Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/11/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jon Thank you, I'd enjoy it. I don't know if you are familiar with Ralph Gibson and his work but he is another photographer whose work I admire. At one time he was Lange's assistant and some of her dedication surely rubbed off on him. Heck, of course all on the LUG are familiar with Gibson. I forgot we were all going to order one of his "Signature Leicas". :-) jon.stanton@comcast.net wrote: >Walt, If the story is available I'll get you a copy. I'd like to read it >again myself. > >jon > -------------- Original message ---------------------- >From: Walt Johnson <walt@waltjohnson.com> > > >>The Migrant Mother's reaction doesn't surprise me at all. I'm sure that >>Lange and her entourage fed her and the children and even slipped her >>a few dollars. Had She not been photographed that day perhaps she and >>her children would have missed a few more meals. One thing is for sure, >>I'd love to be able to set up photographs like that. :-) >> >>Walt >> >>jon.stanton@comcast.net wrote: >> >> >> >>>Several years ago there was a wonderful story about "Migrant Mother" in >>>the San >>> >>> >>Jose Metro newspaper. According to the womans surviving children and >>grandchildren it was a "set-up" shot. When someone brought up the photo to >>the >>woman she would get very angry and say she felt exploited. A sizeable >>portion of >>the woman's family lives in San Jose. >> >> >>>-------------- Original message ---------------------- >>>From: Walt Johnson <walt@waltjohnson.com> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>I've gone back and looked the breadline photo many times over the last >>>>38 years. It is interesting to see how images can sometimes just happen >>>>happen.The FSA website has quite a few different "Migrant Mother" >>>>photos as well as many images by the other FSA shooters. .Another >>>>photographer from the FSA period who's work I admire is Ben Shahn. After >>>>the project he became much more famous as a painter and left-wing >>>>activist. For some reason his work just strikes a chord with me. >>>> >>>>Walt >>>> >>>>Dave Mason wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>Walt, >>>>> >>>>>That was the photo of the man holding a beat-up tin cup who is facing >>>>>the opposite way from another group of men - yes? What an amazing >>>>>image. I believe I saw an alternate version of that photo taken with a >>>>>more straight-on point-of-view and the photo loses almost all the >>>>>power of the original. Same with the famous "Migrant Mother" shot - >>>>>there are many alternates to that one which are great to see for the >>>>>photography lesson contained within. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>Dave >>>>> >>>>>Walt Johnson <walt@waltjohnson.com> writes: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>I recently came across a copy of /*An American Exodus*/ by Lange and >>>>>>her husband. Paperback, printed in 1969 and a bit battered but a >>>>>>fantastic document. Cost me all of $3.00. As far as the interment >>>>>>images being dark and disturbing? At the time many Americans probably >>>>>>wanted to do the same to the Japanese Americans we will shortly do to >>>>>>Saddam. The internment camps were, in my opinion, completely >>>>>>unjustified but sometimes truth is dark and disturbing, Lange seemed >>>>>>to seek out truth as Kyle does gun nuts. She did an image I can close >>>>>>my eyes and see called /*White Angel Breadline*/. Don't know if you're >>>>>>familiar with it or not but well worth a look. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>Dave Mason wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>http://tinyurl.com/ymw9sk >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>>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 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>_______________________________________________ >>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 > > >