Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/03/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> I take you are a somewhat youngish person? I have long realized that I > am far more likely to add to the world's woes than help much. It > doesn't stop me from trying but it is good to keep things in > perspective. Facing reality without a good sense of humour would be > grim work indeed. > > John Collier > >I feel like a young thrity three year old. I do hope that as I get older and much better..I will still have the dreams of changing........ this ...around me. Today I got a call from a mother I photographed for the Associated Press. I did a story about two mothers who lost their sons (firemen) on 9/11 and how they were finding support in each other. When she called me to tell me that they still call each other and they always talk about me as if I gave them hope through the pics i took..I feel like this is why I shoot. She said that as far as across the states family and friends saw the article and photos and sent their love and blessing. They also sent the pics that they clipped from the newspapers and these pictures when received gave them some feeling of comfort....that gave my work validity. Now if it is wrong to search for people like that on the LUG then someone needs to tell me I do have fun too I just photograph it too:-) Ruddy - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html