Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/06/08

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Subject: [Leica] Eugene Smith and Minamata book
From: richard-lists at imagecraft.com (Richard)
Date: Thu Jun 8 13:43:59 2006
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It's true. The photos are "textbook" quality. I am sure it does not do 
justice to the work at all. I have another about Smith book coming, "Let 
Truth Be Its Justice." Definitely hoping that the photo reproduction is 
better there.

At 01:33 PM 6/8/2006, BD wrote:

>Yup. Although most of his photo essays were just photos I believe, with the
>reporting by someone else. I have what appears to be a first edition of the
>Minamata book - although without much value as someone long before me had
>swiped it from a public library, or maybe it was tossed out - and I was
>struck by how poor the photo reproduction is.

// richard (This email is for mailing lists. To reach me directly, please 
use richard at imagecraft.com)
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