Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/09/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I came across a really nice book today, 'Israel' by Richard Lannoy. Published by Thames and Hudson in 1958 it contains 132 lustrous rich gravure plates in a large format (9"x12 1/2"). Quite historical to view now of course. I bought the Magnum offereing celebrating the 50th anniversary of the country last year and this provides an interesting counterpoint. It's rather more casual, less new-sy or battle orientated but far from being a soft coffee table picture book. I haven't found any text yet placing it on topic with regard to Lannoy's use of a Leica but on one page there's a delightful shot of a 50's lady (tourist?) shooting with a Leica in the foreground, behind here a Centurian tank with its 105mm barrel points in a similar direction! Good humanbistic pictures too. It seems he also did a similar volume in India. Anyone heard of him? Jem