Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Comments and then I become silent on this picture subject.... Living or loving a deeply disturbed person gives a different perspective than the casual observer. I am biased. What so you think self mutilation is, a @#$@#$! Hobby? The response below is both flippant and shows the misunderstanding that goes with psychological disease. If you do not understand what it is you are photographing with mental illness, stay away. I absolutely can not tolerate the photographers/artiste's approach of saying that he is only documenting the world. If you are a photographer, you are exercising your moral obligation to say something about or for your subject. Do you really mean ... I don;t give a damn about your condition, I just am here to document your eventual death and get an A on my report card ( or make my next week's salary)? Please hurry, cut deeper, the term ( paper deadline) is coming up soon....... Kyle... I did like the documentation mode you operated in. I even liked the poses and lighting. I am admittedly too close to the young girl's situation to accept your pictures. Pick another topic for your photography. Show love/compassion for the girl by allowing her psychological caretakers to take charge of her care. Stop interfering. Frank Filippone red735i@earthlink.net Right on. I have had a number of female friends who cut themselves. They were all mature intelligent people (twentysomething graduates) who were quite capable of making decisions for themselves. It must be a relief to have someone like Kyle around who doesn't react with horror and hushed voices to what is a non-life-threatening form of self injury.