Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/01/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Over many years I've made photography of Muslim women in the Middle East my speciality. There is one essential trick to doing this: take photos without the menfolk around! Women everywhere are generally flattered by having their pictures taken. It is their male relatives that object (and sometimes for good reason). Spend time getting to know the people and be honest with them about your motives and purpose. Hit-and-run photography in an Arab country is liable to get you your film taken away, your equipment trashed or yourself bodily harmed. It's all in the relationship you've established which precedes that click of the shutter. Emanuel Lowi Montreal - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html