Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/12/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]True, true. It's difficult not to see his work in the light of the ideas of "truth" promulgated by modern photojournalism, yet, as you point out, there's a good deal of Brady's ideas of posing and composition going on in the service of a similar (perhaps editorial) ideal. On Tue, Dec 6, 2011 at 4:28 PM, Lluis Ripoll <lluisripollquerol at gmail.com>wrote: > Lew, > > I agree, the exhibition is a great response to the questions about the > Spanish soldier death, I have appreciate seeing the contact sheets that > Capa was reacting first at all for the moment, the following pictures he > has sometimes recomposed the image or improved the exposition, but > generally the first one ws the best even if it was not the best with > technical concepts only. > > cheers > Lluis > > El 06/12/2011, a las 21:57, Lew Schwartz escribi?: > > I think the great promise of the "Suitcase" images was the hope of finally >> resolving the unsettling questions about Cappa's famous Spanish Soldier. >> Those questions have now been answered to the detriment of the great >> romance and promise of photo history, the publications involved, and >> Cappa's personal mystique. That said, the images are just ok, imo, the >> good >> stuff having been published long ago. Still, the show, which I saw at ICP, >> gives a good sense of the chaotic and day-to-day lives of the >> photojournalists covering the conflict for American publications. >> >> On Tue, Dec 6, 2011 at 3:25 PM, Chris Williams <zoeica at mac.com> wrote: >> >> That's great Luis. I had the chance to see it in NYC. >>> >>> >>> Chris Williams >>> www.zoeicaimages.net >>> www.rebirthworkshops.com >>> 504-231-6261 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Dec 6, 2011, at 2:23 PM, Lluis Ripoll wrote: >>> >>> In the Barcelona's MNAC (Catalonia Art Museum) I've visited the >>> >>>> impressive exhibition "The Mexican Suitcase", just a few ones of >>>> outside >>>> and inside the exhibition in my Blog: >>>> >>>> http://lluisripollphotography.****wordpress.com/2011/12/06/**the-**<http://wordpress.com/2011/12/06/the-**> >>>> mexican-suitcase-exhibition/<h**ttp://lluisripollphotography.** >>>> wordpress.com/2011/12/06/the-**mexican-suitcase-exhibition/<http://lluisripollphotography.wordpress.com/2011/12/06/the-mexican-suitcase-exhibition/> >>>> > >>>> >>>> >>>> or >>>> >>>> http://wp.me/pugnF-n8 >>>> >>>> Thanks for looking, your c&c are welcome >>>> >>>> >>>> Saludos cordiales >>>> Lluis >>>> >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.****org/v/luisrq/<http://gallery.** >>>> leica-users.org/v/luisrq/ <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/>> >>>> http://photo.net/photos/****lluisripoll<http://photo.net/photos/**lluisripoll> >>>> <http://photo.net/**photos/lluisripoll<http://photo.net/photos/lluisripoll> >>>> > >>>> Blog: http://lluisripollphotography.****wordpress.com/<http://** >>>> lluisripollphotography.**wordpress.com/<http://lluisripollphotography.wordpress.com/> >>>> > >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ______________________________****_________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See >>>> http://leica-users.org/****mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug> >>>> <http://**leica-users.org/mailman/**listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>>for >>>> more information >>>> >>>> >>> >>> ______________________________****_________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See >>> http://leica-users.org/****mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug> >>> <http://**leica-users.org/mailman/**listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>>for >>> more information >>> >>> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See >> http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for >> more information >> > > > ______________________________**_________________ > Leica Users Group. > See > http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for > more information >