Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sorry for my late replay. Anyhow, your pictures universally show involvement and human dignity and if that is politically incorrect, I don't wan to be politically correct. Mickey Rosenthal Tina Manley wrote: > 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