On Sun, 15 Feb 2009 22:53:03 -0500, NP-f31 wrote:
>On 15 Feb 2009 20:05:18 GMT, Cosmos <Whosat@osama.com> wrote:
>
>>Guess you missed this when I posted it Jan 30th
>>
>>Hi Doc/ VV yes you are correct the same Photographer produced the Yan and
>>Gregory pictures, he also made some other
>>sets,alan/Greg/gym/louis/Martin/Mattew (Jacobs Tale)/Painted
>>kids/picturetrail/Yann/ all were caried on Johnies site,.
>> The wonderful Yann series was shot on a older Large format Yashica, which
>>presented problems with converting to digital, and if I recall correctly
>>were scanned from the Monochrome prints.
>>
>>He was in his 70's when they were sent to Johnie and like many of the
>>superb boy photographers he was Swiss, I have had email contact with him in
>>the past, but not heard from him the last 4 years.
>>
>>Cosmos
>
>Hey Cosmos!
>
>The fascinating thing about Friconas' photography is that it is clear
>that the children were loved and happy and there is NO implication of
>sexual activity whatsoever. These kids were clearly just being
>themselves in a place or places where they could run around as nature
>intended them to be.
>
>My favorite pictures in the series are of Yann doing his homework. You
>can tell that he's hitting the books in all seriousness.
>
>Thanks for sharing this information. I haven't written to Johnnie in
>years. If you have the occasion, please send my fond regards to him.
>
>Love,
>
>Doc
>
>NP-f31
>
Yep they are a real nice series, life was so much less complicated in
the 1950/60's.
Its scary that Yan is probably now happily retired and older than both
of us!
I'll pass on your message to Johnie if I get the opportunity in the
future.
Hugs
Cosmos
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