Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/11/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Absolutely....as long as one doesn't go in the other direction and glorify poverty and the "noble poor," which is an excuse for not helping those in poverty. But this is becoming political, and on the LUG we don't get political...So I'll go watch a bit of junk t.v. and call it a night...;-) - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Matthew Powell Sent: Saturday, November 09, 2002 10:47 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Lenswork Magazine On Saturday, November 9, 2002, at 09:24 PM, bdcolen wrote: > And, btw, while Salgado may record human misery, I would disagree with > the contention that human misery is his subject almost exclusively. > Certainly the poor of the world are his subjects almost exclusively, > but he records many moments of joy, satisfaction, normal human > interactions, and not just misery. And to not do so would be dehumanizing the subject. That, I'd say, is pure propaganda of the worst kind - pitying the poor, rather than recognizing them as individuals in a bad situation. > B. D. - -- 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