Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/02/15

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Subject: Re: [Leica] art photography
From: Harrison Mcclary <harrison@mcclary.net>
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 22:59:03 -0600

once upon a time Ted Grant wrote:

> In reality, those of you who are "photographers" do you or would you want
> what you do and love so dearly be equated to the atrocious "art" that is
> supposed to be such great "photography?" Not on your life for a blink!

Ted,

Back when I worked as a news photographer some people at the paper would
make the mistake of calling me an artist. I would reply I aint no GD artist,
I am a journalist, just like you, only I use a camera to tell my story."
- -- 
Harrison McClary
http://www.mcclary.net