Hi,
Shel posted a link to the DDD/HCB spat a couple of weeks ago. It
included a picture of the occasion taken my Mrs. DDD.
I have DDD's 'This is War!' and another of his books called 'Nomad',
which is a kind of retrospective. In 'This is War!' he includes a
section at the end about technical details 'for amateurs' in which he
recounts the story of how he and others came to use Nikon lenses.
When I first started to take photos seriously about 25 years ago I
worked in the British Library, so I had easy access to any book I
wanted to look at, and DDD was one of my first major influences.
Somehow he seems to be a bit forgotten these days. A pity.
Bob
Saturday, February 24, 2001, 1:30:39 AM, you wrote:
> David Douglas Duncan is revered in Japan as the father of the Japanese
> Optical Industry. They credit him with introducing Nikon lenses to the west,
> and providing the needed kickstart for the export of Nikon optics to
> America. The story is quite interesting and has been recounted many times in
> many places.
> I have Duncan's book on Viet Nam, _War Without Heroes_, and it's
> outstanding.
> --Mike
> P.S. Old Hank is just in the habit. For many years he didn't want his face
> to become famous because he didn't want to be recognized on the street. But
> now he's been photographed many times. John Loengard of LIFE magazine has a
> picture of himself taken by Henri as he was making portraits of Henri, and I
> have Inge Morath's portrait of Hank on my wall.
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