Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]One of the best. Breaking from the pack, any pack, is an incredible feat. After looking at the book that I had mentioned earlier, I still find his work edgy and contemporary. The work is far from dated. After looking at it the previous Friday, Saturday, Monday and today, I feel like I've taken a mental tonic. The role of simplicity in the images, when the era was moribund by the stifling traditionalism of the studio photographers, is just stunning. Simplicity is incredibly arduous in execution. Slobodan Dimitrov Mark Rabiner wrote: > > Nathan Wajsman wrote: > > > > I wonder how much of the attraction we feel for Bailey is due to the fact > > that he got to photograph some of the icons of the 60s><Snip> > > I used to think that. > > But having seen one of his books i do think he is much more than a > cliché of himself. > > He is a truly great photographer. > > If i end up being half as good as him I'll be happy. > > A true inspiration Bailey is for me. > > Mark Rabiner > Portland, Oregon USA > http://www.markrabiner.com > -- > 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