around and
there is
> some universiality to life.  (I have transferred my allegiance from cars
to
> Leicas --- imagine a candy red powder-coated M3).
>
> Larkin, Oliver W.  Art and Life in America
> Holt, Rinehart and Winston 1966 (rev.)
>
> This tied together the cultural history of the United States and the art,
> photography and architecture.  Of course it never really answered the
question:
> does life follow art or does art follow life?  Personally, I think it is a
> question of diffusion of innovative ideas.  But it has influenced the way
I look
> at things --- giving them some context.
>
> Edited book:  Human Identity in the Urban Environment
> edited by Gwen Bell and Jaqueline Trywhitt
> Penguin Books, 1972
>
> This was a basic treatise in Ekistics.  This is a method to tie multiple
> disciplines togther into a somewhat comprehensible whole. This enables me
to
> sometimes grasp what is happening in the environment around me.
>
> These have all influenced my photography.  I want to photograph like Tom
Wolfe
> wrote, to grasp the essence of the environment,todisplay the cultural
context,
> and finally treat it as a part of the whole.  I realize that none are
> photographic books.  But why should I emulate anyone else.  I am trying to
> define my own style.
>
> And Leicas are the tools that I have selected for this attempt.
>
> JPL
>
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