Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/04/13

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Subject: [Leica] Doisneau
From: gwpics at me.com (Gerry Walden)
Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2012 19:35:46 +0100
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Thanks a lot Steve, that gave me a real boost today!

Gerry

Gerry Walden
+44 (0)23 8046 3076 or
+44 (0)797 287 7932
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On 13 Apr 2012, at 17:07, Steve Barbour wrote:

> 
> On Apr 13, 2012, at 7:55 AM, Gerry Walden wrote:
> 
>> Marty
>> 
>> Thanks for posting a reminder for his birthday, I will raise a glass of 
>> red tonight in his honour. To me he was always one of the best, if not 
>> the best. Willy Ronis and Marc Ribauld rank in there as well together 
>> with, of course, HCB but probably in that order. I was exhibiting in 
>> France a while ago and there they seemed to rank Doisneau as the best and 
>> discounted HCB all together which rather surprised me, having loads of 
>> Doisneau posters in the shops but not even an HCB book. At the opening of 
>> my show I was very honoured to be compared favourably to Doisneau (sorry 
>> about the boasting but I don't get much opportunity).
> 
> 
> Doisneau is my favorite, and I have always thought of your work in the 
> same light as that of Doisneau, I am not surprised Gerry, that he is one 
> of your favorites,
> 
> Steve
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> 
>> Gerry
>> 
>> Gerry Walden
>> +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or
>> +44 (0)797 287 7932
>> www.gwpics.com
>> 
>> On 13 Apr 2012, at 15:33, Marty Deveney wrote:
>> 
>>> Robert Doisneau would have been 100 today:
>>> 
>>> http://www.google.com.au/logos/2012/doisneau12-hp.jpg
>>> 
>>> http://www.google.com.au/search?q=Robert+Doisneau&hl=en&client=safari&rls=en&prmd=imvnso&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=tDiIT5v_OoXXrQeytfSiCw&ved=0CEIQsAQ&biw=1341&bih=549
>>> 
>>> I met him a couple of times.  I didn't know him well, but he was a guy
>>> who could really tell you what photography was about.  His archive was
>>> incredibly organised and he emphasized the importance of knowing where
>>> every photo was, all the time.
>>> 
>>> Marty
>>> 
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In reply to: Message from benedenia at gmail.com (Marty Deveney) ([Leica] Doisneau)
Message from gwpics at me.com (Gerry Walden) ([Leica] Doisneau)
Message from steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour) ([Leica] Doisneau)