Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/11/04

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Books
From: "Tim Atherton" <tim@KairosPhoto.com>
Date: Sun, 4 Nov 2001 13:36:13 -0700

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.
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