RE: [Leica] Salgado

["Robert D. Baron" <rbaron@concentric.net>]

Further to the thread on the Cinemax show 'Spectre of Hope':

- --I didn't know John Berger before I saw the show and had/have no
opinion on his scholarship.  I just thought that, in this particular
instance, his contribution subtracted from rather than added to the
presentation.

  For all I know he was having an off day.....or maybe his good points
were clumsily edited out (perhaps by whoever chose that abysmal
background music track).

- --To B.D. Colen: I think 'Looking Back at You' would be a good choice
for your students.

  I am particularly glad I saw "Looking Back at You' before going to the
current Salgado exhibit (Migrations) at the ICP in New York City in
June.  The photography is mostly awe-inspiring standing alone, but I did
like the feel for the man and his techniques and points of view that I
got from my advance preparation, including the video.

- --Today I picked up the Sept/Oct issue of American Photographer.  It
includes a piece on Salgado, and again I'll say I got more from this
short interview and selection of prints than I got from 'Spectre of
Hope'.

  I found this quote particularly interesting.....(this could be the
beginning of another thread) (and if so I hope someone will change the
title)...and I hope I'm not violating a copyright by repeating it:

	Q:  What does black and white do for you that color does not?

	A:  It's more subtle. And with the darkroom work I can reproduce what I
felt while I was shooting. Color is too real, too crude.  Black and
white allows you to have a degree of imagination.

- --Regards to all,

   Bob