Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/05/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It's reminiscent of the problem Les Krims had with his early essays (The Incredible Case Of The Stack O'Wheat Murders, etc.) which he was printing on Azo paper. I seem to remember that after the initial outcry, Kodak reintroduced it. But it didn't last long. We're not that far away from such a scenario, repeating itself over an over again. Slobodan Dimitrov Studio G-8, Angels Gate Cultural Center http://sdimitrovphoto.com On May 10, 2006, at 11:02 AM, pmcc wrote: > As I understand it, he had invested years > in developing his characteristic atmospheric > style of printing uniquely on Agfa paper. Last > time we discussed it, I seem to recall he was > experimenting with Ilford to see if he could > adapt his technique to that paper's characteristics. > > In parallel, responding perhaps to market > pressures, he has also begun working more in > color and I believe makes some digital output. > But last I knew he still captured all his images > on film. The part of his work I admire is his > black and white work, which he prints himself. > This guy has a highly personalized style of > printing that is completely under his control. > I've seen the prints and the muddy reproductions in > the book don't nearly do them credit. His prints > are luminous and layered with shifting tonal > depths, suited for rendering his poetic and > elegiac treatment of lost time. The way he sees, > his (self-assigned) choice of subject matter and > how he develops his narratives are a distinctively > personal view of a part of the world he is deeply > connected to. > > rgds > Peter. > SF, CA > > P.S. to Doug: T-shirt arrived, awesome, thanx. > > NO ARCHIVE > > --- doug kim <yup@pacbell.net> wrote: > >> >> yes absolutely stunning work. thanks for sharing. >> >> so after agfa disappeared, what paper does he use >> now? >> >> doug >> >> On 5/10/06 2:11 AM, "Tarek Charara" >> <tarek.charara@pix-that-stimulate.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Wonderful & inspiring work. Thank's for pointing >> it out! >>> >>> >>> All the best from the south of France! >>> >>> Tarek >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------- >>> Tarek Charara >>> <http://www.pix-that-stimulate.com> >>> >>> NO ARCHIVE >>> >>> >>> Le 10 mai 06 ? 04:29, pmcc a ?crit : >>> >>>> Visitors to Venice might be interested in the >>>> James Whitlow Delano exhibit this month. James >>>> is an American photographer based in Asia who >>>> made some remarkably evocative black and white >>>> photographs of the Silk Road and of the Three >> Gorges >>>> area, using only a Leica M2 and 2.8 Summaron. I >>>> met him in Beijing, Urumqi and Kashgar, where we >>>> admired each other's Leicas. >>>> >>>> rgds >>>> Peter. >>>> SF, CA >>>> >>>> --- James Whitlow Delano <james.delano@pep.ne.jp> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> From: "James Whitlow Delano" >>>>> <james.delano@pep.ne.jp> >>>>> To: "James Whitlow Delano" >> <james.delano@pep.ne.jp> >>>>> Subject: Empire/Impero China show in Venice, >> Italy. >>>>> Date: Sat, 6 May 2006 23:59:22 +0900 >>>>> >>>>> Grazia Neri and I would like to invite you to >>>>> Empire: Impressions from China/ >>>>> Impero: Impressioni dalla Cina >>>>> >>>>> at >>>>> >>>>> SCHOLA D'ARTE DEI BATTIORO E TIRAORO, >>>>> S.STAE, VENEZIA, ITALIA. >>>>> >>>>> The show features work from my book of China >>>>> photographs of the same name. Curator, Serena >>>>> Baccaglini >>>>> has presented the show in this 18th century >> guild of >>>>> artists which is house in a palazzo adjacent to >> the >>>>> baroque Sant' Eustachio Church, known as San >>>>> Stae on the Grand Canal. >>>>> >>>>> Grazia Neri and Paola Riccardi have produced >> this >>>>> show and it will be open to the public >> throughout >>>>> the month of May 2006. >>>>> >>>>> Access could not be easier. The vaporetto, >> public >>>>> canal >>>>> boats, stop directly in front of the venue at >> San >>>>> Stae. >>>>> >>>>> Warm Regards, >>>>> >>>>> James Whitlow Delano. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >> __________________________________________________ >>>> Do You Yahoo!? >>>> Tired of spam? Yahoo! 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