Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Not to offend Arthur or Ted, but I've always thought Sieff's photography was the absolute pits. At least Helmut Newton has a sense of humour occasionally, like the picture of the girl being swallowed by a croc. I can't see anything positive in Mr. Sieff's snapshots, except perhaps the "craft", which would, I suppose, make him a _real_ photographer. Isn't anybody tired of seeing juvenile fantasy female nudes? Very sellable, of course. When I first starting looking at pictures (about 70 years ago) I loved Gibson, Friedlander, Winogrand, HCB and a whole slew of American "New Colour" snappers. Out of that lot the only one who's still with me now is probably Winogrand. He had a light touch and was a master of the Cairo Quickstep. His zoo pictures and 60's party snaps are unbeatably funny. Maybe we should have a list of of the three photographers we most hate - that would be revealing, as everyone seems more or less to agree about who they love. Rob. Robert Appleby V. Bellentani 36 41100 MO Italy tel. (+39) 059 303436 mob. (+39) 0348 336 7990