Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/04/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I think this springs from preconceived ideas on what slums represent - they are soul sapping places, but a lot of economic activity does take place in them, and they tend to be pretty colourful and lively. Read these articles on Dharavi, a huge slum in Mumbai to get some idea: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2007/mar/04/india.recycling http://www.economist.com/world/asia/displaystory.cfm?story_id=10311293&source=login_payBarrier Audio Slide Show: http://observer.guardian.co.uk/flash/page/0,,2025270,00.html Cheers Jayanand On Tue, Apr 7, 2009 at 10:58 PM, Steve Barbour <kididdoc at cox.net> wrote: > On Apr 7, 2009, at 8:29 AM, Ted Grant wrote: > > anyway, good on you, as you've pushed buttons that will have us thinking >> and >> arguing on several fronts, >> >> >> >> TG: 6/ No preference other than my quotation " When you photograph people >> in >> Colour you photograph their clothes. When you photograph people in B&W you >> photograph their souls!" This also must be tempered with intelligence. >> Simply because doing an assignment in India would be pretty stupid to only >> shoot B&W due to the colours of the country and peoples clothing. However? >> If you were doing a documentary on the slums .... I would shoot all B&W >> without question! >> > > and slums of Canada and America too? > > Steve > > > > > > >> I think one can read the economic situation or the education situation in >> cost of attending. But the second line is right in the face so true fo >> many >> people. >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >