Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/06/02

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Subject: [Leica] German interview with Che Guevara photographer
From: pdzwig at summaventures.com (Peter Dzwig)
Date: Mon Jun 2 10:11:31 2008
References: <20080602125739.0AA85DFC048@smtp1.nine.ch>
 
Che did get used in a Leica banner I once saw. So this is definitely ON 
target ;-)

Peter Dzwig

Didier Ludwig wrote:
> Those who can read german may find this interview 
> with the former magnum photographer Ren? Burri 
> quite interesting:
> http://tinyurl.com/4fmqyw
> 
> He made the famous portrait of Che Guevara with the 
> cigar in the mouth, 1963 in Cuba. 
> 
> Asked about how much he earned for that picture,
> (after all reproduced millions of times on wine bottles, 
> condom boxes, bags and many other things) he says,
> he couldn't afford the lawyers to follow up these 
> things.
> 
> No words about the camera used but it was on-topic 
> gear.
>  
> Didier
> 
> 
> 
> 
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