Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/08/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Does anyone know where I could get a copy of Other Americas? trish ternahan@gentlelens.net > From: "Tim Atherton" <tim@KairosPhoto.com> > Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2001 10:40:31 -0600 > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Subject: RE: [Leica] Salgado > > Wasn't it Salgado who supposedly said if people are smiling, he will wave > his fist at them while photographing to get rid of the smile..... or was it > just a LUG rumour? > > The only Salgado book/body of work I really like is Other Americas - and > while I enjoy looking at his later ones, I find much of it too theatrical or > operatic in feel - rather like a lot of St. Ansel's landscapes - in fact, I > find much more similarity between St. Sebastian and St. Ansel than comparing > with say Nachtwey or HCB or McCullin or whoever. > > Maybe in another 50 years time or so, a very very old Vicky Golberg will > write an article helping to re-establish Salgado's work...? > > Tim >