Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/11/05

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Books
From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
Date: Mon, 05 Nov 2001 09:47:35 -0500
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Sorry, David, are you asking the wrong guy! I couldn't care less what
cameras the photos were shot with.

B. D.

David Burdoin wrote:
> 
> Hello BD,
> 
> Yes, I am interested.  I have begun a small collection of books of
> photographs taken with Leica cameras. So I should like to know if all of
> these books fall into that category.
> 
> Many thanks,
> David Burdoin
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: B. D. Colen <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2001 11:51 AM
> 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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In reply to: Message from Steve Rowell <steverowell@yahoo.com> ([Leica] Web Services)
Message from "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> ([Leica] Books)
Message from "David Burdoin" <herzilein@clear.lakes.com> (Re: [Leica] Books)