Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In the course of our discussion of Salgado, someone mentioned that pictures of posperity tend to be banal. As a possible counterexample, I will mention that I recently borrowed "In Search of Lake Wobegon" from the library, with text by Garrison Keillor and photos by Richard Olsenius. (This is an expanded version of a story that appeared in National Geographic.) I never understood the US midwest until I had the mixed experience of living there for 4 long years. Suddenly Keillor's radio show "A Prairie Home Companion" was funny. Anyway, I enjoyed this book both for the excerpts of Keillors humor, and the direct to the heart black and white photographs. They combine strong emotional and formal content, and a touch of humor. No evidence of detectable propagandizing. You can read about the photographic techniques involved at the National Geo web site-- http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0012/feature5/zoom1.html For the Leica fans (and assorted believers in the doctrine of equipment determinism) Olsenius used an M6 and a Wista 4 x 5 view camera. He must have used his personality too to get some of the intimate shots he got. Mark Davison - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html