Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/11/28

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Subject: [Leica] was DVD,now Ted Grant collection,National Archives.
From: philippe.orlent at pandora.be (Philippe Orlent)
Date: Mon Nov 28 11:09:28 2005
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> On Nov 27, 2005, at 9:57 PM, Ted Grant wrote:
>> As of Monday 28th my files, slides, negs, B&W mounted exhibitions  
>> will be going to the National Archives of Canada. They already  
>> have a Ted Grant collection within the National Photo Collection,  
>> so this is the final submission covering the past 55 years of my  
>> life as a photojournalist.
>>
>> Quite frankly an emotional time to say the least these past months  
>> as my assistant and I filled 30 boxes and looked at many many  
>> prints. There were moments of looking back 40 years and feeling  
>> satisfied at what I did. By the same token looking at some even  
>> more recent and thinking, "well you idiot why did you shoot it  
>> that way?" ;-)
>>
>> Kind of goes with the territory, as no one in this crazy world of  
>> photography is perfect! Hell I've spent 55 years in the fun house  
>> and I'm learning all over again, with digital! ;-) And I'd never  
>> change any of it.
>>
>> Well OK one thing for sure! I'd have more family time rather than  
>> phone time talking to them from the other side of the world.
>>
>> Anyway as of Tuesday it's the beginning of a whole new world, we  
>> shall see what path it takes me.
>

Congratulations from the other side of the ocean, too. And may your  
digital path be as fruitful as your chemical one :-)
Philippe

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