[Leica] Update

[Lluis Ripoll]

Thank you very much my friend Jayanand, i apareciste your kind words!
Cheers
Lluis

El jue, 5 feb 2026, 14:42, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com>
escribió:

> Luis,
> A well deserved and extremely appropriate honour. Congrats!
>
> Cheers
> Jayanand
>
> On Thu, Feb 5, 2026 at 6:15 PM Lluis Ripoll via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
> wrote:
>
>> Dear friends,
>> Despite my absence, I am still following the issues that I consider
>> important, including Bill Clough's message commenting on the decline in
>> participation.
>>
>> The LUG book is very important, and we miss Ted encouraging us to
>> publish. I did so in early January, if I remember correctly, but I would
>> like to add something else, and that is that the LUG is an unforgettable
>> meeting place for me. Thanks to the LUG and, of course, Brian, I have had
>> the pleasure of making many great new friends, many of whom have come to
>> Barcelona, while others I have met in Chicago. I just want to say that I
>> hope this continuity is maintained.
>>
>> My absence due to my work has brought some good news that I would like to
>> share. For the second time (which is quite extraordinary), the Department
>> of Culture of the Government of Catalonia has purchased part of my
>> photographic collection for the Museums of Sitges. There have been 41
>> silver gelatin prints, and in addition, in April I will be exhibiting 32
>> silver gelatin prints, all made by me in my darkroom, under the title
>> ‘Memories’ (of Barcelona). I have taken few new photographs and I want to
>> continue working on my photographic archive in my darkroom. I hope to
>> return soon to share my work with you. Thank you for your friendship and
>> understanding.
>>
>> Saludos cordiales
>> Lluis
>>
>>
>>
>>
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