[Leica] Back and beginning to "recover"

[nathan.wajsman at planet.nl (nathan.wajsman@planet.nl)]

...or FOAM in Amsterdam, www.foam.nl (although either of the Danish
options Ruben mentioned would be excellent venues).

Nathan

Nathan Wajsman
Almere, Netherlands
http://www.nathanfoto.com
http://www.fotosevilla.com
Print sales: http://www.photodeluge.com
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----- Oorspronkelijk bericht -----
Van: Ruben <ruben@rhodos.dk>
Datum: vrijdag, juni 24, 2005 11:53 am
Onderwerp: Re: [Leica] Back and beginning to "recover"

> Alastair
> 
> Try "fotografisk center" in Copenhagen http://www.photography.dk/ 
> mr. Lars 
> Schwander or
> the danish museum of art photygraphy http://www.brandts.dk/foto/ 
> mr. Finn 
> Thrane
> 
> best
> Ruben
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Alastair Firkin" <firkin@ncable.net.au>
> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
> Sent: Friday, June 24, 2005 10:51 AM
> Subject: [Leica] Back and beginning to "recover"
> 
> 
> > G'day all,
> >
> > Helen and I have been home long enough for most people to catch 
> up, but we 
> > are almost there. So this post has a number of roles:
> >
> > 1. It is with great sadness that I have to report that the FOM2 
> project 
> > has lost another of its finest photographers. On the 3rd of May, 
> Dieter W. 
> > Wehde died after a long fight with lung cancer. Dieter was one 
> lugger/fom2 
> > friend on whom I had learnt to rely, and when I heard about his 
> illness, I 
> > was determined to go to Hamburg to meet him. Of course I arrived 
> in 
> > Hamburg 2 weeks too late. I heard about his death as we left 
> Prague, and 
> > it put a gloom on some of our trip.
> >
> > 2. I have to admit to NOT being a great salesman or success in 
> finding 
> > outlets for FOM2. We visited the Leica Gallery in Prague and saw 
> a 
> > wonderful Salgado exhibition (workers). The gallery is housed on 
> a train, 
> > and it chugged off 6 hours later. Ringing the gallery owner was 
> inhibited 
> > by "language". So it was off to Poland and then Germany. We rang 
> Leica, 
> > who could not find a time for the tour. With this, a visit to 
> Solms seemed 
> > a bit pointless, so we decided the projects fate would have to 
> rest on 
> > other formats. It is clear the galleries are small in general.
> >
> > 3. We were welcomed to Poland and guided onto buses trains etc by 
> > Stanislaw. I cannot thank him enough for his help. We had a 
> wonderful time 
> > in Krakow: a city on the must visit list. LUG contacts do make 
> travel fun 
> > ;-)
> >
> > I have now processed the 20 rolls of Rollei R3 and 5 rolls of 
> other 
> > "assorted" b/w films, and will begin printing this weekend.
> >
> > So little time so much to do: but its good to be back.
> >
> > Hope you have all been busy on FOM2 ;-)
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> >
> >
> > Alastair
> >
> >
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