Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thank you, thank you, Bob! This article states exactly what I feel but had trouble explaining to the curators. I'll make copies and include it with my project. What a great resource! I'm ordering the book today. Tina At 12:37 PM 7/18/00 +0100, you wrote: >Hi, > >complete crap, of course. It is a good idea to involve the people you're >photographing, and it makes an interesting project in itself to give >cameras to some of the people, but the idea that you shouldn't photograph >foreign cultures is ludicrous. David Hurn (Magnum) and Peter Jay have some >interesting things to say about this in their book 'On being a >photographer'. Here is an excerpt; myth #8 is directly relevant to this matter: > >http://www.phototechmag.com/previous-articles/apr-myths.htm > >I have an interest in this because I have photographed quite widely in >Africa, especially Ethiopia, so it's easy to guess which side of the >debate I'm on. > >Cheers, > >Bob Tina Manley, ASMP http://www.tinamanley.com