[Leica] MAGNUM - HOME

[robertbaron1 at gmail.com (Robert Baron)]

Gerry, I wonder if you have leapt to a wrong conclusion here.  I did not
see anything that caused me to believe this was a mandatory exercise and I
will say (and I consider myself thinking if not always a photographer) if
Fuji made me such an offer for a limited time (i.e., they want the camera
returned) I would happily oblige.

As I understand it Magnum is an agency - a cooperative agency, but always
an agency - and it tries to obtain paying work for its members.  If a
member doesn't want an assignment on offer the member is free to turn it
down....although I assume too many rejections of paying assignments could
well mean no longer a member.

As always YMMV.

--Bob

On Mon, Mar 12, 2018 at 6:25 AM, Gerry Walden via LUG <lug at 
leica-users.org>
wrote:

> Peter
>
> I am disappointed (and IMHO so should all thinking photographers be) that
> the agency known worldwide for allowing their members a free choice of
> equipment and generally a free choice of subject matter, have now told some
> of their members what to shoot and what to shoot it with. I have a number
> of Magnum books on my shelves here at home and I have never known that
> happen before. It is a sad day!
>
> Gerry
>
> Gerry Walden
> 023 8046 3076
> 0797 287 7932
>
> > On 12 Mar 2018, at 09:46, Peter Dzwig <pdzwig at summaventures.com> 
> > wrote:
> >
> > Gerry,
> >
> > Yes, I agree it is pro-Fuji, but they are sponsoring the book, so it's
> hardly
> > surprising.
> >
> > What I was pointing out was the processes that they went through, which
> I found
> > very interesting, particularly the ones on editing and the printing
> processs,
> > but all were fascinating.
> >
> > With regard to a "project" I wasn't thinking of books particularly.
> There are
> > alternatives such as a gallery (static or fluid) around our individual
> > interpretations of the subject, or possibly a "competition" or some
> combo thereof.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Peter
> >
> > On 11/03/2018 06:12, Gerry Walden via LUG wrote:
> >> I watched a lot of this on YouTube and it was very clearly sponsored by
> Fujifilm to display their camera which is in direct competition to the
> Leica ?S' series. A number of the photographers involved seemed to be
> saying they were not happy with the larger size and preferred a smaller
> camera, although they didn?t say so in so many words. The impression I got
> was that they were saying what was anted rather than what they thought.
> >>
> >> Virtually every other Magnum promotional item on YouTube shows a strong
> preference for Leica equipment. Has Magnum really sold out to Fujifilm? Has
> their been some kind of lovers tiff between Magnum and Leica?
> >>
> >> Gerry
> >>
> >> Gerry Walden
> >> 023 8046 3076
> >> 0797 287 7932
> >>
> >>> On 11 Mar 2018, at 00:33, Robert Baron via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Thanks for posting these links, Peter, they bring up some interesting
> >>> material.
> >>>
> >>> As luck would have it I was just listening to an episode of a podcast
> >>> (Visual Revolutionary, VR Shorts Episode #2) featuring David Alan
> Harvey
> >>> and during the interview he mentioned this project.  Also of interest
> was
> >>> his dismissal of GAS (Gear Acquisition Syndrome), which of course I
> have to
> >>> fight on a regular basis.
> >>>
> >>> With regard to your thought about a LUG project it is a good one but
> I'm
> >>> afraid I can't presently volunteer for a role, although I could
> certainly
> >>> contribute an image if it does come to pass.
> >>>
> >>> --Bob
> >>>
> >>> On Tue, Mar 6, 2018 at 12:33 PM, Peter Dzwig <pdzwig at 
> >>> summaventures.com
> >
> >>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> All,
> >>>>
> >>>> I got a mail from "L'Oeil de la Photographie" about a book  - and
> >>>> exhibition -
> >>>> being published by Magnum called "Home":
> >>>>
> >>>> <https://loeildelaphotographie.com/en/16-photographes-de-magnum-
> >>>> racontent-leur-chez-soi-en-images/?utm_source=Liste%
> >>>> 20ODLP%20nouvelle%20version&utm_campaign=f5b4078d05-
> >>>> Newsletter%20FR%206.02.2018&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_
> >>>> 27b3627ade-f5b4078d05-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D&ct=t(Newsletter%
> >>>> 20FR%206.02.2018)>
> >>>>
> >>>> The link to "Home" on Magnum's site is here:
> >>>>
> >>>> <http://home-magnum.com/en/>
> >>>>
> >>>> NFI by the way! (I should be so lucky)
> >>>>
> >>>> The YouTube videos are very interesting and worth spending a few
> minutes
> >>>> watching for their own sake - and much more interesting than TV!
> >>>>
> >>>> The brief makes intetesting reading on its own too. And a thought
> crossed
> >>>> my
> >>>> mind, didn't we (The LUG) do things like this at one time? How about
> "The
> >>>> LUG at
> >>>> Home"? What do you think? An idea worth pursuing? I was fascinated by
> the
> >>>> variety of things that people included and thought of as signifying
> their
> >>>> "Home"
> >>>>
> >>>> If it is let's discuss the topic first, mechanics last of all. If it
> were
> >>>> done
> >>>> it needn't be a physical book...
> >>>>
> >>>> Regards,
> >>>>
> >>>> Peter
> >>>> --
> >>>>
> >>>> ===========================================================
> >>>> Dr Peter Dzwig
> >>>>
> >>>>
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> > --
> >
> > ===========================================================
> > Dr Peter Dzwig
> >
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