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Subject: Re: [Leica] A chance to compare yourself to Magnum
From: "Simon Greenwood" <mail@simon.gs>
Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 11:35:09 -0000
References: <003601c2d856$b2ce3240$0316fea9@ccasony01>

The reason we did not comment about the photography, is that we are
embarassed. For my part, I captured the event;

http://simongreenwood.com/London%20Anti%20War%20Protest/pages/b27.htm

whereas Riboud captured the emotion.

http://www.magnumphotos.com/c/htm/CDocZ.aspx?o=&DT=ALB&E=29YL53ZVAX2L&Pass=&
Total=33&Pic=22

Simon G


- ----- Original Message -----
From: "bdcolen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 8:37 PM
Subject: RE: [Leica] A chance to compare yourself to Magnum


> Good God! TWENTY-NINE posts with the line "a chance to compare yourself
> to Magnum," with more than two dozen photos by of last weekend's demos
> by three Magnum shooters including Marc Riboud - with a couple of
> wonderfully startling images of
>  Jan Rose Kasmir demonstrating and holding Riboud's iconic image Riboud
> took of her at the March on The Pentagon...
> ...and NOT ONE PERSON out of 29 commented on the photography - just
> allot of twaddle about French laws regarding photographing in public -
> which have been discussed here countless times before...
>
> B. D.
> Shaking my head...
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Ernest
> Nitka
> Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 8:17 AM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] A chance to compare yourself to Magnum
>
>
> Neil - did you notice Marc Riboud's pic of a protester holding a poster
> of
> his ~1968 V. Nam Picture?  Also anyone know why certain images from
> Magnum
> are not available in France?
>
> ernie
>
>
> At 01:01 PM 2/19/03 +0000, you wrote:
> >Ian Berry, Marc Riboud, Franklin Stuart and Zizola Francesco  were
> >covering the protest marches on Saturday and you can see their pictures
>
> >at: http://www.magnumphotos.com/c/htm/Pa.aspx?E=29YL53ZVAX2L
> >
> >I'm glad I didn't see Berry or Riboud as I would have embarrassed
> >myself with a Wayne's World "We are not worthy!" routine.
> >
> >Neil
> >
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Replies: Reply from "Simon Greenwood" <mail@simon.gs> (Re: [Leica] A chance to compare yourself to Magnum)
In reply to: Message from "bdcolen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> (RE: [Leica] A chance to compare yourself to Magnum)