Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/09/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 05:25 PM 9/26/00 -0400, you wrote: > Think of Salgado's work, or Natchwey's: Where we >as remote viewers can experience a carefully preserved, technically perfect, >aesthetical, slice of reality from a safe distance. In some twisted manner, >it's as though it doens't matter any longer whether the subject matter is >the flower pot by the window, a malnourished child, a foggy dawn over a >battle field, or sunrise over the Pacific Ocean. > >M. Martin - I think Salgado and Natchwey expect that their photographs will make a difference in the way the viewer feels or reacts toward the subjects portrayed and that in the long run their photographs will make a difference in the world. Upon viewing their photographs you might feel compelled to contribute to a charity, work for hunger relief, consume less yourself. You can't really say that about photographs of a flower pot or a sunrise. Tina Tina Manley, ASMP http://www.tinamanley.com