Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/11/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Eric Welch wrote: > > At 09:08 AM, you wrote: > >I saw a BBC documentary on photography tonight. It's called Decisive > >Moments: the photographs that made history. This time photographs of the > >1960's were shown. > > > >Larry Burrows (with his Leica's) was shown photographing the Vietnam War > >for Life Magazine. > >Does anybody know of some books with the work of Larry Burrows in it? And > >same the question also for the work of Tim Page. > > There's a book out about a Requiem to Vietnam Photographers, can't > remember the name, but Dirck Halstead, TIME photographer has just announced > a web page on the subject. I haven't been there yet, but here's the URL. > (should be up real soon!). > > http://digitaljournalist.org > > Enjoy! (By the way, the book is something like $55 USD. If I find the > title, I'll let you all know). > ========== > > Eric Welch > St. Joseph, MO > http://www.ponyexpress.net/~ewelch > > Is reading in the bathroom considered Multi-Tasking?The book is called "Requim" and is available at Barnes and Noble. I was looking through it the other day, and the photographs are so powerful and so disturbing that I had to put the book down. Didn't have my check book with me, but as soon as I get back to the store, it's going into my book collection. The photos make you realize what a powerful tool photography can be in the hands of someone who knows the difference between a photo and a snapshot. Jack Gottlob