> I've never quite understood why Steichen's murky pictures are so well- > regarded, had I > taken them I would never have bothered to waste a sheet of paper or my > time and chemicals > printing them. > Cindy Sherman is another example of someone whose fame is beyond me - > the example shown on > this site is a very ordinary snapshot. > I can to some extent understand the prices for Atget, le Gray and de > Pranguey, as they > were pioneers, but some of the others! >
Steichen and Sherman are also pioneers. B > > http://www.buzzfeed.com/daves4/the-15-most-expensive-pictures-ever- > taken > > Clearly the name attached to the shot, not the content, is what sets > the price. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
