Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/12/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Lew, is there a summary of what the "final" assessment of the soldier's death? I thought it's still just we think vs. they think type of thing. On Tue, Dec 6, 2011 at 1:36 PM, Lew Schwartz <lew1716 at gmail.com> wrote: > True, true. It's difficult not to see his work in the light of the ideas of > "truth" promulgated by modern photojournalism, yet, as you point out, > there's a good deal of Brady's ideas of posing and composition going on in > the service of a similar (perhaps editorial) ideal. > > On Tue, Dec 6, 2011 at 4:28 PM, Lluis Ripoll <lluisripollquerol at > gmail.com > >wrote: > > > Lew, > > > > I agree, the exhibition is a great response to the questions about the > > Spanish soldier death, I have appreciate seeing the contact sheets that > > Capa was reacting first at all for the moment, the following pictures he > > has sometimes recomposed the image or improved the exposition, but > > generally the first one ws the best even if it was not the best with > > technical concepts only. > > > > cheers > > Lluis > > > > El 06/12/2011, a las 21:57, Lew Schwartz escribi?: > > > > I think the great promise of the "Suitcase" images was the hope of > finally > >> resolving the unsettling questions about Cappa's famous Spanish Soldier. > >> Those questions have now been answered to the detriment of the great > >> romance and promise of photo history, the publications involved, and > >> Cappa's personal mystique. That said, the images are just ok, imo, the > >> good > >> stuff having been published long ago. Still, the show, which I saw at > ICP, > >> gives a good sense of the chaotic and day-to-day lives of the > >> photojournalists covering the conflict for American publications. > >> > >> On Tue, Dec 6, 2011 at 3:25 PM, Chris Williams <zoeica at mac.com> > >> wrote: > >> > >> That's great Luis. I had the chance to see it in NYC. > >>> > >>> > >>> Chris Williams > >>> www.zoeicaimages.net > >>> www.rebirthworkshops.com > >>> 504-231-6261 > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> On Dec 6, 2011, at 2:23 PM, Lluis Ripoll wrote: > >>> > >>> In the Barcelona's MNAC (Catalonia Art Museum) I've visited the > >>> > >>>> impressive exhibition "The Mexican Suitcase", just a few ones of > >>>> outside > >>>> and inside the exhibition in my Blog: > >>>> > >>>> http://lluisripollphotography.****wordpress.com/2011/12/06/**the-**< > http://wordpress.com/2011/12/06/the-**> > >>>> mexican-suitcase-exhibition/<h**ttp://lluisripollphotography.** > >>>> wordpress.com/2011/12/06/the-**mexican-suitcase-exhibition/< > http://lluisripollphotography.wordpress.com/2011/12/06/the-mexican-suitcase-exhibition/ > > > >>>> > > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> or > >>>> > >>>> http://wp.me/pugnF-n8 > >>>> > >>>> Thanks for looking, your c&c are welcome > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Saludos cordiales > >>>> Lluis > >>>> > >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.****org/v/luisrq/<http://gallery.** > >>>> leica-users.org/v/luisrq/ <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/>> > >>>> http://photo.net/photos/****lluisripoll< > http://photo.net/photos/**lluisripoll> > >>>> <http://photo.net/**photos/lluisripoll< > http://photo.net/photos/lluisripoll> > >>>> > > >>>> Blog: http://lluisripollphotography.****wordpress.com/<http://** > >>>> lluisripollphotography.**wordpress.com/< > http://lluisripollphotography.wordpress.com/> > >>>> > > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> ______________________________****_________________ > >>>> Leica Users Group. > >>>> See http://leica-users.org/****mailman/listinfo/lug< > http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug> > >>>> <http://**leica-users.org/mailman/**listinfo/lug< > http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>>for > >>>> more information > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >>> ______________________________****_________________ > >>> Leica Users Group. > >>> See http://leica-users.org/****mailman/listinfo/lug< > http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug> > >>> <http://**leica-users.org/mailman/**listinfo/lug< > http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>>for > >>> more information > >>> > >>> > >> ______________________________**_________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug< > http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for more information > >> > > > > > > ______________________________**_________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug< > http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>