Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/12/09

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Personal challenges (long)
From: Christer Almqvist <christer@almqvist.net>
Date: Sat, 9 Dec 2000 23:18:58 +0200
References: <81.3fe34e7.2763beff@aol.com> <3A3287DF.D7491F98@rabiner.cncoffice.com>

>  ><Snip>
>>  Strangely i have found that the French do not regard HCB as a great
>>  'capturer' of French life but have more respect for Robert Doissneau and
>>  Willy Ronis. I suspect they feel that HCB deserted them for other 
>>places when
>>  he joined Magnum and had the opportunity, whereas Doissneau and Ronis stayed
>>  true to France. Whilst I am a great lover of HCB's work and regard him with
>>  awe, I have empathy with the French thinking on this.
>>
>>  Gerry
>>
>>  Gerry Walden (UK)
>
>
>The french also don't like him cause he came from a family with too much money
>I've heard!
>
>mark rabiner
>:)

Then logic calls for them to hate Lartigue, but they don't

Chris
- -- 
Christer Almqvist
D-20255 Hamburg, Germany and/or
F-50590 Regnéville-sur-Mer, France

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