Your Daily Bed

I suppose that here in Italy photography would be like a hobby for

me, I wouldn't have a good reason to be doing it, whereas when I

travel to do a feature or self-assignment, I am highly motivated.

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One topic that is tweaking my curiosity right now in Italy is small

children growing up in prison because their mothers are detainees.

There are about 100 such women prisoners in Italy at the moment. That

would be worth getting my cameras out for. But street snaps of people

wearing fur coats just doesn't get my interest.

Rob, have you seen the work of Evelyn Atwood? Her book "Too

Much Time" is a 9+ year project on incarcerated women all over

the world. Some really great documentary work. (Incidentally she

uses a Leica, using mainly a 35mm lens).

Born in Cuba, but have lived most of my life in So Cal. Currently in

Pasadena. Favorite places to photograph:

1. Wherever my kids and very large extended family happen to be or be

doing, as they are my favorite subjects;

2. The Sierra Nevada, from the foothill towns to mountain peaks;

3. The American South West.

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Goals: To take some pictures before noon. I have no use for mornings

other than to sleep through and when I travel, am never able to leave

the hotel room before half an hour after check out time. Lots of dusk

and late evening shots, but never a sunrise.

Born in Mazatlán, Mexico; it is still my bed´s place, but could

easily be any other place, for sunset I don´t change my town,

unfortunately I don´t shoot sunsets, other place I´have lived in is

London, and one of my deepest wishes is to return and photograph it,

Mexico city is one of my favourites to photograph as well as New

York, I love busy cities.

Correction: It's Jane Evelyn Atwood. <p>

Here's a <a

href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0714839736/qi

d=1011380926/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_5_1/104-8919929-0532767">li

nk</a> to her book (which I highly recommend) and an <a

href="http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2000/07/20/prison_phot

os/">article</a> on Salon.com.

I am originaly from Virginia, have worked and lived in New

Hampshire for the past 20 years. I like photographing in New England,

Quebec, and New Foundland. I lived in Germany for a year right after

school, and go back once every decade. My favorite place in Germany

is Meersberg on Bodensee. I was sent to South east Asia on less than

pleasent circumstances, but would like to return on a photo vacation.

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Steve

I am from Provo Utah

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My don't miss spot would be "The Big Hole, Montana" or "Capital Reef,

Torrey, Utah."

I have lived in brooklyn for most of my life ( most time spent in

manhattan ) For a year or two , I have to live in washington dc . It

is very hard to get interesting shots here because it is quite a

touristy place .If you go past the union ... square ( oops wishful

thinking ) station , you realize that most of dc is not so ... err

nice , but much more photogenic ( crack houses and

socialist/communist protestors anyone ? ) . Still I can't wait to get

back to ny , hopefully never having to leave it again .

Jeff

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Lovely shot - your best yet!

Chris,

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The place I haven't been to, but would like to go to, are:

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(1) Ecuador. You can see some outstanding Leica M photography at

Duane's Photographs of Ecuador (he also has good advice on M

cameras):

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http://ecuadorphotos.tripod.com/archives/archives.html

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(2) Western China. Untouched by the McDonaldization of the world.

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(3) Remote places where indoor plumbing doesn't exist. This is where

manual cameras are king and sceneries are spectacular.

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(4) The Southern reaches of South America, particularly Chile.

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The places I've been to and are photogenic (to me) are:

(a) Kenya. One of the most naturally beautiful places for M

photography (scenery), as well as for R photography (animals). The

books of Leni Reifenstahl and Mirella Ricciardi capture some of the

essence of Kenya.

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(b) Switzerland. What can one say about this country except that

every angle is a picture-perfect postcard shot, with spectacular M

quality scenery. Interlaken, Adelboden, Wengen, Gstaad, Lausanne,

Berne, the list goes on and on. A definite M camera country.

Switzerland is the closest to heaven in terms of what man can do to

beautify their surroundings. You will not be disappointed.

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© Nigeria. The closest to hell on earth, nothing works. The

photographic opportunities are endless. The people are extremely

friendly.

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(d) Japan. The topography and scenery here is unique. A beautiful

country. And they love photographers. Go away from the big cities

and there is a different world, a world of beauty and tranquility.

Very expensive.

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(e) Australia. I've only been to Perth and parts of Western

Australia, but the scenery is unlike any other country. The people

are a blast, you'll love it. No one has their kind of joie de

vivre. Rottnest Island is a must see, it is like traveling back 100

years.

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(f) India. Again, so different from the rest of the world. No

wonder Steve McCurry spent a lot of time there. The scenery is

breathtaking. But leave the big cities. This country is like being

on another planet. A must or any serious photographer. Most other

countries are so similar in their people/places, that India has a new

vision to offer a committed amateur. Himalayas, Rajasthan, Kashmir,

Sikkim, each so different and unknown to the Western eye.

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(g) Utah, Arizona, Vermont. For natural American scenery. The

comercial flight from Salt Lake City to Pheonix will take you low

over Bryce Canyon and the Grand Canyon, have your Leica ready and get

a window seat. Get the noon flight. No need for the Noctilux.

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(g) New York City. Never a dull Leica day. A lot of edgy, attitude

shots. Beautiful sexy women.

