Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/10/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]One of the REALLY great things about this list is that you actually get to enjoy people's vacation photos, not flee in fear at the mention of a slide show. Thanks, Kyle. Nice shots. Ric Carter http://gallery.leica-users.org/f/Passing-Fancies On Oct 9, 2006, at 5:38 PM, Kyle Cassidy wrote: > > De Stern Magazine, October 16, 2006: > > "When measured in terms of pure conceit alone, Kyle Cassidy is the > best travel photographer of 2006. > > 'Ive never seen anyone who consistancly votes for his own work with > such enthusiasm, even in flagarent disregard for the rules of the > contest,' said Jeri Rudeskil, associate editor for Amature Travel > Photographer Magazine, 'sometimes we'll come into work and see that > Kyle has voted, tirelessly, for himself for a period of maybe > twenty hours in a row, logging thousands of votes and catipulting > him into the top ten.' The balding editor looks over his thick > rimmed glasses and adds, 'we usually throw them out, but his > stamina is amazing.' > > Indeed, Kyle Cassidy's abilty to "toot his own horn" as they say in > America is legendary. He has been known to put on various elaborate > disguises and talk about himself at trendy Manhattan parties. > Photographer Cindy Sherman recounts one such instance: > > 'He was wearing a false moustache, which was odd, because he had a > real one sticking out from underneath it. He was wearing a sort of > hunch-back and a shoe that made one leg about three inches longer > than the other. He was standing next to me in Anne Liebowitz' > kitchen just gushing about how great Kyle Cassidy was. If he wasn't > such an utter creep, I would find it charming.' > > Cassidy's recent travel photos of southern Florida in the United > States can be seen here: > > http://www.asc.upenn.edu/usr/cassidy/pix/travel/2006/florida06/ > > be prepared, they are absolutly life changing." > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information