[Leica] A bias when collecting photographs

[Jayanand Govindaraj]

I remember that auction. I made a lowball bid for Salgado's print of
Churchgate Station in Mumbai, but did not win!

Cheers
Jayanand

On Sun, May 3, 2020 at 5:14 AM John Lee via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote:

> 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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