Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/07/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Jul 12, 2008, at 1:25 PM, Lottermoser George wrote: > The drive, focus and dedication to your subject(s), now expressed in > words, comes through powerfully in your photographs. It never > occurred to me that you "missed" anything when I viewed every image > on your gallery. You obviously have a fine eye, impeccable technique > and something to say. > > That being said; your statement regarding "?nothing to photograph" > in America suggests a very narrow point of view. America, like every > other place on earth, has human beings with stories written on their > faces, in their hearts as well as their environments. America is not > simply a mall. We have as much diversity of subject matter as any > other place on earth. You may choose not to photograph here - but > not for lack of subjects. your images are powerful, loaded with empathy and history, very well done... the thought and question about whether they reflect the demographics of Israel, was based on some wrong impressions... I don't think you ever implied that....but some viewers may have read too much into it. I'm not sure why we went so far down that particular avenue... as is always the case, your images only reflected what you chose to photograph, or not to photograph... I do have to echo George, and point out that America offers, and here on the LUG you will see, photos of the young and the old with heavy stories etched upon their faces, in fact here in the US, you can readily find subjects that look identical to those you found in Israel, Steve > > > Fond regards, > George > > george@imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com/blog > http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist > > > > On Jul 12, 2008, at 2:29 PM, Eric Boehm, Jr wrote: > >> Another thing I would like to say. As a photographer, I am after >> STORIES. The older the face the deeper the story. It's as simple as >> that. Poverty is photogenic precisely because people who have access >> to computers, who go to museums, who buy Leicas are not poor. Also, >> for me, photographing inside an air conditioned shopping mall, taking >> pictures of the housewife with her kids shopping, or the corpulent >> masses consuming electronics, for me leaves me empty. Taking photos >> of >> the known is not what I am after. That is why I do not shoot in >> America. For me there is nothing to photograph. Call me crazy, but >> that is my view of reality. >> >> Eric Boehm > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information