Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2023/07/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Richard, I seem to have heard of Silverberg, but looking at his bibliography, the bells remain silent. Also, I never bought a sci-fi book myself, but had a friend who was an avid fan of them with shelves full. I always returned them to him after reading them. I did buy books, but never sci-fi ones. That said,? you have to remember that I am in my 70s, and remembering is a challenge. My mornings tend to start with looking at a strange man in my bathroom mirror. I ask him "Are you Douglas?" and he does the same to me - simultaneously... On 31/07/2023 00:10, Richard Man wrote: > Hi Douglas, I also have photos of Greg Bear, Greg Benford, Joe Haldeman, CJ > Cherryh, Connie Willis. Tamora Pierce, Peter S Beagle, Tim Powers, Jack > McDevitt, Robert Silverberg, etc. surely you have heard / read some of > these folks? > > On Sun, Jul 30, 2023 at 3:16?PM Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote: > >> I'd agree Brian, and, disappointingly, being a avid reader of sci-fi >> 'til I was about 21, I noted that the only name pictured with whom I was >> familiar with, or even heard of, was Larry Niven. >> Mind you, I did also think that the name Erik Wilkerson rang a bell >> somehow, but, googling him, I discovered the reason the bell rang, was >> because he was a semi famous American footballer who went on the run >> after stabbing and killing someone. He was sentenced to 12 years in the >> slammer a few months ago, hence the dim recollection. Google also told >> me there was a second Eric W who is indeed a well known - except to me - >> illustrator. >> >> But the the photos are impressive, and looking at them, you'd work out >> quite quickly that the subjects aren't working in Wall St. >> >> Douglas >> >> >> >> On 30/07/2023 15:44, Brian Reid wrote: >>> I looked at all of the pictures on >>> https://richardman.photo/worldbuilders-of-science-fiction-and-fantasy/. >>> They are incredible. Congratulations on having the Hugo people >>> recognize your work. >>> >>> On 2023-07-28 12:25, Richard Man wrote: >>>> Some of you might remember that I have been doing multiple portrait >>>> projects with large format 4x5 film in the last 8+ years, and some of >>>> you >>>> have given me emoional and even financial support (THANK YOU!). I am >>>> very >>>> excited to announce that I am a Hugo Finalist in the "Best Fan Artist" >>>> category this year. The Hugo Awards are the most prestigious awards >>>> in the >>>> science fiction and fantasy genre. You can read more about this here: >>>> >>>> https://richardman.photo/2023/07/2023-hugo-finalist/ >>>> >>>> Keep clicking that shutter! >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >