[Leica] Doisneau

[pdzwig at summaventures.com (Peter Dzwig)]

Gerry,

it's interesting to see the list in that order. I think perhaps Ronis first 
(but
that's personal)then Riboud and HCB neck-and-neck with perhaps Riboud edging 
it.

Peter

On 13/04/2012 15:55, Gerry Walden wrote:
> Marty
> 
> Thanks for posting a reminder for his birthday, I will raise a glass of 
> red tonight in his honour. To me he was always one of the best, if not the 
> best. Willy Ronis and Marc Ribauld rank in there as well together with, of 
> course, HCB but probably in that order. I was exhibiting in France a while 
> ago and there they seemed to rank Doisneau as the best and discounted HCB 
> all together which rather surprised me, having loads of Doisneau posters 
> in the shops but not even an HCB book. At the opening of my show I was 
> very honoured to be compared favourably to Doisneau (sorry about the 
> boasting but I don't get much opportunity).
> 
> Gerry
> 
> Gerry Walden
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> On 13 Apr 2012, at 15:33, Marty Deveney wrote:
> 
>> 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.
>>
>> Marty
>>
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