Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/04/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dick: Minimata was certainly one of the finest pursuits Smith made in his turbulent life. Year back I met a few folks who both knew him and had worked with him. I was a staffer at a South Florida paper when he died. The morning I showed up and saw the notice on the wall was a sad day for many. Yet his legacy can help direct many young folks still. Talk of his"setting up" photographs misses the point of what communication of his day was all about. Although he may well of put himself in the position to capture what he new would happen, this is far from staging. Look at Tomoko in her bath. How in the world could the look on that womans face be staged? Walt - Richard S. Taylor wrote: > Walt - "Dying" just blows me away,too. Wonderful photograph. You're > right about the uselessness of photography to effect change these > days. When Life Magazine and its competitors were the only game in > town, photography had real impact. I think particularly of Eugene > Smith and "Minamata." Now we've become inured to suffering through > over exposure. Look at how little is being done in New Orleans > despite all the photographic and TV coverage. Sad. > > Dick > >> Thanks Paul, >> >> Remembering what some of those people had to live as their chance at >> life still bothers me. After two trips I decided never to go back. >> I've come to believe no matter what is photographed, published or >> prominent in the news, it helps little if at all. >> >> Walt >> >> PHC wrote: >> >>> Walt - very good pictures but "dying" is just extraordinary. Those >>> eyes - my God. >>> >>> P. >>> >>> ******* >>> Paul Hardy Carter >>> www.paulhardycarter.com >>> +44 (0)20 7871 7553 >>> ******* >>> >>> On 6 Apr 2006, at 21:48, Walt Johnson wrote: >>> >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/Walts/dying >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >