I doubt that he used it for more than the surruptitious (sp?) shots he took
in meetings with the company representatives - the major photographs are of
too high a quality and I think he was mostly a Nikon user. He certainly
printed his own - see the Lustrum Press 'Darkroom' (Vol.1) for technique.
The book is difficult to read and the equipment used is extremely irrelevant.
"Photography is a small voice, at best, but sometimes - just sometimes -
one photograph or a group of them can lure our senses into awareness. Much
depends on the viewer; in some, photographs can summon enough emotion to be
a catalyst to thought. Someone, - or perhaps many - among us may be
influenced to heed reason, to find a way to right that which is wrong, and
meay even be inspired to the dedication needed to search for a cure to an
illness. the rest of us may perhaps feel a greater sense of understanding
and compassion for those whose lives are alien to our own. Photography is a
small voice. It is an important voice in my life but not the only one. I
believe in it. if it is well conceived, it sometimes works. That s why I -
and also Aileen - photograph in Minimata."
W. Eugene Smith (cover note - 'Minimata')
Get this book and read it - as a documentary record of an awful situation
you won't enjoy it, but it may never leave you.
AndrewF
>It is interesting to note that W. Eugene Smith photographed the Minamata
>photo essay with an Olympus Pen half-frame SLR. I seem to recall that he
>insisted on printing every picture himself to get exactly the effect he
>wanted.
>
>Robert
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