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Subject: Re: [Leica] A palate cleanser...
From: Ted Grant <tedgrant@home.com>
Date: Mon, 05 Jun 2000 18:16:40 -0700
References: <B561FA92.F22D%deadman@jukebox.demon.co.uk> <000b01bfcf66$b04ccbe0$a0ef1c18@triad.rr.com>

rlb wrote:
> 
> Johnny......these are brilliant.
> 
> In my opinion these are the most powerful of your work.  Exemplary.   I
> would love to see them in large prints. Absolutely exceptional.  This is
> photojournalism/street photography at it's finest.<<<<<<<<<<<<

Hi Bob,

What you should be aware of is, that on any given Sunday "Speakers
Corner" in London is awash with all the folks who wish to change the
world.  They're there in the droves and if a photographer doesn't do to
well on one Sunday, you just pop back the next and there is a brand new
bunch of weirdoes and "Speakers" to choose from.

They are all extroverts and love having their picture taken without the
hassle that one might expect on the street.  Having shot there on a
number of occasions  while working on other stories in London it's truly
a photographers paradise of characters at your fingertips.  Quite
frankly it's the kind of location to buy an elcheapo airfare for a quick
weekend in London to just shoot the hell out of "Speakers Corner."

And in the blink of an eye or shutter,  you to can go home with 50 rolls
of >>>>>photojournalism/street photography at it's finest.<<<<<<

Shooting at "Speakers Corner"  is like shooting fish in a barrel, one
can almost use an auto everything camera, close your eyes and walk along
squeezing on the shutter release and you'll come out of it with quite
remarkable images.

And I see from Johnny's images it hasn't changed from the first time I
shot there 40 years ago! ;-)
ted






> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Johnny Deadman" <deadman@jukebox.demon.co.uk>
> To: "Street Photography" <streetphoto@topica.com>; "Leica Users digest"
> <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> Sent: Monday, June 05, 2000 4:47 PM
> Subject: [Leica] A palate cleanser...
> 
> > ...after the Project Jerusalem business!
> >
> > A few morsels from a lively Sunday lunchtime at Speaker's Corner in
> London.
> > Many, many thanks to brian@image100.com who invited me down onto his turf.
> >
> > http://www.pinkheadedbug.com/speakerscorner/blackcowboy2.jpg
> > http://www.pinkheadedbug.com/speakerscorner/brotherhood2.jpg
> > http://www.pinkheadedbug.com/speakerscorner/cowboyshout.jpg
> > http://www.pinkheadedbug.com/speakerscorner/irishwoman2.jpg
> > http://www.pinkheadedbug.com/speakerscorner/israel4.jpg
> > http://www.pinkheadedbug.com/speakerscorner/messiahhascome.jpg
> > http://www.pinkheadedbug.com/speakerscorner/nationofislam.jpg
> > http://www.pinkheadedbug.com/speakerscorner/obsession.jpg
> > http://www.pinkheadedbug.com/speakerscorner/obsession1.jpg
> > http://www.pinkheadedbug.com/speakerscorner/punx.jpg
> > http://www.pinkheadedbug.com/speakerscorner/revelation.jpg
> >
> > --
> > Johnny Deadman
> >
> > photos:      http://www.pinkheadedbug.com
> > music:       http://www.jukebox.demon.co.uk
> >
> >

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