Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/01/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I saw the show at the Asia in NYC... it was great... lov the shot of men in mirror sunglasses Ting - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donal Philby" <donalphilby@earthlink.net> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2000 7:50 AM Subject: [Leica] 50 Years in China > The recently published book 50 Years of Photography in China is an > instructive and sometimes inspiring book. For one, it shows the work of > about 15 photographers (not including--so sad--the LUG's Adrian > Bradshaw). And it does so one section per photographer. It ranges from > from Chinese photographers I don't know to Magnum's Kubota, Salgado, > Kratochvil, Eve Arnold, MacDuff Everton and even landscape artist Robert > Glenn Ketchum. Yet leaves out such notables as Marc Riboud and Dennis > Cox > > It ranges from gritty BW to larger format color. Its presentation is > one reason I almost never buy books shot by more than one > photographer--too disjointed. > > But see for yourselves. The differences of the various viewpoints is a > good barometer of what speaks most to your personal sensibilities. > > Donal > -- > __________ > Donal Philby > San Diego > www.donalphilby.com > >