Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/10/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Coincidentally, my wife is reading a book about the orientalist underpinnings of the National Geographic's portrayal of the Arab world. It's called "Veils and Daggers" by Linda Steet. Looks good. As for the photog's impact on events themselves, how many of us have posed subjects, even in a documentary situation? If I was to be a completely non-interventionist snapper most of my pictures would be full of crowds of gawping kids trying to edge into the frame or standing in front of my main subject! Of course, if I was an artist, I'd probably build a career on that! Rob. Robert Appleby V. Bellentani 36 41100 MO Italy tel. (+39) 059 303436 mob. (+39) 0348 336 7990