Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/05/07

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Life Mag Eisey Issue
From: Eric Welch <ewelch@ponyexpress.net>
Date: Thu, 07 May 1998 18:11:02 -0500

At 09:48 AM 5/7/98 -0800, you wrote:

>Do recommend the Life special issue on Magazine photography.  It gives
>some small hope that there is still a market for great, meaningful
>work.  Many superb images that do tribute to photojournalism and
>documentary photography and all around non-advertising photography. 
>Well worth the $5, if only for the photo of Eisenstadt with his Leica.

The ultimate hypocrisy of this issue is that at the same time they got rid
of the photo department at Life. Tom Bentkowsky is gone, many others who
made the magazine what it is. It's a sad day in photojournalism when Life
gets rid of the photo department and puts the "design" department in
charge. And states they are becoming more "entertainment oriented." I knew
Warner Brothers would ruin LIFE to help boost their movies.

Eisie is spinning in his grave, no doubt.

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Eric Welch
St. Joseph, MO

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