Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/05/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Lluis Ripoll OFFERED: Subject: [Leica] My new Book: "Paris, mes souvenirs" > I'm announcing my new book "PARIS, MES SOUVENIRS", vintage pictures from > the Paris I love, years 1988 to 1996, 218 pages and 47 on preview. These > are not touristic shots, all the pictures are in B&W ... it was a lot of > work scanning old negatives.... > > <http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/3246175> > > I hope you like it. Ladies & Gentlemen of the LUG, Most of us know the works of the great French photographers of the past depicting the life of Paris. Today many are aware of the photos of young Peter Turnley and his look of Paris. A fine presentation. Most of the greats of the past are all big name people of the photo world many are aware of! BUT Lluis Ripoll? A Catalonian photog? Who is he? Some internet photographer known but to a few? NO, HE IS AN EXTREMELY FINE SHARP EYED MODERN DAY PHOTOGRAPHER UNKNOWN TO THE WORLD! However. All of us of the LUG are aware of his incredible photographers' "ART OF OBSERVATION!" Certainly on more occasions' than we can count! :-) BUT? Here we have a book of unseen photography that ranks Lluis right up there with all the greats of the past and known of today! Myself and a few others have had the wonderful privilege of seeing this book cover to cover! Trust me, it truly is a "MOVE OVER CARTIER BRESSON AND THE REST OF YOU BOOK!!' And if you are a collector of photographic and photographer books this is truly one to have. Not just because the photography is most interesting. But simply because you all know the guy behind the photographs through out the book! It's our Lluis, all alive and right here in yer face! :-) Actually day after day! :-) Look just because Bresson and many of the others have had all the recognition during the past 70 plus years of promotion simply because they were few and far between and given all the attention by the GREAT magazines of yesterday! Today with an IPOD on every corner????????????? It might be a different story? That doesn't mean today we can't all of a sudden recognize one of our own is as good as Bresson, Robert Doisneau, Turnley and many others you wish to add! Myself and a few others will in July have the great pleasure of receiving our now ordered and to be signed personal copies from Lluis in Barcelona. Indeed it will be well documented by the crew in attendance and shown on the LUG! I can hardly wait, as this is an experience I've never had with any of the over 400 photo book authors in my personal library collection! :-) May I suggest you all look at purchasing a copy of this book simply because the photography of Paris is as visually interesting as and better than many of the greats of the past and present! The author is alive! We know him through our constant LUG communications week after week! Day after day! A passing comment on one of or own LUG crew! Order yours today! Thank you. cheers, Dr. ted