[Leica] What is Epic?

[George Lottermoser]

On Sep 18, 2014, at 5:36 AM, Richard Man wrote:

> Phillips asked about what is epicness. Well, someone else wrote about it:
> http://photofocus.com/2014/09/17/on-making-epic-photographs/
> 
> Photographers are filled with the desire to make Epic images. That drive
> gets us up in the morning and keeps us staring into the monitor after most
> have said "goodnight." It's what we do. We do it because it fills us up. It
> satisfies. It completes us. It is often nothing less than our reason for
> being on the planet.

Seems like an abuse of the term;
at least as defined in any good dictionary;
or as used in the literary and filmic traditions.

I'd like to see 10 examples of
"Epic Photograph(s)"

to help me understand how this term
is being used in this article.

I would say that
http://www.amazon.com/Minamata-W-Eugene/dp/093826205X
qualifies as an Epic Photographic Essay

Regards,
George Lottermoser 

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