Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/05/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]"It was one of those situations where something is happening in front of you, and you snap the button at the right time." Herman Leonard I was listening to All things Considered on NPR, Monday and I heard a story that perked my ears right up. I don't recall meeting him, but we probably did meet at K&B Camera Center or Alfredo's. *All Things Considered<http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=2>, *May 7, 2007 ? Photographer Herman Leonard, 84, captured jazz giants like Billie Holiday and Miles Davis on film as they worked in smoky, cramped, late-night clubs. But he almost lost his amazing collection to Hurricane Katrina. As the storm bore down on New Orleans, Leonard rushed most of his negatives to a vault at a museum near his home. However, thousands of his prints were lost to the flood waters. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=10057004 his website: http://www.hermanleonard.com/gallery.html -- -- Regards, Sonny http://www.sonc.com Natchitoches, Louisiana USA