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Subject: [Leica] 2017 Barnack Award "IT'S GARBAGE CRAP!"
From: photo.philippe.amard at gmail.com (Philippe)
Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2017 10:04:22 +0100
References: <1441998246.1412.1511016326383@wamui-quail.atl.sa.earthlink.net> <F4653341-6430-4E0B-9F87-A60AA17090F8@frozenlight.eu> <001101d36094$7ddce050$7996a0f0$@ca> <bbc30e84-15e2-9dee-5df6-565a3be3ad67@gmx.de>

Thanks Douglas - link and content much appreciated here.
Convincing evidence that  there?s a future for photography again :-)

Amities
Philippe


> Le 18 nov. 2017 ? 22:55, Douglas Sharp <douglas.sharp at gmx.de> a ?crit :
> 
> Hi Ted,
> 
> calm down and take a look here:
> 
> http://felix-schoeller-photoaward.com/en/#/fspanom
> 
> The other prestigious German photographic competition - and some excellent 
> work in nearly all the categories.
> 
> Cheers
> Douglas
> 
> On 18.11.2017 18:41, Ted Grant wrote:
>> "WINNERS???????????????"
>> WHAT A TRUE PILE OF = GARBAGE!
>> The great name of LEICA built on some of the finest photojournalism ever
>> seen! And LEICA hand out new cameras like popcorn and huge sums of money 
>> as
>> well on this collection of garbage!
>> In any six month period or less on the LUG, one could easily find images 
>> of
>> greatness that would blow this crap and the numb skull idiot judges off 
>> the
>> planet in the blink of an eye!
>> In the over 65 years as a published photojournalist using and in 
>> possession
>> 6 LEICAS "3 M's on my neck and chest! 2 motor SLRS on the left shoulder a
>> single SLR/motor at any given moment? ALL DIFFERENT LENSES!
>> I don't think I've ever seen such garbage named as "WINNERS OF ANYTHING?"
>> It's no wonder Leica has slipped to it's lowest level of sales! AND
>> FALLING/FAILING! AND charging THE AMOUNTS THEY DO TODAY ?? Isn't going to
>> save them either! A SHAME!
>> Cheers,
>> Dr. Ted Grant  O.C.
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On 
>> Behalf Of
>> Nathan Wajsman
>> Sent: November-18-17 6:56 AM
>> To: Leica Users Group
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] 2017 Barnack Award
>> 
>> Total rubbish, indeed.
>> 
>> I do like the newcomer winner, at least it is reportage.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Nathan
>> 
>> Nathan Wajsman
>> Alicante, Spain
>> http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/>
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>> YNWA
>> 
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>>> On 18 Nov 2017, at 15:45, Montie <montoid at earthlink.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Contemporary photojournalism/documentary seems to have morphed into a
>> highly
>>> subjective affair over the past couple of decades...more artistic
>> expression
>>> than reportage at times...well, things change and I'm OK with that to a
>> point,
>>> but hey, let's follow the stated guidelines.  :-/
>>> 
>>> From the contest rules:
>>> 
>>> "the submitted photos may not be manipulated or altered other than
>> standard
>>> image optimizations such as colour intensity or cropping"
>>> 
>>> Winner:
>>> 
>>> http://www.leica-oskar-barnack-award.com/en/winner.html
>>> 
>>> Is it me?  I have cut down to one cup of coffee per day.  ;-)
>>> 
>>> Montie
>>> 
>>> 
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