Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/11/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I have a soft cover copy of Family of Man, and also a copy of Family of Man 2. I also joined the LUG during the last 3 years of the project, and am happy to say I have 2 photos in the book, which contains superb photography. On Fri, Nov 6, 2015 at 9:16 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> wrote: > That is a very nice book that Alastair curated. I joined the LUG while > the project was in its final stages, too late to submit anything. I > have a copy of the book, though. > > The lack of commercial interest is because it is always easier and > cheaper to produce something, but far more difficult and expensive to > market it effectively. We cannot turn up our nose at the game we are > required to play for our output to succeed within industries like > publishing and art, and in the same breath bemoan the fact that no one > notices our work. The world just does not work that way. > > Cheers > Jayanand > > On Fri, Nov 6, 2015 at 6:01 PM, lluisripollphotography > <lluisripollphotography at gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Gerry, > > > > Thank you for the information I?ve forwarded it to Alastair Firkin, in > the 2005 Alastair has promoted among the LUG and others a submission of > pictures to commemorate the 50th of the Family of Man, they was about more > than 10.000 pictures submitted and 500 was selected to be included in a > wonderful book ?Family of Man 2? (I was honored including some of mine > too), I have both books too, the original and the 2. Maybe if you have some > contacts with The Guardian you can forward them this information, it is as > well a great book and it is shame that nobody was interested in a > commercial edition, actually is edited by Blurb: > > > > <http://www.blurb.com/books/259512-the-family-of-man-2-project < > http://www.blurb.com/books/259512-the-family-of-man-2-project>> > > > > Cheers > > Lluis > > > > > > > >> El 06/11/2015, a les 12:59, Gerry Walden <gerry.walden at icloud.com> va > escriure: > >> > >> According to this article (with photos) Steichens? ?Family of Man? is > being republished by MoMA. I am lucky enough to have an original copy on > the bookshelf so won?t be buying it: > >> > >> http://gu.com/p/4ex89/sbl <http://gu.com/p/4ex89/sbl> > >> > >> Gerry > >> > >> > >> Gerry Walden LRPS > >> www.gwpics.com <http://www.gwpics.com/> > >> +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or > >> +44 (0)797 287 7932 > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >