Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/02/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sal Is the new book a reprint of his original book or is it a completely new edition? When in Ho Chi Minh City 2 years ago, I had a chance to visit the war museum in which there was a display of all the photographers' (from both sides) pictures and Burrow's picture was one of them. Many pictures taken by these photogs were also on display. It was an awesome and moving exhibit. Dan K. Sal wrote: >Friends, > February 10th marks the 32nd year since, a helicopter containing, Larry >Burrows, of LIFE, Kent Potter of UPI, Henri Huet of the AP, and Keisaburo >Shimamoto of Newsweek went down over Laos, killing all four. > That day, while the world lost four of the finest photojournalists to >ever carry a camera, I lost two dear friends. > Kent Potter started his job at UPI in Philadelphia within weeks of me >starting at the Philadelphia Evening & Sunday Bulletin. We were within six >months of each other in age. > Larry Burrows, the legendary LIFE photographer, I only met once. His >compassion, understanding and gentle manner stay with me to this day. He >was, no IS, what we all should be in photojournalism. > In any event, the reason for this post is to alert everyone, to a >excellent story on Larry on the February Digital Journalist ( >www.digitaljournalist.org ) and to let you know a new book about the loss of >this four gentlemen will be coming out in March called "Lost Over Laos" by >Richard Pyle, an Horst Faas. > It is well worth reading. I assume you all know about the new Larry >Burrows book, "Karry Burrows- Vietnam." >Happy Snaps, >Sal > >Sal DiMarco, Jr. >Philadelphia, PA >Web Site: http://members.fcc.net/sal.dimarcojr > >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html