Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/02/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I had never heard of him, and the Telegraph's selection left me quite cold and indifferent, it is after all quite a big claim and one which I felt to be unsubstantiated. Except perhaps the shot of the parade ground and the one called "Naked Humour". The print quality on Guardian site is appalling. Yet even desoite the poor reproduction of the parade ground shot, it showed a sense of humour and he had obviously seized the "decisive moment". BUT the article provides a link to the gallery at: <http://www.picturethiscollection.com/products/Photography/Photographers_Collections/Yau_Leung/page1/> Buoyed by the parade ground I followed the link and I am now convinced, very much so. It really is well worth spending ten or twenty minutes browsing the site. Yau Leung really is an unsung hero. Absolutely brilliant. Peter On 14/02/2014 00:41, Richard Man wrote: > Not sure if he ever got mentioned here, but Ray Tai in HK alerted me to Yau > Leung: > http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/culture/timwong/100072543/yau-leung-was-the-chinese-cartier-bresson-why-isnt-he-better-known/ > > http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2007/10/hong-kongs-forg.html > > I picked up two of his books and they are quite amazing. HCB's Humanist > approach + Fan Ho light. > -- =========================================================== Dr Peter Dzwig