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Subject: [Leica] Speaking of Bruce Gilden and street photography
From: photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Wed Feb 25 14:36:49 2009
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Richard,

I lived close to NYC for 5 years and I am quite familiar with it. Yes,  
it is a big city, but it is not materially different from other big  
cities in the Western world. Just because it is big and a lot of  
people are weird does not give one a license to be an asshole.

Cheers,
Nathan

Nathan Wajsman
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On Feb 25, 2009, at 8:56 PM, Richard Man wrote:

> You know, I was thinking about all these "punch him in the face"  
> kind of
> remark on Gilden's behaviors, and Mark's earlier remark about the  
> "loud" M8
> also applies in this case. This is New York. Sure, if someone  
> flashes me in
> the face, I'd be annoyed too, but this is NY. There are far more  
> things to
> be annoyed about, and many of them are far more important than some  
> nutcase
> flashes you and then moves on. He's not like a leech and follow you  
> all days
> or something. You can start a shouting match, but a good New Yorker  
> will
> stand firm and return in kind. Abusive behavior? Yes, but this is  
> New York
> and he hasn't broken any law on record. I don't like much of the  
> resulting
> photographs and I don't condone his behaviors, but... context is  
> important,
> and the context here is that, "it can only happen in New York."
>
> -- 
> // richard m: richard @imagecraft.com
> // b: http://rfman.wordpress.com
>
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