Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/09/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Makes a change from "Dispaches from a Richard". - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rob Appleby" <rob@robertappleby.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Friday, September 13, 2002 12:03 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] FS: Photo books and prints. > Steve - I don't know how to break this to you, but I just did this project > last weekend. Except I called it "PostCards from a Robert". So find another > project, before I call the plagiarism police. > R. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Steve LeHuray" <icommag@toad.net> > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Sent: Friday, September 13, 2002 5:14 PM > Subject: Re: [Leica] FS: Photo books and prints. > > > > > Damn! And I went and wasted $40 on Eugene Richard's "Stepping Through > The > > > Ashes," a hardcover book published by Aperture - which I got signed (for > > > free last night at the Gardner Museum)- when I could have put that money > > > toward a collection of Alfie Wang's prints,in an Itoya binder, for > $600.;-) > > > > > > B. D. > > > > > > > B.D., > > > > Well I have to say that I am feeling pretty inspired lately by Alfie and > how > > he has elevated himself to God-like status. He is definitely a model for > all > > of the struggling photographers/artists out here practicing our craft and > > our art. > > > > Just last weekend I decided, using Alfie as a role model, to rid myself of > > my deep depression and start a new project which I am calling *PostCards > > >From A Refraction* (PCFAR). It will be an intimate monograph of my > struggles > > to emulate my hero Robert Doisneau which will then morph into the modern > day > > portrayal of Ralph Gibson's hands. I fully expect this entire monumental > > project will take me an entire month and every waking moment will be > devoted > > to this revealing memoir of an aging hippie and his quest to understand > the > > depths of the human frailties. > > > > I have no doubt that this work will receive international acclaim and > become > > a bench mark for all to follow in practicing their art and craft. > > > > sl > > > > > > > > For sale: > > > > > > 1) Postcards of an Existentialist Halftone Book/Catalogue (107 pages, > 8.5 by > > > > > > 11)... $25 plus $10 SH. > > > > > > 2) Complete self-printed and autographed set of all 96 prints in Itoya > > > binder > > > Epson Archival Matte Paper... $150 plus $20 SHI > > > Hahnemuhle Photo Matte Paper... $300 plus $20 SHI > > > Hahnemuhle Photo Rag 188... $500 plus $20 SHI > > > Hahnemuhle Photo Rag 308... $600 plus $20 SHI > > > If interested in other papers, please contact at > leica_phile@hotmail.com. > > > > > > 3) Single unmatted print > > > Epson Archival Matte Paper... $10 plus $5 SHI > > > Hahnemuhle Photo Matte Paper... $20 plus $5 SHI > > > Hahnemuhle Photo Rag 188... $40 plus $5 SHI > > > Hahnemuhle Photo Rag 308... $50 plus $5 SHI > > > > > > 4) Postcards of an Existentialist CD-ROM... $.50 plus $4 SH > > > > > > For more information or to order please contact Albert Wang at > > > leica_phile@hotmail.com accordingly. Thanks again for your > consideration. > > > > > > Albert "Alfie" Wang > > > Freelance Street/Documentary Photographer > > > 1122 Brill St. > > > Philadelphia PA 19124 > > > leica_phile@hotmail.com > > > (215) 668-1809 > > > > > > > > -- > > 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