Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/10/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Alastair, Please count me in on this wonderful project. Steve LeHuray Annapolis http://www.streetphoto.net http://www.icommag.com it was on my mind, and being the sort of person who always takes on more > than he should chew, I must share my "vision". > > I was reading/reviewing the "Family of Man", and noticed that it was > produced in 1955. I began to think: How about a "Family of Man" by the LUG. > Many of us are looking for projects (picture a day, picture a week, and now > Brian's contest idea). We have 5 full years to produce the "book" before > the 50th anniversary of the "original" project, and in 2006 its the 50th > birthday of the "M", so my thoughts ran > > *the original had just over 500 images taken by 200 odd photographers > *there are more than 600 LUGGERS, many of whom have enormous talent and > experience, (this would give the project some "clout" if Ted, Tina, Donal, > Johnny,Jim, Duane, Adrian, and "please don't take offense at me not naming > you" join in and submit images) > *Images are sent to someone (perhaps me ;-) ) from the LUG and posted on a > display site. Digitization of the images is commercially available, and > there are many in the group who could help those who do not have scanners. > *of the images sent each year, 100 are chosen by a vote/ballot of the LUG > *those chosen produce a print 10X8 or larger for a gallery presentation. By > 2006 digital printing will be so good, that I suspect this will not be a > burden on anyone who "wins" a coverted spot in the exhibit, but we do have > lots of "experts" in printing who could help out those who need it. > *over 2001-5 we would collect 500 images, which would form an > exhibition/book/CD rom which each of us could purchase, or indeed, we could > "publish" > *I could certainly get the exhibition shown here in Ballarat at the Fine > art Gallery, and IFF we get Leica involved, their contacts could see the > exhibit travel and be shown as a monument to the 50th anniversary of the M > camera. > > Rules would be: > > Images should show something of humanity and its current state here on > planet earth as we start the new millenium > > All images should be taken with a Leica (this would keep Leica happy ;-) ) > > All images must be "new", and taken between 1999 and the middle of 2005, or > thereabouts > > All entrants must be prepared to supply a print for the exhibition > > Perhaps Brian could give his camera away to a worthy non-Leica user, who > can then supply some images as a vote of thanks, and a worthy start in life > for the old camera. > > OK its embryonic, but it is possible, and would only take 5 or so images > from 200 of us each year to have a reaonable stock from which to choose 100 > images each year. Long term projects require dedication, but the results > may indeed be truely worthy of the effort. Any proceeds could be donated to > a worthy cause. World wildlife fund springs to my mind as a sort of quirky > twist to a project dedicated to humanity ;-) but I'm sure we could find one > that suits us. I would be prepared to "donate" the web site/space though > others may have a better more central location or we could share that sort > of burden around. > > > Just a "dream" > > Cheers > > > Alastair Firkin > > http://users.netconnect.com.au/~firkin/AGFhmpg.html > >