Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yah, Chris - but we already knew the world is ending!:-) On 9/1/06 10:42 AM, "Christopher Williams" <leicachris@worldnet.att.net> wrote: > Thought the same as B.D. !!! The world is ending :) > > "Here is New York" is a great 9/11 docu book.\ > > Sort of what we saw with horribly made 9/11 tribute books, we now see with > Katrina books. > > Chris > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "B. D. Colen" > Subject: [Leica] 9/11 first impressions > > >> So this a.m. on the way to work I stopped into the Harvard Bookstore and >> took a quick look at both the Joel Myerowitz book "Aftermath," and the > book >> of photos by the cop who was following Bernie Kerick around. My quick > first >> impression, believe it or not, is that for all its value as a document, > the >> Myerowitz book is a bore and a disappointment. Granted, he should be >> commended for having set out to document the deconstruction of the Towers, >> hauling an 8x10 camera over the mountains of rubble. But....To paraphrase >> the late and most unlamented Spiro T. Agnew, when you've seen one mountain >> of 9/11 rubble you've seen them all. >> >> John Botte's book, however, is a shocker - the guy is actually a damn good >> photographer. Armed with his Leica - yes, On Topic - he got a lot of >> compelling, black and white, disaster and cleanup photos. Obviously the >> unparalleled access helped. But I just wish Myerowitz's photos were this >> good. >> >> Again, this is a brief first impression - but my inclination is to buy the >> Botte book and pass on Myerowitz's, which I had planned to buy. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information