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Subject: Re: [Leica] Book: "SE Asia" by Steve McCurry
From: D Khong <dkhong@pacific.net.sg>
Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2000 05:51:51 +0000
References: <3.0.2.32.20001109180019.0100b694@pacific.net.sg>

Mike

Hopefully soon in the FOM2....put up by my good friend Alastair Firkin.

Dan K.

At 08:11 AM 9/11/00 -0500, you wrote:
>Dan:
>
>Have you posted your pictures anywhere?  They sound interesting.  I would
>like to see them.
>
>Mike D
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "D Khong" <dkhong@pacific.net.sg>
>To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>; <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
>Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2000 1:00 PM
>Subject: Re: [Leica] Book: "SE Asia" by Steve McCurry
>
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>> Robert Appleby wrote:
>> >Steve McCurry is one of the very few western photographers who's famous
>in
>> >India, deservedly so as he goes there a lot and even used to live there,
>> >although only a couple of years, I think.
>> >Unfortunately he's famous for taking nice snaps but not liking Indians!
>> >(Everyone I've met who knows him says this, of course they could be
>> >mistaken, and I don't know him personally - nonetheless that's his rep).
>> >Of course, photographing there is largely a matter of crowd control and
>you
>> >miss so many great pictures while trying to organise kids and adults out
>of
>> >the way. It can be trying.
>>
>> Robert,
>>
>> Frankly, Steve's book should have been named "South and SE Asia". That
>> would have been more accurate. Since you know him, maybe you should give
>> him my feedfack. India may seem fascinating but IMHO it's already overdone
>> photographically.
>>
>> I spent 4 days in Ho Chi Minh City and was somewhat uninspired but
>> nevertheless the potential for street photgraphy and people pics is
>> amazing.  Unknown to many, Cambodia is THE country to get beautiful and
>> emotional photographs.  I spent 8 days in Phnom Penh and Siem Reap
>> (location of the famous Angkor Wat) and I shot roll after roll of HP5+
>> until my energy (an nearly all my films) ran out. The tragedy of that
>> country alone will grab you, then you see the old world beauty, then the
>> people who are all so willing to smile and pose for you, followed by the
>> children running around naked and unabashed. Small country, big
>photography!
>>
>> I also like Thailand. Always charming, always full of subjects for
>> pictures. I have been to that country no less than 6 times in the past 4
>> years and each time, I've come home with new stuffs to print in my
>darkroom.
>>
>> If only Steve McCurry could only give himself another really good crack at
>> SE Asia, his pictures on India will have no place in his book.
>>
>> Dan K.
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