Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/11/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]BWT - picked up a nice Eggleston book in the UK for 5 pounds (some will say a bargain, others will say that was far too much to pay!) ;-) And also, new "definitive" Don McCullin book - nothing new really, apart from one or two, but a really good overview of his work, printed nice and big. Oh - and Joel Sternfelds new "Stranger Passing" - very interesting. As well, got to see some cool stuff - photographic and otherwise - at the Tate Modern. Loved the "Struthsky's" at 9"x6" or so - very cool to see for real. Got a fun (Leica) shot of one of Struth's "people in a museum" images being looked at by people in a museum.... 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 12:49 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] Books > > > 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 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html