Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/03/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I would give that honor to A. Stieglitz. AA is more like the Arthur Fiddler of the photo art world. Audience formation is an important part of any social(izing) activity. S. Dimitrov On Mar 7, 2005, at 10:07 AM, Tom Schofield wrote: > One thing we can thank him for is that his work is regarded by many as > being largely responsible for acceptance of photography as an art > medium in the first place. > Tom Schofield > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Slobodan Dimitrov" > <s.dimitrov@charter.net> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> > Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 9:16 AM > Subject: Re: [Leica] Ansel > > >> Out here in California, AA created a log jam with his work. Just >> about everything was judged against it. It stifled the creative >> atmosphere, and it kept other very venerable hands of the medium from >> getting their just do. This was due to the very narrow market for >> this kind of work. With AA saturating the market with prints geared >> to every level of sales, from lithos to finished prints, it left >> little room for the others. >> Never mind that for the longest time, one's work was judged whether >> or not one was one of his associates from the seminar circuit. >> S. Dimitrov >> >> >> >> On Mar 6, 2005, at 5:16 PM, B. D. Colen wrote: >> >>> Hey, I KNOW I'm in the minority. But keep in mind that the record >>> holder >>> for photo book sales and calendar sales is that Australian woman who >>> shoots babies as fruits and vegetables. :-) >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org >>> [mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf >>> Of >>> Tom Schofield >>> Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2005 8:12 PM >>> To: Leica Users Group >>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Ansel >>> >>> >>> I once heard that AA's annual sales were higher than all other >>> photographic >>> art sales. I guess that would put you in the minority! ;-) Tom >>> Schofield >>> >>>> On 07/03/2005, at 9:27 AM, B. D. Colen wrote: >>>> >>>>> That's fine, if you consider Ansel a Saint. I don't. I consider him >>>>> one of the great darkroom masters of all time, and a wonderful >>>>> photographic technician/innovator (the Zone system, etc.). But when >>>>> it comes to photography per se, I'm in that minority that consider >>>>> him a purveyor of boring calendar art. ;-) > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > Slobodan Dimitrov Photography