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Subject: [Leica] A bias when collecting photographs
From: chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com (Christopher Crawford)
Date: Sat, 02 May 2020 14:38:19 -0400
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I have been a professional artist for 25 yrs and have never once been asked 
by a collector what kind of prints I sell, nor has any said they consider 
inkjet prints inferior. The serious art world just doesn't care. That's a 
fetish of amateur photographers who need to prop up their own work by making 
it about the medium. The art world doesn't care about the medium, they care 
about the image.


-- 
Chris Crawford
Fine Art Photography
Fort Wayne, Indiana
260-437-8990

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?On 5/2/20, 12:10 PM, "LUG on behalf of Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG" 
<lug-bounces+chris=chriscrawfordphoto.com at leica-users.org on behalf of 
lug at leica-users.org> wrote:

    No, not at all. It is a bias well past its fly by date, IMHO. I have
    digitally printed signed, numbered, limited editions of Ted's work as 
well.
    
    If you want HCB, estate stamped, look for Magnum posters, It all depends 
on
    whether you want - something iconic on your wall to enjoy, or an
    investment, It is all up to you.
    
    https://www.magnumphotos.com/shop/collections/posters/
    
    Cheers
    Jayanand
    
    On Sat, May 2, 2020 at 9:29 PM Richard Clompus via LUG <lug at 
leica-users.org>
    wrote:
    
    > I?ve purchased fine art photographs from galleries over the years from
    > photographers that have excited me.  Usually they are from 
photographers
    > that I read about during my college years.   I?d love to have a silver
    > halide print from Henri Cartier-Bresson or Eugene Smith but at $30,000 
USD,
    > they are out of my league and only a dream.
    >
    > Even though there are really nice looking fine art b&w prints from ink 
jet
    > pigments, I somehow don?t give them as much respect as a silver print 
when
    > purchasing as a fine art print for my walls.
    >
    > Does anyone else have this bias?
    >
    > Be well,
    > Richard
    >
    > Richard Clompus
    > California
    >
    >
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