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Subject: [Leica] Yau Leung: Hong Kong's Henri Cartier Bresson
From: richard at richardmanphoto.com (Richard Man)
Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2014 12:45:38 -0800
References: <CAF8hL-HxSzQe3_uT6n56NU2cUZa919x7kTBKVmVVta_Kdq3d6w@mail.gmail.com> <52FDFC16.5010002@summaventures.com> <CAH1UNJ0X6eW33ut7TwDZKhdg-obE5bdq=ksiaCCOMCbbrV6vxA@mail.gmail.com>

I guess I saw some photos at the Hong Kong History Museum first, then the
book, and only google his and send the links afterward, so I saw the more
impactful photos first.


On Fri, Feb 14, 2014 at 6:32 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at 
gmail.com>wrote:

> Peter,
> I agree these give a different perspective of Yau Leung. TFS
> Cheers
> Jayanand
>
> On Fri, Feb 14, 2014 at 4:50 PM, Peter Dzwig <pdzwig at summaventures.com>
> wrote:
> > 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
> >
> >
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