Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/06/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Guys, Jay has said that he is unsubscribing from the list over this issue. Am I wrong here? How can you separate photography and politics? That is the whole purpose of photography to me. I certainly did not intend for Jay to leave the list over this, though! :-( Tina On Mon, Jun 13, 2016 at 8:46 PM, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote: > How can you look at the photographs and not discuss the issues!!! I don't > understand that at all. > > What is the point of posting controversial photographs of what is > happening in the world if you don't discuss them! > > Sorry, but that is not my idea of what the LUG is all about. Should we be > discussing the lighting in Jim's photo or whether he should crop out the > bottom to improve the composition? I don't think so. I think we should be > discussing what the photo is about, why Jim took it, why it is important, > and what we can do about the situation. That is why I take photographs. > To make a difference. Not to hang on some gallery wall. > > Tina > > On Mon, Jun 13, 2016 at 8:40 PM, Jay Burleson <leica at jayburleson.com> > wrote: > >> Tina, you misunderstand. When did I say ANYTHING about NOT wanting to see >> photographs of political and contemporary issues and their ensuing >> discussion? >> >> I was referring to the growing length of discussion attached to the >> original of this thread that was getting severely off the topic of this >> list. >> >> Things such as marching with buckets of blood to throw. >> Things such as discussions about another countries firearms policies. >> And more. >> >> I understand the anger and passion, and the fact people are wont to ask >> questions of their friends in search of possible answers. >> >> I'd prefer to do that elsewhere. >> >> I'd like to look at & discuss photographs (political and otherwise) here. >> >> Jay >> >> >> >> On 6/13/2016 5:19 PM, Tina Manley wrote: >> >>> Politics affect our photography. If it doesn't, it should! >>> >>> Sorry, but I will continue to post political photographs which are >>> extremely important today. This photo of Jim's will be more important >>> than >>> anybody's photos of flowers or shadows or artistic masturbation. >>> >>> If you don't understand the importance of photography to political >>> issues, >>> you can ignore all of my future posts. In fact, please do. >>> >>> Tina >>> >>> On Mon, Jun 13, 2016 at 7:15 PM, Jay Burleson <leica at jayburleson.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> I look at these posts for photos & discussion with friends about >>>> photography. >>>> Please take politics and gun politics somewhere else. >>>> >>>> Thank you kindly. >>>> >>>> Jay >>>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > -- > Tina Manley > www.tinamanley.com > tina-manley.artistwebsites.com > > http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html > > > -- Tina Manley www.tinamanley.com tina-manley.artistwebsites.com http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html