Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/12/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Erwin Puts wrote: >After discussing WWII and the bombing of Dresden, (neo)nazis, pornography >and a slew of other topics, that are intimately related to the use of Leica >cameras, maybe this list is really off-topic. Below is a list of the top ten >current photographers, as ranked by their combined auction sales. >Cindy Sherman, USA, 1954 >Thomas Struth. Germany, 1954 >Andreas Gursky, Germany, 1955 >Gibert & George, UK, 1943/1942 >Charles Ray, USA, 1953 >Nan Goldin, USA, 1953 >Richard Prince, USA, 1949 >Andres Serrano, USA, 1950 >Bruce Nauman, USA, 1941 >Thomas Ruff, Germany, 1958. > >The ranking of old masters is: >Gustave Le Gray, France, 1820 >Edward Weston, USA, 1886 >Man Ray, USA/Fr, 1890 >Paul Strand, USA, 1890 >Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, Hungary, 1895 >Edward Steichen, USA, 1897 >Hippolyte Bayard, Fr, 1801 >Alfred Stieglitz, USA, 1864 >Ansel Adams, USA, 1902 >Andre Kertesz, Hungary/USA, 1894 > > >With the possible exception of some work by Kertesz, no Leica photographers >among these top twenty. >And note the very fertile years from 1950 to 1955 and the period 1885 to >1895, >According to this very crude statistic, the next generation of famous >photographers will be born around 2010 and use a digital camera? > >Erwin > Hmmmmm...no leica toting photogs won?? I wonder why. Maybe leica buffs spend too much time talking, fighting, arguing about or collecting their leica gear and too little time capturing great images. Methink....The Rolleiflex users were a more passionate lot in the taking of photographs! Dan K.