Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/10/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Oh I get it! The ten greatest photographers in the world are really terrible! That's so clever! Who does the guy like and why? -- Mark R. > From: Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2011 08:56:48 +0530 > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Photographers you should ignore(?) > > I found it quite an interesting list, and except for HCB and Robert > Frank, I tend to agree with him! > Cheers > Jayanand > > On Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 3:13 AM, Peter Klein <pklein at threshinc.com> > wrote: >> I came upon this today: >> <http://portable.tv/loves/post/photographers-you-should-ignore/> >> (a couple of the example photos are not work-safe) >> >> Thoughts: >> While there is a kernel of truth to each item, the whole piece comes off >> as >> very cynical and snarky. It does point out how many photographs today are >> mostly about the technique used or the cool-school-du-jour that they >> adhere >> to. And how now that everybody can take technically passable photos, an >> incredible amount of garbage is generated, which can bury the good stuff >> by >> its sheer volume. >> >> And yet, beauty is still beauty, pathos is still pathos, and insight is >> still insight. >> >> --Peter >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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