RE: [Leica] Women as pros - New Yorker...

["B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>]

Adam, agreeing with Allan's(?) comment that the New Yorker used to be a good
magazine, noted that "Tina has much to answer for."
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Yes, she does - saving the New Yorker. I am not a fan of Tina Brown's, and I
will grant you there were some wonderful things about the old New Yorker
that are not part of the present New Yorker. On the other hand, Tina Brown's
more commercial, dare I say "accessible?" approach, saved the New Yorker
from the dustbin of publishing. And while it may not be saying allot, some
of the best surviving magazine journalism is found in the New Yorker.

B. D.

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From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Adam Bridge
Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 10:26 PM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: [Leica] Women as pros


on 7/29/02 4:34 PM, Roy Feldman at royfel@mac.com thoughtfully wrote:

> For the last two semesters (2001, 2002) I was surprised (and delighted) to
> find the women make up about 70% of the photography student body.
> The department chairman notes this number has been steadily growing for
> the last 5 years or so.

I'm very pleased to see this. And wonder why? Is it the change in
technology?

I notice in the darkroom I frequent more than half the people using it for
commercial purposes are women, most doing portraits although many are then
adding hand-tinting to the black and white work.

I'm seeing more women in software engineering and in video these days too -
although few female video camera operators, perhaps because the pro cameras
are still pretty heavy?

Oh, and by the way, my copy of "Vision and Art: the Biology of Seeing" has
arrived and is totally fascinating.

Fiat lux.

Adam

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