Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In a message dated 8/19/00 3:29:11 PM, icommag@toad.net writes: << For what its worth there are a lot of photographers taking pictures of our leaders who are not on the taxpayers dime. Here is one of Tipper, http://www.icommag.com/august-2000-page-24.html receiving a Exellence in Photography award I took a couple months ago. The color shots were Nikon w/24-50 at F8 and the 'Monster Metz', the rest were Leica M's wide open w/available light. >> FWIW, the BEST of the "personal photographers" did much more than award shots and other public events. They documented the behind the scenes personal moments of our "leaders." I'm not sure that any of them had the access that Kennerly did but I believe some came close (Reagan's maybe). Read Kennerly's book -- he recalls being on hand for top secret meetings and very personal family times during the Ford administration. Bob (then again, there was Nixon's photographer) McEowen