[Leica] Doisneau

[pdzwig at summaventures.com (Peter Dzwig)]

May I suggest "Paris" by Robert Doisneau published by Flammarion and 
available
in English http://www.editions.flammarion.com/ which was originally $60/Can$
84/?35/49 Euro, looking on Amazon you can get it a lot more cheaply now!!

The French somehow always think of HCB as being perhaps the greatest French
Photographer, but Doisneau as being closer to them.

There is also a small book book published by Taschen of Doisneau's Greatest 
Hits
which is well presented (about Paperback size), unsurprisingly it has The 
Kiss
on the front, but there is a great deal more to him than that. Forget your
feelings about that and look deeper into his work.

Peter Dzwig

On 14/04/2012 03:02, tedgrant at shaw.ca wrote:
> Marty Deveney OFFERED:" <benedenia at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Leica] Doisneau
> 
> 
>> Robert Doisneau would have been 100 today:
>>
>> http://www.google.com.au/logos/2012/doisneau12-hp.jpg
>>
>> http://www.google.com.au/search?q=Robert+Doisneau&hl=en&client=safari&rls=en&prmd=imvnso&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=tDiIT5v_OoXXrQeytfSiCw&ved=0CEIQsAQ&biw=1341&bih=549
>>
>>
>> I met him a couple of times.  I didn't know him well, but he was a guy
>> who could really tell you what photography was about.  His archive was
>> incredibly organised and he emphasized the importance of knowing where
>> every photo was, all the time.
> 
> Hi Marty,
> I always preferred his photography over Cartier-Bresson. And once again to 
> prove
> to myself I wasn't wrong, I have just gone through a book entitled: ROBERT
> DOISNEAU 1912-1994  by Jean-Claude Gautrand
> A marvelous book that is alive with Doisneau photographs and I have gone 
> back
> and forth three times. A sort of enjoyment moment of appreciating the very 
> fine
> ability of capturing life with a camera!
> 
> If I were to draw a parallel of today and Robert Doisneau I would have to 
> say
> our own LUG member Lluis Ripoll <lluisripollquerol at gmail.com> is as 
> close as
> they come. His people, moments and observation are almost faultless.
> 
> I have raised a couple of red glasses in the honour of DOISNEAU's 100th
> birthday! :-) Unfortunately one can't say "and have many more!"  But we can
> say... "He was a damn fine photojournalist of people in real life on the 
> street!"
> 
> Those I didn't include as equals to DOISNEAU please take no offence. It's 
> simply
> a one person opinion and we are always full of multi opinions as that's 
> what
> keeps the LUG alive and exciting! "WE THE PHOTOGRAPHERS" and our choices.
> 
> cheers,
> Dr. ted
> 
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