Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/01/10

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Stanley Kubrick
From: Austin Burbridge <LEICA@attglobal.net>
Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2000 19:08:29 -0800

Stanley Kubrick started out as a photographer, and did indeed work for Look.

> Fellow LUGGERS,
>
>I just received a gift to day from a friend, the Leica Manual, by Willard
>Morgan, 12th edition 1953. It is over 400 pages of incredible Leica stuff
>that is still applicable to todays generation of Leicas. I wish there was a
>book available today that is as comprehensive as this book. It has chapters
>written by Ansel Adams, Arthur Rothstein, Alfred Eisenstaedt and Peter
>Stackpole writes a chapter on underwater photography with a Leica. Plus many
>photgraphs by the greats, but, one picture credit puzzels me; a street photo
>by LOOK photographer STANLEY KUBRICK, Leica LTM with a 50mm Summar, f/2.8 @
>1/8. I am wondering if this is the Oscar winning director (Clock Work
>Orange, 2001, etc, etc)? Did Kubrick work for Look before going on to his
>marvelous film career? Anybody know?
>Steve
>Annapolis