Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/05/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Damn, Sal, a useful suggestion: 1 - 2 - Requiem - For providing a wide assortment of stunning, often disturbing work by many of the greats, both well known - Burrows, Capa, etc. - and unknown outside of limited photos circles - Huet. A magnificient volume. 3 - Doing Documentary Work - By Robert Coles. Oxford U. Press and NY Public Library. Compliation of a lecture series this documentarian and child psychiatrist gave at the NY Public Library a couple of years ago. Provides much food for thought about what documentary photograpy, and writing,is really all about, or should be about. Includes lengthly discussions of, among others, the work of D. Lange. Very thought provoking. B. D. > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Sal > DiMarco,Jr. > Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2000 2:53 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Cc: leica@topica.com > Subject: [Leica] Something useful > > > Lugger & Leggers, > Instead of complaining about differences in Leica lenses, making > comments about being polite (IMO- the original poster was correct) or > endless chatter about whether or not your LHSA black paint camera will > appreciate in value. I suggest the following...... > Let each of us, recommend our favorite photo books. Since, this is my > idea, I will set up the rules... > > 1.- One book only per category. > 2.- No "me too's," ditto's, etc. If someone beat you to a > recommendation, so > what. > 3.- No trashing anyone choices. No praising either. > 4.- The categories are: > A.- Favorite Leica Toy > (equipment) book > B.- Favorite Picture book (non-Leica > photographers are permitted) > C.- Favorite Non-Photo Photo book. > (biographies, etc.) > 5.- Please include, Title, author, publisher, year of publication, Library > of Congress Number and a VERY short (two sentences at most) review. > 6.- Please post your selections, no private e-mails please. > 7.- Deadline is D-Day June 6, 2000. > > I will compile the list, and hopefully a couple of week after the > deadline, I will post it. Maybe, we can convince the list owners > to store it > some place where it is easily retrievable. > To start things off, here are my selections: > > A.- Leica Illustrated History (Vols. 1, 2, & 3) by James J. Lager; Lager > Limited Editions; 1993, 1994, 1998.; v1= ISBN-0-9636973-1-5/ v2= ISBN > 0-9636973-2-3/ v3= ISBN 0-9636973-3-1. > The most complete collection of Leica equipment to date, including > some of my old toys. > > B.- Larry Burrows- Compassionate Photographer by The Editors of Life; > Time-Life Books; 1972; ISBN 72-88529 > The posthumous collection of the photographs of this world class > photographer and gentleman. > > C.- W. Eugene Smith- Shadow & Substance by Jim Hughes, McGraw-Hill > Publishing Co.; 1989; ISBN 0-07-031123-4 > This is The biography of Gene Smith. It shows the reality of this > brilliant photographer and flawed human being. His last wife, Aileen said > she couldn't bring herself to finish reading it. > > Happy Snapping, > > Sal DiMarco, Jr. > >