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Subject: [Leica] Gene Smith lost and found
From: richard.lists at gmail.com (Richard Man)
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:25:37 -0800
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On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 11:22 PM, Vince Passaro <passaro.vince at gmail.com> 
wrote:
...
> Finally, there's a book called "Let Truth Be the Prejudice" that has a very
> well written (though in a few spots factually imperfect) 'illustrated bio'
> to accompany the very good selection of pictures, as well as a few other
> really good essays.
>

Oh yes, I have that book. BD highly recommends it!


> Salgado, I think, is the closest thing we have now to Smith, but Salgado is
> manifestly saner and much, much, much better funded. ?He has a large vision
> obviously, but Smith had an almost miraculous ability to get right up into
> reality's face, inches away, regardless of the conditions. Salgado is 
> daring
> and brave, but Smith was suicidal.
>

Good summary. I have all of Salgado's books as well :-) (well, except
the earliest one or two)


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