Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/05/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Uncle Ted: I spoke from memory last night, I actually have "This is Our Work!" also. Not the leather bound version though. I'm pretty sure I got your book from the secondary market as when I discovered the joy of photography books and when I could budget for them, that book is sold out. This is why when a modern classic comes out like Craig's, I bought it immediately - less expensive that way :-) I love to go out and shoot, barring that, looking through a fine photography book is a special treat. What I love the most about your two books is that you (and also Sandy in the Women... book) must be like RIGHT there. I am sure you guys could have handed the surgeon the scalpels or the doctors their clapboards etc. and yet the images are so natural and authentic - the finest example of "a fly on the wall" tradition. The image quality is superb. I love that Tri-X look and I believe some are pushed ISO 800. This book is the real deal, for sure. On Sun, May 29, 2011 at 9:16 AM, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: > Hi Richard, > The "Women in Medicine " as a photo book came several years after the > coffee table hand bound leather classic, > "THIS IS OUR WORK! The Legacy of Sir William Osler." > > There were two printings of this book. One case bound with dust jacket of > which many on the LUG purchased several years ago when copies were > available. > > The "250 copy Special Edition" hand leather bound that were sold @ $250.00 > per copy before release to the public. These were all author signed and > numbered and many went to medical university libraries, major medical > facilities. Along to doctors and medical associations. > > Without question even though everyone is going on about Salgado, maybe they > should have a look at "THIS IS OUR WORK?" Why? Well when you have doctors > (many who are photographers also) and medical folks looking at and talking > about "THIS IS OUR WORK." you hear nearly the same kind of comments we see > here about Salgado.. > > This is a book shot with all Leica's M & R, film, available light > throughout! And every moment is real time life not a posed photo in the > book! Birthing to death and everything in-between. > > I'm always on the look out for the leather numbered copies as they are > classic in binding and photo re-production. I know where a copy is in a > gallery for $500.00 and the gallery owners refused an offer of $400.00 > recently. > > In any event there are some shooters who went about doing interesting > photography without the huge publicity machines behind many of the well > known photographers of the world. Trust me I'd put "This is Our Work." up > against many of them any day anytime! > > Sorry about this sounding like a big pat on one's own shoulder, but once in > awhile you do have to let yer mates know the other guys are not alone and > the only best! > > cheers, > Dr. ted > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- // richard <http://www.imagecraft.com/> // icc blog: <http://imagecraft.com/blog/> // richard's personal photo blog: <http://www.5pmlight.com> [ For technical support on ImageCraft products, please include all previous replies in your msgs. ]