Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sir Wilfred and I were friends -- we spent many hours chatting about our common passion, the desert Arabs, at his flat in Chelsea and then, more recently, in Surrey in the old folks home he retired to, the golden sword given to him by the Sultan of Oman by his bedside. He was a rugged individualist of the type one is unlikely to see again, and certainly in the pantheon of uniquely accomplished Leica photographers, he was a great example of how one may live a life without becoming slave to others' approval (he had some rather ornery opinions about a lot of things), while still accomplishing some very valuable things. I'll miss him, and I urge others to check out his books, both for their excellent stories and fine b&w photos. "Arabian Sands" is one of the great classics of travel literature. Emanuel Lowi Montreal - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html