Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/03/28

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Subject: [Leica] Leica Sighting
From: gregj.lorenzo at shaw.ca (GREG LORENZO)
Date: Wed Mar 28 12:59:24 2007
References: <974059.7313.qm@web32007.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

John Mason writes in part:

> Contrast her Africa with a contemporary's, say,
> Margaret Bourke-White's.
> 
> > a photographic genius
> 
> Absurd, Marc.  Capable of producing striking images,
> yes.  But what is genius?  Watkins, Cameron, Evans,
> Kertesz, HC-B, Weston....?  Look at the body of work. 
> She can't even clean their lenses.

Perhaps it is time to rescreen her film 'Triumph of the Will'. After doing 
so, have a look at the state of cinematography of the day (mid 1930's). That 
film is the BC & AD of cinema documentaries. Very, very, little of what has 
been done since can hold a candle to it.

She was absolutely innovative, inventive, and masterful with motion 
pictures. Something she was denied the ability to do by the industry ater 
WWII.
 
Greg J. Lorenzo
Calgary, Alberta

In reply to: Message from profmason at yahoo.com (John Mason) ([Leica] Leica Sighting)