Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/11/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The Smith book is definitely worth it - Damn, did that man have an eye! And as to the Capa collection, I have never made a secret of my feeling that what's outstanding about Capa is that he was first - he was the original modern combat/non-combatant photographer - and if he had been third or fourth we'd all know a few of his photos, but he wouldn't be the revered figure he is. But after looking through this new collection, I have to say he was a hell of a lot better than I've given him credit for being...as though that matters to anyone..;-) B. D. Tim Atherton wrote: > > Just got the Gene Smith book B.D. - well worth it! > > Love the sound of that Capa book... > > Tim > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of B. D. Colen > > Sent: November 4, 2001 10:52 AM > > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > Subject: [Leica] Books > > > > > > For anyone who's interested, there are several terrific new books from > > Phaidon - > > > > Robert Capa - The Definitive Collection - 937! photos... > > I've only had a chance to glance through this, and the others I mention > > here, but this Capa collection makes me rethink Capa - in a positive way > > > > Elliott Erwitt Snaps - > > More than 500 images, half of which haven't been published > > previously...If you think of Erwitt as simply someone who took funny > > photos of dogs and not funny photos of MM, definitely take a look at > > this one... > > > > Vietnam, Inc. - The Philip Jones Griffiths classic reissued, with a > > forward by Noam Chomsky - okay, so skip the forward if you're not a > > Chomsky fan - :-) - and ignore the BS about how this book is what turned > > around public opinion on the Vietnam War - (Hello? Can you say 'nightly > > news?' Can you say 'Life Magazine?' Can you say 'body bags?') A classic > > none the less... > > > > There are also a number of new titles in the Phaidon 55 series.... > > > > And, not from Phaidon - there is a new W. Eugene Smith book out - > > Paradise Street - a collection of the 200-and-some photos - our of > > 17,000 - which he considered the core of his Pittsburgh project. > > > > B. D. > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html