Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Tina, Wankers, the lot of 'em. If they can't judge your work on its own merits, move on to other publishers or galleries. If I view an exhibit or a book by a Seattle photographer of Tibetans, that's something I take into account in looking the images--but it's absurd to completely negate someone's work on that basis. And I second Bob Walkden's recommendation of Hurn & Jay's book, which has just been reprinted by LensWork. They have a chapter on making contact sheets that actually makes the topic fascinating. Also recommend their newer work, "On Looking at Photographs." Can be ordered directly from http://www.lenswork.com/--click on the "Book Publishing" link to get there. Chuck Albertson Seattle, Wash. - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tina Manley" <images@InfoAve.Net> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2000 4:18 AM Subject: [Leica] Political Correctness > Dear LUGnuts - > > The Project Workshop in Santa Fe with Sam Abell was very good. Sam is a > wonderful teacher; however, I learned something that was both enlightening > and disturbing. > > My project is "Las Familias" - an exhibit (possibly book) of my photographs > of Honduran families. I learned that many galleries will not accept my > project because it is politically incorrect - I am a photographer from the > first world photographing people in the third world. To make the project > more acceptable it was suggested that I involve the families in the project > by (a) giving them a camera and letting them photograph their own lives (b) > getting them to write comments about the photographs. (a) wouldn't work > because the people I visit don't have time to take photographs - they spend > all of their waking hours trying to feed their families (b) might work with > a tape recorder but many of the people I photograph don't read or write - > and several of the families in the project were killed by Hurricane Mitch - > do I exclude those photographs? > > What do you think about political correctness? Gallery owners and > publishers who reviewed our work seemed to think it is an important issue, > but it honestly never occurred to me. > > Leically, > > Tina > > > Tina Manley, ASMP > http://www.tinamanley.com > >