[Leica] Magnum Stories

[pdzwig at summaventures.com (Peter Dzwig)]

Went to see the exhibition today...

a bit disappointing only about forty photos and two or three cases of 
artifacts 
of one type or another though very amusing. The space is really not very 
large 
and so doesn't offer much opportunity for a larger selection, nor for 
standing 
back.

The choice of photographs is somewhat mixed, there are some that many on the 
LUG 
and elsewhere will recognise instantly and some "holes" in the selection 
from 
the book. If you have the book then there really isn't much reason to go, 
unless 
you have a spare half hour and are in the Farringdon area.

I don't know what the attendance has been like but when we went there were 
only 
three of us in the room although it was fairly early in the morning. I 
understand that TV and radio reviews are due out later this week.

It would be great to see it in a larger space with a better selection. All 
in 
all a disappointment.

Peter Dzwig

B. D. Colen wrote:

> Yes it is....
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> Subject: Re: [Leica] Magnum Stories
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>>Got a chance yesterday to actually take a look at this book - For 
>>anyone at all interested not only in the stories behind the stories, 
>>but also in how Magnum members approach story telling, this is a 
>>definite must. It includes everything from Capa's D-Day work, to 
>>Eugene Smith's Country Doctor, to Bruce Davidson's subway project, to 
>>stuff by lesser known Magnum members - 61 in all. In each case there's
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>>an extensive interview or text, and then lot's of images. And for 
>>those only interested in "Leica photography," allot of this stuff was 
>>shot with Leicas, and the vast majority of it was shot with film. 
>>Someone - I can't immediately think of who it was and I haven't yet 
>>purchased the book so I can't check right away - talks about having 
>>used film throughout his career and now having to deal with the fact 
>>that the film era is approaching its end. Interesting, valuable stuff.
>>
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> Thanks for the info.Is Magnum stories it,s title?
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