[Leica] I really disagree with this policy

[neilsimages at pipeline.com (Neil Schneider)]

On Sep 7, 2005, at 9:31 AM, feli wrote:

>
> On Sep 7, 2005, at 1:27 AM, Paul wrote:
>
>> It's all a question of attitude. I remember a conversation in 
>> Sarajevo - long after the war - when a survivor was telling me how 
>> much everyone had detested the photographers who, during the siege, 
>> would turn up with their long lenses and sit in an armoured car and 
>> wait to get a picture of an old lady getting shot by a sniper on her 
>> way to the market. They hated them almost as much as the snipers 
>> themselves. I pointed out that I was a photographer too, and that I'd 
>> just been taking pictures of him. He said it wasn't the same thing at 
>> all.
>
> I saw "War Photographer" a few while back. One thing I noticed is that 
> it appears
> that Nactwey doesn't seem to be shoot with anything longer than the 
> 2.8/28-70
> or 2.8/24-70. Pretty much every other shooter in the film seemed to 
> have at least one camera
> with a 80-200. Quite often it looked like Nachtwey had a 1.4/35 or 24; 
> sometimes even a plain
> 50 mounted. Given the circumstances this man shoots under and the 
> photos he produces,
> that is very close.
>
> feli
>

Number one, Don't believe everything you see in the movies.
Number two, Those that are professional photojournalists on this list 
know the first rule is get the picture. That's your job.
Number three, Those on this list that are not professionals, have the 
option of determining what & who to shoot by their heart.

Sorry to those who disagree, but that's how it is in the field.

Neil

"Predicting the future is mostly a matter of managing not to blink as
you witness the present" -- William Gibson