Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/11/27

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Subject: RE: [Leica] OT - Information Please
From: "WOC" <woc2@earthlink.net>
Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2003 23:03:15 -0500

Mike,
  true, you would not expect to see him at a Concours, never thought of him
as a car guy.
Bill

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He seems to have photographed all kinds of characters.  I wasn't
expecting the guy we all know who is the fourth one down on the right,
on this page http://www.jessealexander.com/w/gallery.html

Mike D

WOC wrote:
> Sam,
> That would probably be Jesse Alexander.  His work is legendary.
> His web site is http://www.jessealexander.com/
>
> He did more to inspire my love of photography and especially motorsports
> photography. He also brought the realization to me that black and white
> track photography is much much harder then color.
>
> Ran into him in Monterey for the Porsche 50th anniversary event in 98.
His
> first comment was about the M6 hanging off my shoulder, commenting that he
> had been using Leica rangefinders forever.  Although he now uses Canon I
> believe.
>
> There were many others but Jesse is the one that lit my fire.
>
> Bill
>



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