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Subject: [Leica] Re: 1955
From: firkin at gexrp01.ncable.net.au (firkin)
Date: Tue Sep 27 22:39:30 2005
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Thanks Nathan,
As you say, even without further "exposure", the project has been fun and a 
success on many levels: I have just sent of a promotional pack to Aperture 
with a view to publishing the series: we wait and hope. 

Cheers
Nathan Wajsman writes: 

> My hat off to Alastair (and Tom and the other helpers) who have been at it 
> for 5 years. I really hope that we manage to mount a proper exhibition or 
> publication, but even if we don't, a lot has already been achieved. For my 
> own 2005 submissions, I do not have as many images to choose from as in 
> prior years, since most of my shooting has been with the DSLR. But I must 
> confess that at times I have put a Leica lens on the Canon with the 
> express purpose of getting some images that would be eligible for FOM2 :-) 
> 
> Nathan 
> 
> Alastair Firkin wrote: 
> 
>> 1955: 50 years ago: the Leica M was in its infancy and Edward Steichen 
>> opened The Family of man Exhibition in NYC. Here at the LUG we have a 
>> project which has been running for 4.8 years and now there are only 5 
>> weeks left: I have been working to have the FOM2 exhibition go 
>> "somewhere". After recent discussions, I"ve sent a promotional pack to 
>> Aperture. We have 400 wonderful images and there will be another 100 
>> chosen this year. It is your last chance to be involved: your last chance 
>> to be part of a LUG project, which has managed to last 5 years: I'm 
>> amazed and so should you be. 
>> 
>> Come now, you own the camera, you live in the family of man: get images 
>> of the world around you organized and in: give it a go. 
>> 
>> Cheers in nagging 
>> 
>> Alastair 
>> 
>> 
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> 
> -- 
> Nathan Wajsman
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> 
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Alastair Firkin
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www.familyofman2.com 

In reply to: Message from geebee at geebeephoto.com (GeeBee) ([Leica] #333)
Message from firkin at ncable.net.au (Alastair Firkin) ([Leica] 1955)
Message from nathan.wajsman at planet.nl (Nathan Wajsman) ([Leica] 1955)