[Leica] A bias when collecting photographs

[John Lee]

You could also try the auction houses.
<https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2020/photographs-2>

—John

On Saturday, May 2, 2020, Richard Clompus via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
wrote:

> Well said.  Thank you. I’ve been educated.
>
> Be well,
> Richard
>
> > On May 2, 2020, at 11:38 AM, Christopher Crawford <
> chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com> wrote:
> >
> > I have been a professional artist for 25 yrs and have never once been
> asked by a collector what kind of prints I sell, nor has any said they
> consider inkjet prints inferior. The serious art world just doesn't care.
> That's a fetish of amateur photographers who need to prop up their own work
> by making it about the medium. The art world doesn't care about the medium,
> they care about the image.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Chris Crawford
> > Fine Art Photography
> > Fort Wayne, Indiana
> > 260-437-8990
> >
> > http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com  My portfolio
> >
> > http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798
> > Like My Work on Facebook
> >
> >
> > On 5/2/20, 12:10 PM, "LUG on behalf of Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG"
> <lug-bounces+chris=chriscrawfordphoto.com at leica-users.org on behalf of
> lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
> >
> >    No, not at all. It is a bias well past its fly by date, IMHO. I have
> >    digitally printed signed, numbered, limited editions of Ted's work as
> well.
> >
> >    If you want HCB, estate stamped, look for Magnum posters, It all
> depends on
> >    whether you want - something iconic on your wall to enjoy, or an
> >    investment, It is all up to you.
> >
> >    https://www.magnumphotos.com/shop/collections/posters/
> >
> >    Cheers
> >    Jayanand
> >
> >    On Sat, May 2, 2020 at 9:29 PM Richard Clompus via LUG <
> lug at leica-users.org>
> >    wrote:
> >
> >> I’ve purchased fine art photographs from galleries over the years from
> >> photographers that have excited me.  Usually they are from photographers
> >> that I read about during my college years.   I’d love to have a silver
> >> halide print from Henri Cartier-Bresson or Eugene Smith but at $30,000
> USD,
> >> they are out of my league and only a dream.
> >>
> >> Even though there are really nice looking fine art b&w prints from ink
> jet
> >> pigments, I somehow don’t give them as much respect as a silver print
> when
> >> purchasing as a fine art print for my walls.
> >>
> >> Does anyone else have this bias?
> >>
> >> Be well,
> >> Richard
> >>
> >> Richard Clompus
> >> California
> >>
> >>
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