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Re: Change to Ed West's posting schedule
kormoran,
I agree it's OK for Nemo to state his views on here; what I don't accept is that he makes assumptions about an individual which are totally incorrect. He has no right to do that in the first place.
And I don't agree that sometimes it is better to hide his real name behind a nickname. Why? I don't. Chris Goss doesn't. Jochen Prien doesn't. Peter Cornwell doesn't. Does he hide his name so he can snipe at others with anonimity? Only he can answer that, I suppose.
And on another matter, of course there is always an expense in researching/writing a book. I do not know of a photo 'mafia'. I know only of those who are not prepared to share photos and information, and others who are willing to assist others in any way they can. Help to others goes beyond photos. It includes information that may have been gathered years ago and never put to use, but which can be used by someone else in their project. In the main, that is how the Luftwaffe research fraternity operates. It does NOT need individuals coming on here and criticising people regarding the bidding conduct on e-bay items, or claiming that there is some kind of conspiracy going on. When that happens, genuine researchers who, in the normal course of events are prepared to be helpful, will probably think 'forget about it' and no longer invest time and experience in helping others. That would be sad for those seeking assistance for their own future projects.
And high prices for photos? Peanuts? The amounts are peanuts relative to what other things cost. I mentioned previously the multi-million cost of works of art by the likes of van Gogh and his ilk, and on a subject dear to my heart, $250K for a chunk of wood metal and plastic because it was made by Gibson between 1958-1960. In fact the famous blues guitarist Peter Green's old 1959 Gibson Les Paul recently sold for $2 Million, I kid thee not. It's all relative. In that context, the cost of e-bay photos doesn't even qualify to join the pissing contest.
Unfortunately, your last paragraph implies that sudek's archive will be the only repository of photos eventually. Well, the ECPA, BAMA (orwhatever it is called nowadays), the National Archive in Kew, the Imperial War Museum, Smithsonian Institution, and other archives around the world may have some say in that.
And finally, Ralph, you did just fine in expressing your views so well.
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