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Subject: [Leica] Boston T and Bob Dylan. NOW: Implications for street photography
From: kididdoc at cox.net (Steve Barbour)
Date: Thu May 18 15:15:33 2006
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On May 18, 2006, at 3:04 PM, Walt Johnson wrote:

> Steve:
>
> Why not in France?


  my strong belief is that the French would be far less tolerant of a  
photographer invading their space on the metro...

and quick to react...

although shooting in Paris in general seemed much easier than  
presently in the US... even shooting the machine gun toting soldiers  
providing security at the Eiffel Tower...

Steve

>
> Walt
>
> Steve Barbour wrote:
>
>> On May 18, 2006, at 9:10 AM, Chris Saganich wrote:
>>
>>> If I might jump in...
>>> Being a subway rider, subway shooter  and having stumbled on a   
>>> publication where there was a photo of myself sitting on the   
>>> subway, I have mixed feelings.
>>
>>
>> seems that the subway riders are making an attempt the preserve  
>> their  space, and the subway shooter is making an attempt to  
>> invade that  space...
>>
>> sure sounds like a setup for looks of isolation, alienation,   
>> noncommunication,  even hostility...
>>
>> it would worry me to shoot under these circumstances... trying to   
>> penetrate their cocoon...or show it.
>>
>> I would never dare shoot in France in this setting, and while the  
>> US  seems more favorable, I wouldn't do it here...
>>
>> I have to hand it to BD for his strength and courage in committing  
>> to  this project.
>>
>> Steve
>>
>>
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