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Subject: [Leica] Photo books, [was HCB?]
From: steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour)
Date: Sun, 29 May 2011 13:35:41 -0700
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On May 29, 2011, at 1:29 PM, Richard Man wrote:

> 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

true,  even the toilet paper...

;-)

Steve





> 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
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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> 
> 
> 
> -- 
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