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(h) Rhode Island. This is where I currently spend most of my time,

and it is a beautiful state. Good for close-to-the-ocean M

photography.

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Happy shooting, but don't be a Travis Bickle and wear a flak jacket.

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Regards,

My favorite places with my Leica

<ul>

<li> Malaca, Penang, Camaron Highland, Malaysia, Sigapore.

<li> Bei Hai Park, Heavenly Temple, Fragrant Hill, Summer Palace,

Beijing

<li> Running Tiger Spring and Lin Yin Temple in West Lake (Sai Woo ),

Suzhou Gardens, and the water way towns around Suzhou, known as

Venice of the East

<li> Pisa, and Venice in Italy

<li> Santorini, Rhodes, Mykonos Greece

<li> Volendam, Netherland

<li> Heidelburg, Rhine , Germany

<li> Luzern, Switzerland

<li> Vienna, Innsbruck Austria.

<li> Porto Lapis, Granada, Barcelona, Spain

<li> Prague, Budapest, Bratislava, Eastern Europe

<li> London, England

<li> Washington, DC

<li> Paris, Versaille, France

<li> Lake Louis, Banff, Jasper, Alberta, Whistler Resort British

Columbia, Peggy's Cove NS, Canada

<li> Algonquin Park, Ontario

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My favourites: Township of Lochi in Suzhou, Frangrance Hill Beijing

Jasper and Lake Louis,Alberta, and Algonquin Park Ontario

<p>My daily bed is in Saratoga, California.</p>

<p>I will visit or revisit any ancient town in China.</p>

<p>See my <a href="http://www.gokudo.com/kennychiu/images/zhou1.jpg">

Girl plays in ZhouZhang, China (using Hexar Silver)</a>.</p>

<p>Sadly, I won't raise my camera in my hometown or looks like areas

and cities,

aka Silicon Valley/San Jose, Ca.</p>

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1. Chinatown, San Francisco

2. Central, Hong Kong

3. Harajuku or Shibuya, Tokyo

4. Anywhere on the northern californian coast

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Daily Bed -> Stanford, CA

Kenny, your picture shows a girl elastic rope hoping--- Ìø ºï Ƥ ½î

---my daughter's favourite game while we lived in Beijing.

<p> Ralph Gibson has a Leica picture of same topic

Home is in Hong Kong but I spend roughly 20%+ of my time

traveling around Asia mostly China for my employer. I have lived

in New Hampshire and took road trips all over New England and

eastern Canada. For scenics the coast of New Brunswick

especially Cape Enrage comes to mind. Most memorable was

the motorcycle trip from the east coast to California via Canada

and the Great Plains. The best way to experience Big Sky

Country is from a motorcycle twisting up and down the valleys. It

doesn't matter where you go but just stay off the beaten path and

you will find beauty in all forms. The roadside restaurants, petro

stations, farm silos are American classics. My present work

takes me to the small cities and villages in Asia and I always,

always look back in shame at my own extravagence in the face of

millions living in poverty. Enough with the preaching! I like to

take simple photos of simple people in their environment and

occasionally I take a few landscape photos. Sometimes I merge

the two. Remember: it doesn't matter where you go but just stay

off the main roads and big cities. Beauty exists everywhere.

Why don't people like to shoot where they live? It seems like

there's always something to shoot, even in the bland SF suburb I

live in. For example, this bland dry cleaner, where one evening the

(religious) owner's children decided to play with the condensation

on the window:<p>

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<img src="http://www.spirer.com/images/jesuslast.jpg"><br>

<i>Jesus Last, Copyright 2000 Jeff Spirer</i>

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Also, the comment about San Jose...I prefer shooting in San Jose to

San Francisco, it's got amazing stuff going on, especially on

Saturday night.

Hi, Chris:

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Hometown: <a href="http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder?

folder_id=147719">Concepción - Chile</a>

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Places I'd go back to photograph: Cusco and Machu Pichu- Perú, NY -

USA, Stockholm - Sweden, San Pedro de Atacama - Chile, Madrid -

Spain. I have pictures of those places already but they are slides

and I'd like to make B&W in the same places now that I already know

them and can easily imagine what could be done the Leica way. And

besides that, dreaming is still for free, you know . . .

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-Iván

My home is located on the San Francisco Peninsula.

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The place I photograph most often is at home with my family.

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Places I've found especially inspiring to photograph and that I'll go

back to are:

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France (Paris, The Pyrenees, The South, Versailles); Hawaii;

Manhattan; The Monterey Peninsula; San Francisco.

Martin,

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I have not seen the RG picture you mentioned. Where did you see it?

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Thanks.

Kenny,

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Ralph Gibson DEUS MACHINA page 611

Nice places that you have chosen. Now for me, I would like to

have time to return to the Sand Hills in Nebraska in the spring.

Beautiful, but not this year; no time. Then, there would be

Northeast Alabama at almost anytime [no one knows about this

place and let's keep it that way]. The swamps of Southeast

Missouri in the fall when the black gum are glowing.

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My job has forced me to travel too much. I want to take the rest of

my life to learn about this country. Southeast Alaska is good.

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Art