Re: [Leica] Two or three lens travel kit.

[Georgette Oden <gigi@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu>]

Carl,

Thanks for your advice... I would have written to you personally but
didn't see an email address-- excuse me for using the bandworth!

For one thing, I'll be working under the supervision of a pj out of
Budapest with Atlantic News Service.  And I'm pretty familiar with
combat-crisis photography.  I shot the Manila Riots in the Philippines a
few years ago, armed combat in Israel/Palestine, and I've covered election
violence in Guatemala and Nicaragua.  In fact, I've done more photography
out of Texas than I have within it. 

That said, I do recognize that I have lots more to learn and lots of
"green" still in me.  I appreciate and welcome any advice, war stories,
suggestions, etc. from anyone out there who could take the time to share
with me.  One book I found helpful is called "The World's Most Dangerous
Places" but nothing beats personal experience and a mentor's help.  I
don't want to get killed, I just want the pictures.

Thanks,
Georgette

On Thu, 16 Apr 1998, Carl Socolow wrote:

> Georgette,
> 
> I hope you realize some of the complexities and dangers inherent to
> where you're going. Many of the photojournalists working in those areas
> have well-developed relationships and good logistical support. And they
> still get in trouble.
> 
> Photography and photojournalism can be a ticket to ride but they can
> also get you in places where you can be in over your head very quickly.
> Places where they use real bullets. Places where people kill without
> compunction. It's not Texas, Toto.
> 
> That being said, I wish you the best.
> 
> Carl S.
> -- 
> Sometimes the wrong thing is exactly the thing you should do.
>