Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/08/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Aug 29, 2009, at 2:06 PM, George Lottermoser wrote: > Same thoughts and questions came to my mind. > "The Concerned Photographer" > <http://www.artic.edu/aic/exhibitions/concerned.html> > and the book from 1968 > <http://www.amazon.com/Concerned-Photographer-Photographs-Bischof-Kertesz/dp/B000BYG608/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1251579457&sr=1-1 > > > > certainly attempt to answer the question. > > I suspect that the answer rests in > how much real and quality time > the photographer spends > with their subject(s). > > Whether one captures only the "horror" > or > the humanity and story within the situation > will depend on the depth of one's "concern" > and the time devoted to the subject. > The difference between the isolated grab shot > of a homeless person on the street > and the photo essay about that same person, > photographed over weeks or months, > including discussions with them, > will appear in the photographs. yes George, I totally agree, these issues rattled my own mind, as I struggled with my photos of children in the hospital, for "I never wanted to be famous"... how to make visible, and compassionately advocate for things that may not be entirely "easy"... unhappy things that you wish to explore and honor... there are many such studies of poverty, hunger, disease, and war... that come to mind. It's all a question of respect...certainly Tina Manley, Ted Grant, Sandy Carter images come often to my mind. Steve > > Regards, > George Lottermoser > george at imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com/blog > http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist > > On Aug 29, 2009, at 3:36 PM, Steve Barbour wrote: > >> the caring photojournalist as agent for change, as advocate for the >> downtrodden... >> >> how best to work in this direction by showing images of good, of >> the positive... >> >> examples? >> >> in lieu of the monstrously bad...? > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information warm regards, Steve steve.barbour at gmail.com