Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/06/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Rob - Maybe someday..:-)... After some 17 years in journalism spent covering bioethics - which has nothing to do with photography - these ethical questions both interest me and tend to intrude themselves as I consider non-medical areas of endeavor.... You see a "celebration" in her photos of her children....I wonder how the children will feel when they are older and have the world looking at those photos....And given the fact that the concern is legit, I don't think the photos are. And I think it is very telling, and indicative of Ms Mann's ethical/moral vacuum, that she would make a nonsensical/arrogant comment about how her children would tell off those who criticize the work....of course they would, she is Mommy and they love her....which is, again, even more reason why she should be dedicated to protecting her children, not displaying them in that way....If what she does is so glorious and celebratory, let her make an arrangement with another family to "celebrate" their children endlessly in the same way....:-) B. D. > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Robert > Appleby and Sue Darlow > Sent: Friday, June 23, 2000 2:08 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: RE: [Leica] Re:Sally Mann, digest V17 #195 > > > >>>>>> > Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2000 11:36:44 -0400 > From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> > Subject: RE: [Leica] Re:Sally Mann, digest V17 #195 > Message-ID: <002001bfdd28$d58114a0$d70110ac@ccapr.com> > References: > > They are great photos. I don't have any question about her ability as a > photographer, just her exploitation of her children.... > <<<<<<< > > BD, I wonder if we'll ever agree about anything! Where you see > "exploitation", I see "celebration". > However, it _is_ disturbing that she's so highly rated on soft-pedophilia > websites. I don't think that's a reflection of her intentions in > making the > pictures, though. > Rob. > Robert Appleby and Sue Darlow > Via Bellentani 36 > 41100 Modena > Italy > Tel/fax [39] 059 303436 >