Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/07/19

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Subject: [Leica] IMG: "I get the locomotive blues, but I feel All Right" by Wilko Johnson
From: leica at jayburleson.com (Jay Burleson)
Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2013 20:29:39 -0700
References: <9B19C6BD-A0C1-4588-B25E-21BE8F9EFEC8@btinternet.com>

Outstanding Charlie, great emotional content even if you didn't know his 
story.

Jay

On 7/19/2013 2:50 PM, Charlie Chan wrote:
> In the early 1970s, the British music scene changed with the advent of 
> punk. The bridge to punk came from the British Pub Rock scene, led by Dr 
> Feelgood from Canvey Island. Their iconic guitarist, Wilko Johnson, was 
> watched by the Sex Pistols and the Clash, who admired his unique chopping 
> style.
>
> After a long career in 2009, he finally started to receive proper 
> recognition for his playing. Sadly he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer 
> in January. He spurned chemotherapy and decide to carry on playing to his 
> fans for as long as possible. His outlook on life changed dramatically and 
> he has been applauded for his honesty in his interviews on the BBC and 
> various national newspapers.
>
> I went to his home on wednesday to photograph him for my "In the Frame" 
> series. I spent an hour talking with him and five minutes on the shoot. 
> Rankin had been earlier this year; it took all morning to set up the 
> strobes and backdrops alone.
>
> http://topoxforddoc.zenfolio.com/p983862763/h63c2bbe2#h63c2bbe2
>
> I will be sending some prints to him for his two sons and his best friend, 
> Norman Watt-Roy, the bass player.
>
> Thanks for looking. This was shot on my DMR and 50 cron
>
> Charlie
-- 
Jay,

Jay Burleson Gallery <http://jayburleson.com/leica/gallery/index.php/>
"A photographer is simply someone who is
looking for something that can't be found.
The photograph is the record of that attempt."


In reply to: Message from topoxforddoc at btinternet.com (Charlie Chan) ([Leica] IMG: "I get the locomotive blues, but I feel All Right" by Wilko Johnson)