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Subject: [Leica] Magnum Stories
From: nathan.wajsman at planet.nl (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Tue Nov 30 10:11:52 2004
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I ordered the book yesterday, 32 GBP at amazon.co.uk. Cheaper than 
flying to London to see the exhibit :-)

Nathan

B. D. Colen wrote:
> That's too bad. Although having seen the book, and what they are trying
> to do with it, this may well be a case where a book, rather than a
> gallery exhibit, is the ideal medium for the message.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
> Peter Dzwig
> Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2004 12:37 PM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Magnum Stories
> 
> 
> Went to see the exhibition today...
> 
> a bit disappointing only about forty photos and two or three cases of
> artifacts 
> of one type or another though very amusing. The space is really not very
> large 
> and so doesn't offer much opportunity for a larger selection, nor for
> standing 
> back.
> 
> The choice of photographs is somewhat mixed, there are some that many on
> the LUG 
> and elsewhere will recognise instantly and some "holes" in the selection
> from 
> the book. If you have the book then there really isn't much reason to
> go, unless 
> you have a spare half hour and are in the Farringdon area.
> 
> I don't know what the attendance has been like but when we went there
> were only 
> three of us in the room although it was fairly early in the morning. I 
> understand that TV and radio reviews are due out later this week.
> 
> It would be great to see it in a larger space with a better selection.
> All in 
> all a disappointment.
> 
> Peter Dzwig
> 
> B. D. Colen wrote:
> 
> 
>>Yes it is....
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org
>>[mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf 
>>Of animal
>>Sent: Sunday, November 28, 2004 3:13 PM
>>To: Leica Users Group
>>Subject: Re: [Leica] Magnum Stories
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>Got a chance yesterday to actually take a look at this book - For
>>>anyone at all interested not only in the stories behind the stories, 
>>>but also in how Magnum members approach story telling, this is a 
>>>definite must. It includes everything from Capa's D-Day work, to 
>>>Eugene Smith's Country Doctor, to Bruce Davidson's subway project, to 
>>>stuff by lesser known Magnum members - 61 in all. In each case there's
>>
>>
>>>an extensive interview or text, and then lot's of images. And for
>>>those only interested in "Leica photography," allot of this stuff was 
>>>shot with Leicas, and the vast majority of it was shot with film. 
>>>Someone - I can't immediately think of who it was and I haven't yet 
>>>purchased the book so I can't check right away - talks about having 
>>>used film throughout his career and now having to deal with the fact 
>>>that the film era is approaching its end. Interesting, valuable stuff.
>>>
>>
>>Thanks for the info.Is Magnum stories it,s title?
>>
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-- 
Nathan Wajsman
Almere, The Netherlands

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