Re: [Leica] Family of Man II

[David Binder <dbinder@sympatico.ca>]

But after all we've been through these last 50 years, should it not at
last be the Family of Woman And Man? (The Family of W.A.M.)

- -David Binder


> 
> Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 17:52:31 +1100
> From: Alastair Firkin <firkin@netconnect.com.au>
> Subject: [Leica] Family of Man II
> Message-ID: <l03130302b609b63942e9@[203.87.44.173]>
> References:
> 
> Ok friends, there seems to be some enthusiasm for the idea. I'll start to
> beef it out a bit. I will begin by defining categories: please feel free to
> add/subtract or comment
> 
> * The Seven ages of man
> * The Works of Man: great and small
> * Portraits: individual
> * Portraits: group and family
> * Tradional skills in a modern world
> * Work in the new Millenium
> * Beliefs and Faith
> * Pastimes, sports and pleasure
> * Glimpses of the future
> * Reflections of our past
> * Inhumanity
> 
> Images can be sent to me probably at a 600 x 400 pixel jpg size, or a URL
> can be sent, and I can point the exhibits page to your server -- this would
> be preferable as it will save me a lot of space and stop my ISP getting
> "worried".
> 
> I intend at this stage to exhibit all entries on a web site, divided into
> the above/or modified categories. Judging will be in November of each year,
> and the selected images from that year will be highlighted in a web exhibit
> to be seen over the Christmas New Year period, before the beginnings of the
> new years collection. I will also produce a CD rom of the years winning
> images which anyone in the project will be able to purchase at "cost". At
> this stage I would see this as some form of perhaps pdf file, but some of
> you may not want your work distributed on CD's -- I envisage the quality
> being no higher than the web exhibits, which anyone can download, so I am
> presuming this would not be a problem, but let me know. By returning your
> CD at the end of each year you will have the next phase added to the
> collection. At least this way, if the project dies after 3 years, we all
> have something to remember it by ;-) Judging will be open to anyone
> involved in the project, or perhaps open to the entire LUG or perhaps we
> need outside advise/judges. I favour the former. To register for the
> project, please e-Mail me at
> 
> firkin@netconnect.com.au
> 
> I will start a project database. You do not have to submit work to register
> interest -- after all, you have 5 years to submit work, but I would like a
> list of interested parties so that I can keep everyone informed both on and
> off the LUG. It will also allow me to call for help from those interested
> ;-)
> 
> Next some questions: Does anyone know if we can use the name Family of Man
> II, or do we need permission/a new name? I would like the project to
> reflect the origins of the Edward Steichen concept, and so I favour using
> the original title if at all possible. At this time I would call it:
> 
> The Family of Man II
> Leica Users Group Project
> A celebration of humanity.
> 
> Does anyone object to me co-ordinating the project, at least in its
> embryonic form?
> 
> More as we go along.
> 
> cheers
> 
> Alastair Firkin
>