Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/09/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> Steve > > But remember, you have to more to Paris, live in a garret and shoot > black and white while smoking Gitanes > > Steve ...yeah, love to do that! And would dress in all black from the beret down, and would have to have a silver Porsche. oooo! gives me the shivers to think about it. sl > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Steve > LeHuray > Sent: 13 September 2002 17:15 > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > 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 > > -- > 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