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Subject: [Leica] Speaking of Gene Richards
From: bd at bdcolenphoto.com (B. D. Colen)
Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2012 21:40:40 +0000
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In terms of the risk he takes, and images he brings back? The Capa of his 
time. In terms of his technical photographic skills? The Salgado of conflict 
photography. In terms of his ethics? He apparently lost them somewhere. 
There is no excuse, there can be no acceptable explanation, no excuse, for 
the man who expressed the beliefs and philosophy he did in "War 
Photographer" doing that Vogue shoot.

You asked. ;-)
Typed with big fingers on tiny keys

-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com>
Sender: lug-bounces+bd=bdcolenphoto.com at leica-users.org
Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2012 14:15:31 
To: Leica Users Group<lug at leica-users.org>
Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
Subject: Re: [Leica] Speaking of Gene Richards

What do you think about Nachtwey now?

On Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 2:09 PM, B. D. Colen <bd at bdcolenphoto.com> wrote:

> He is, as they say, a mensch. I took one workshop with him, and had the
> incredible luck of being able to hire him for a shoot back in the 90's
> Typed with big fingers on tiny keys
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tina Manley <images at comporium.net>
> Sender: lug-bounces+bd=bdcolenphoto.com at leica-users.org
> Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2012 16:57:07
> To: Leica Users Group<lug at leica-users.org>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Speaking of Gene Richards
>
> I have taken two workshops from Gene Richards.  He is a really nice guy and
> very helpful.
>
> Tina
>
> On Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 4:47 PM, Richard Man <richard at 
> richardmanphoto.com
> >wrote:
>
> > He just left the agency "Reportage!" He's someone I love to love, but too
> > raw for me. Sort of like Nachtwey.
> >
> > which speaking of which, is of course in his own controversy with his
> Assad
> > piece in Vogue.
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>
> >
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> >
>
>
> --
> Tina Manley, ASMP
> www.tinamanley.com
>
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-- 
// richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>

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