Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/11/14

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Re: Lenswork Magazine
From: "bdcolen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2002 13:48:31 -0500

Good points, George. :-)

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Lottermoser
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Subject: RE: [Leica] Re: Lenswork Magazine


bdcolenbdcolen@earthlink.net (bdcolen)11/14/021:16 PM

>but
>ideally your documentary work should be limited to photographically 
>capturing what you see before you, not altering situations in order to 
>be able to record what you want to see before you.

A wonderful discussion which I believe brought out many of the nuances
of the issues. 
Quantum physics would suggest that the observer, no matter how
objective, will effect the phenomena under observation. That has also
been my experience in photography. It becomes a matter of degree. And at
some point below or above an (arbitrary) threshold one of us may say
"documentary" while another may cry "propaganda". Bottom line - shoot -
present - and be judged.
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