Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/08/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Good for you and Ron, Tina - seriously. But one church volunteer here and one there is not going to change the world. But with all due respect, there is a difference between what you are doing, which is in reality candid commercial work commissioned by groups and causes trying to save the world, the work of a traditional documentary photographer whose work is done complete independently and is seen by a few people in books and a few more people in magazines. B. D. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Tina Manley Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2002 11:18 AM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] Documentary photography - pj At 10:37 AM 8/1/02 -0400, you wrote: >I said that much as it pained me to say it, I would urge him to get the >MA...Want to change the world, I said, you'll have a better chance having a >real impact with an urban planning degree from MIT than you will being THE >documentary photographer of your era. Sad, but true. > >B. D. You guys are entirely too cynical. I would be depressed all the time if I took such a cynical view of what I'm doing. This summer I took a guy to Honduras who had seen my photos in his church and wanted to go on the trip. Ron is in the business of renting tuxedos and had never been out of the US. We stayed in a very poor Mayan village and Ron worked as an assistant to the dentist. He was so impressed by how hard-working the people are that he gave the village $1000 to buy 3 grain silos to store their corn. The silos will make it possible for the 43 families to have food to eat during the dry season when they usually go hungry. Ron is speaking at several churches to tell them about what he saw in Honduras and has already volunteered to go again next year. I could give you examples like that from every trip. It might be drop in the bucket as far as changing the world goes, but it made a big difference to 43 families. Tina Tina Manley, ASMP http://www.tinamanley.com images available from: http://www.pdiphotos.com http://www.mira.com http://www.agpix.com http://www.newscom.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html