[Leica] Yet Another Sign of the Times

[schlup13820 at yahoo.com (e.j. schlup)]

Hey Folks, that was my first post because I just
joined.

I am a photographer, 43 years old and self taught. I
am not into politics or anything driven by ignorance.

It's kind of simple there's always a first for
everything. I was in the "right place" at the "right
time" to experience the profiling. It happened and I
not going to let it bother me or any of my projects.
Life is full of interesting experiences and one should
learn something from those experiences, I did.

I spend a good deal of time in the Mississippi Delta
(northwest Mississippi) photographing blues musicians
and the culture that created the blues. My wife Diana
Charles is a fine art portrait artist that is doing an
ongoing project call Painted Blues which is a
documentation of contemporary blues performers.
http://www.paintedblues.com/pages/562631/index.htm

I am welcomed into the homes and lives of these
wonderful people. They are humble, kind and fly under
the radar in the music world. Working with them has
been a humbling and life changing experience for me. I
am forever greatful for their generosity.

All the time I have spent in Mississippi I have never
been stopped for photographing anything, period. I
have photographed heavily down there.

Peace and Harmony, E.J. Schlup


--- "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> wrote:

> Good catch, Greg - That went right by the rest of
> us...E.J. - who or
> what are you? 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From:
> lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org
>
[mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org]
> On Behalf Of
> GREG LORENZO
> Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2004 9:03 PM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Yet Another Sign of the Times
> 
> 
> Not that I doubt that this could happen, not only in
> the US of A or any
> other country in today's world, but I find it very
> odd that the first
> and only Lug Post by "e.j. schlup" that I've ever
> seen should be this
> one...
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Greg
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Seth Rosner <sethrosner@direcway.com>
> Date: Sunday, November 14, 2004 3:49 pm
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Yet Another Sign of the Times
> 
> > Where upstate are you, E.J.?
> > 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "e.j. schlup" <schlup13820@yahoo.com>
> > To: <lug@leica-users.org>
> > Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2004 1:43 PM
> > Subject: RE: [Leica] Yet Another Sign of the Times
> > 
> > 
> > >I was out in Kansas on a personal work
> > > assignment (vacation)  and I got to meet the
> Patriot
> > > Act face to face---three times! I was doing
> nothing
> > > illegal and got hassled for the simple reason
> that I
> > > had a camera in my hand. On the first occassion
> I was  walking from 
> > >my car to my friends house in North  Kansas City,
> MO with my camera 
> > >bag in my hand and a  few minutes later the
> police were at the door 
> > >asking  all kinds of questions that were answered
> correctly.
> > > The second time I was photographing a street
> scene in
> > > Gypsum, KS in the middle of the day with my
> Leica and
> > > a couple of box cameras. I left that area and
> went
> > > over to photogrqaph a really great rundown flour
> mill
> > > from the street and had to take time out to
> reload my
> > > box cameras. The sheriff pulled up behind me
> lights
> > > flashing. He walked up in all his badged glory
> and
> > > asked me what I was doing? I had a front seat
> full of
> > > cameras and told him I was loading my cameras.
> He got
> > > a little cocky and asked for my ID which I
> complied
> > > and stated that I was clean and he could run the
> car
> > > to because it was clean. He came back a few
> minutes
> > > later  and returned my ID and I gave him my
> business
> > > card that states I am a photographer and it
> lists our
> > > website. He wanted to know MORE about WHY I was
> there!
> > > Told him I was working on my vacation and that
> seemed
> > > to satisfy him and he left. The next time I was
> in
> > > Wichita, KS with my friend and were were going
> around
> > > photographing the wonderful regional
> architecture when
> > > we were stopped AGAIN. This officer asked me
> what I
> > > was doing? I told him that the building I was
> > > photographing was an excellent piece of regional
> > > architecture (it was!! really great!!) and that
> my
> > > father inlaw was an architect, my wife was a
> portrait
> > > artist.That seemed to do it for him. We were
> both run
> > > through the computer, both clean. He was nice
> and then
> > > directed us to some really beautiful buildings.
> > > 
> > > Folks I live in Upstate NY and have never had
> anything
> > > like that happen in any of my travels down south
> where
> > > I go to the State of Mississippi frequently,
> > > interesting? I told a friend of mine that
> produces a
> > > radio show and travels all around the US what
> happened
> > > to me. He said you were a victim of the Patriot
> Act
> > > E.J. Several of his friends have suffered the
> same indignities just 
> > > because they had cameras and were doing NOTHING
> illegal! Again 
> > > interesting?
> > > 
> > > Makes you wonder what is down the road for the
> people
> > > that reside in the United States of America?
> > > 
> > > Peace and Harmony, E.J. Schlup
> > > 
> > >
> http://www.paintedblues.com/pages/562631/index.htm
> > > 
> > >
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