[Leica] Amen, brother

[Mike Johnston <michaeljohnston@ameritech.net>]

>>>Eggleston aside, it has caused me to question how many times I've
looked at
a photograph only to dismiss it too quickly. We're accustomed to being
shaken by sensationalism today. If something doesn't grab us right away,
we
move on.<<<


Amen, amen, amen. People are encouraged to think that they can "get" any
photograph instantly. Why? Because most photographs we see honored
(chiefly by publication, chiefly as commercial advertisements) are
specifically designed to be that way. It's gotten so people don't think
it's worthwhile to spend any time getting to know photographs. Except
maybe their own.

- --Mike