[Leica] Baku Exhibit, R e d u x

[Piers Hemy]

Thanks for all your previous Baku images, Matt, which give an
insight to the "flavour" of Azeri society, but these were something else entirely. 

I find it almost too hard to believe how much the place has changed since I
was there in 1992. But equally hard to believe that it was 23 years ago! I
assume that pilgrimages to the graves of the  martyrs of 1991 are not so
high on the "visitors must be taken to see" list. But I also assume that
there is now infinitely (all but literally) more choice of places to eat and
things to eat when you get there. I recall three dishes which were served in
various permutations at various meals throughout the week at the Hotel
Intourist, with Restaurant Caravan-Serai as the "exotic" alternative. I
suspect both are now long forgotten!

Piers

-----Original Message-----
From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+piers.hemy=gmail.com at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Matt Kollasch
Sent: 19 February 2015 13:09
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] Baku Exhibit, R e d u x

Hi,

Thanks for all the comments on the photos for the exhibit. Much
appreciated. I looked at the images again and again and agree with Peter
that they might be a bit too bright on the screen, but as prints they are
fine.

The opening went well with about 75 people there. Lots of questions about
the center; some folks asking how they can help. So maybe some more support
for the center will come from this. The parents of one of the little girls
in the photos were there and the mother gave a moving talk about how the
center has helped her. It was the best moment of the night… and the little
girl - all smiles — was the star of the evening.

One photo (proceeds will go to the center) sold. I was surprised to sell
any because of the nature of the photos and we hadn’t priced them. The one
that comes up when you open the link below sold… and not to a parent but to
an employee of the International Committee for the Red Cross.

http://www.kollarfoto.com/the-center-exhibit

/matt

On Tue, Feb 17, 2015 at 4:05 AM, Ken Carney <kcarney1 at cox.net> wrote:

> These are all really excellent.  Certainly I wouldn't change anything.  We
> have clients there and I haven't been overly motivated to pay a visit, but
> maybe I should rethink.
>
> Ken
>
>
>
> On 2/16/2015 4:20 AM, Matt Kollasch wrote:
>
>> *My mistake?  Sending the https link which requires credentials.*
>> *Again, my apologies. Please take a look.*
>>
>> *- - -*
>> An exhibit of my photos taken at The Azerbaijan Physical Therapy Center
>> will open Tuesday night. I was asked to take these photos so that the
>> Center can use them to promote their work. This type of help for children
>> is all too rare in Azerbaijan.
>>
>> It was a challenge for me. The light was horrible and the children (like
>> dogs) were 'always' on the move. Some photos are not as sharp as I would
>> like them.
>>
>> The prints are 50x75cm and mounted on foam core. The captions were written
>> by The Center.
>>
>> *http://www.kollarfoto.com/the-center-exhibit
>> <http://www.kollarfoto.com/the-center-exhibit>*
>>
>> C & C welcome.
>> /matt
>>
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