Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/01/01

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Musings on the role of photography
From: "Joe Stephenson" <joeleica@email.msn.com>
Date: Fri, 1 Jan 1999 10:57:59 -0700

And how many of us modern photographers would do work that results in
physical harm to ourselves? For those who don't know, Smith was severely
beaten by company thugs in an effort to stop his work.
Sincerely,
Joe Stephenson
+++++++++++++
Eric wrote:
Very few photographers to come close to approaching Gene Smith's
effort in Minimata, which is arguably his most successful project. It
actually was so important to him that he cut his attitude way back to get
it published. But his mastery of his essay style was there. And I'd say
there are two or three people in the world, that I know of, who could equal
it.
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Eric Welch
St. Joseph, MO