[Leica] Where are the people?

[matthewnshunt at gmail.com (Matthew Hunt)]

The new GDPR privacy regulations may be to blame

Matthew

On 11/06/2018 19:13, Lawrence Zeitlin via LUG wrote:
> I was requested by several local papers to review a photoshow in one of 
> the most prestigious galleries in the Hudson valley. The juror was Dr. 
> Bernard Kessler, a noted photographer who is on the faculty of several 
> colleges and has won more than his share of awards and prizes. Sixty five 
> photos, including two of mine, were selected of the several hundred 
> submitted. What is notable about the show is that only two photos had 
> discernible people in them. Photos of people are left to the ubiquitous 
> cell phone. It appears that photographers using modern digital or film 
> cameras don?t take pictures of people any more. They shoot landscapes and 
> close ups. I must admit that I fall into the same trap. One of my pictures 
> was taken with a Leica CL, the other with an Olympus DSLR. I take snaps of 
> my wife, kids and grandchildren with a pocket sized P&S camera. It is so 
> easy to use and the recipients won?t appreciate the quality of a larger 
> camera.
>
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