Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/02/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nathan? Thanks for expressing the reaction I have always had to this sort of thing, albeit less immediate and personal than yours. There is plenty of news- and attention-worthy photographic drama and art in the other 99% of life on this planet. The W in WPP could just as well stand for War/Wrack/Wruin! ?howard On Feb 12, 2012, at 3:25 PM, Nathan Wajsman wrote: > Tina, I don't even need to look at the link. I consider WPP to be > ambulance chasing, albeit with a higher level of skill involved. During my > years in the Netherlands (the country where WPP is based) I religiously > went to the exhibition every year, and every year I came out with the > thought, "is life really this awful"? Yes, terrible things happen, but for > most of us, most of the time, life is not terrible. In 2006 I was in > Prague and saw the Czech Press Photo of the year exhibition. It was way > superior to the WPP because it focused on everyday life and still made it > spectacular. I have ignored WPP since then. > > Cheers, > Nathan