[Leica] 2017 Barnack Award "IT'S GARBAGE CRAP!"

[tmanley at gmail.com (Tina Manley)]

So many photojournalists have been laid off that a new Facebook group has
been started.  "Plan B - what is your plan now that you can no longer be a
photojournalist."  The last newspaper that laid off the entire photo staff
actually asked them to stay on long enough to teach the reporters to take
photos to "illustrate" their articles.  It's too depressing.

It's also very obvious when you look at the photos featured in newspapers
and blogs today.

Tina

On Sat, Nov 18, 2017 at 7:53 PM, Ted Grant <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote:

> OK Crew I apologize for my wild rant and ask forgiveness.
> Your right, I lived and worked through 65 years in the eras when
> "PHOTOJOURNALISM" was in a great class of its own with great
> "photo-images."
> I suppose given I've aged miserably a bit these days with life and the
> failing body crap I suppose it's a bit easy to lose one's tongue about a
> lifetime career that has been beyond one's wildest dreams as a
> photojournalist. Certainly in the first images as they appeared in the
> newspapers and certainly in magazines.
> I promise I shall bite my tongue in the future and freeze my typing fingers
> before carrying on as a fouled mouth idiot! Sorry guys and gals!
> cheers,
> Dr. Ted Grant O.C.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On 
> Behalf
> Of
> Dan Khong
> Sent: November-18-17 1:14 PM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] 2017 Barnack Award "IT'S GARBAGE CRAP!"
>
> Uncle
>
> The fashion and style of photography seem to have changed. Far from the way
> when we used our Leicas to good effect and got powerful images by capturing
> our subjects up close.
>
> This is one example on how the person who pays the bill calls the shots and
> chooses the winners.
>
> Dan K.
>
> On Sun, Nov 19, 2017 at 1:41 AM, Ted Grant <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote:
>
> > "WINNERS???????????????"
> > WHAT A TRUE PILE OF = GARBAGE!
> > The great name of LEICA built on some of the finest photojournalism ever
> > seen! And LEICA hand out new cameras like popcorn and huge sums of money
> as
> > well on this collection of garbage!
> > In any six month period or less on the LUG, one could easily find images
> of
> > greatness that would blow this crap and the numb skull idiot judges off
> the
> > planet in the blink of an eye!
> > In the over 65 years as a published photojournalist using and in
> possession
> > 6 LEICAS "3 M's on my neck and chest! 2 motor SLRS on the left shoulder a
> > single SLR/motor at any given moment? ALL DIFFERENT LENSES!
> > I don't think I've ever seen such garbage named as "WINNERS OF ANYTHING?"
> > It's no wonder Leica has slipped to it's lowest level of sales! AND
> > FALLING/FAILING! AND charging THE AMOUNTS THEY DO TODAY ?? Isn't going to
> > save them either! A SHAME!
> > Cheers,
> > Dr. Ted Grant  O.C.
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca at leica-users.org] On
> Behalf
> > Of
> > Nathan Wajsman
> > Sent: November-18-17 6:56 AM
> > To: Leica Users Group
> > Subject: Re: [Leica] 2017 Barnack Award
> >
> > Total rubbish, indeed.
> >
> > I do like the newcomer winner, at least it is reportage.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Nathan
> >
> > Nathan Wajsman
> > Alicante, Spain
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> >
> >
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> >
> > > On 18 Nov 2017, at 15:45, Montie <montoid at earthlink.net> wrote:
> > >
> > > Contemporary photojournalism/documentary seems to have morphed into a
> > highly
> > > subjective affair over the past couple of decades...more artistic
> > expression
> > > than reportage at times...well, things change and I'm OK with that to a
> > point,
> > > but hey, let's follow the stated guidelines.  :-/
> > >
> > > From the contest rules:
> > >
> > > "the submitted photos may not be manipulated or altered other than
> > standard
> > > image optimizations such as colour intensity or cropping"
> > >
> > > Winner:
> > >
> > > http://www.leica-oskar-barnack-award.com/en/winner.html
> > >
> > > Is it me?  I have cut down to one cup of coffee per day.  ;-)
> > >
> > > Montie
> > >
> > >
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