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Subject: [Leica] Nathan's PAD 17/7/2021: a portrait
From: imra at iol.ie (Douglas Barry)
Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2021 23:18:12 +0100
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Nice one, Nathan, persistence pays off. I didn't comment on the other 
ones as I've been very caught in other things recently, but I really 
liked that portrait of Georgina. BTW that cheese trolley evoked a 
shudder of coagulation in my bloodstream's memory.

Douglas

On 21/07/2021 18:54, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
> I am now back from France after a brisk 1400 km drive yesterday, and 
> processing the many images. This one is a kind of retroactive PAD, since 
> it was taken on the 17th, and I have already posted the 18th. It is a 
> portrait of my uncle Joseph in his office at his house. This is where he 
> prepares his many speeches about his experiences during the roundup of 
> French Jews, and when he was still active in business, this was the heart 
> of what I jokingly called his empire. Today, it is decorated with what is 
> important to him: his family most of all (including photos taken by me, 
> something that gives me great pleasure), but also clippings of meetings 
> with various dignitaries, including French Prime Ministers and Presidents. 
> I made several attempts at a portrait in his office, many unsuccessful?not 
> because he does not cooperate, he does, but because he has a tendency to 
> close his eyes at inopportune moments. But this one worked:
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> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-4m6QbKN/A
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> The Stars and Stripes on his desk reflects his life-long gratitude to and 
> love of the United States. He has never forgotten the day in 1944 when the 
> village in which he was hiding from the Nazis was liberated by US troops.
>
> Cheers,
> Nathan
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> Nathan Wajsman
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