Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/07/13

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Subject: Re: [Leica] a quote from HCB
From: "Steve LeHuray" <icommag@toad.net>
Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 09:08:16 -0500

> Something to think about:
> 
> "There is something appalling about photographing people. It is certainly
> some form of violation. So if sensitivity is lacking, there can be
> something barbaric about it."

Considering HCB's track record there is not much doubt that Dan C. has taken
this quote out of context.

A quote from me is, "If there are no people in a picture, I am not
interested."

sl
>
> - Henri Cartier-Bresson (taken from a review of a Salgado exhibition
> reviewed in the New York Times
> (http://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/13/arts/design/13KIMM.html))
> ___________________
> dan c.
>