Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/09/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]B.D., Greg, This point of 'would we do it at home' was one I thought I'd like to pick up... (roll eyes now!) Going back to the original post regarding 'taking pictures in some church in a foriegn country during a service', that's something we'd never dream of doing at our local place of worship - without prior arrangement. It's contemplatable (elsewhere) because we don't live there and our image of ourself, and that seen of ourselves, is excused in some way. This takes me back to one of Jim's posts years ago, where he asked, "Would we talk like this to each other if we knew each other in person?" (paraphrased, apologies Jim) In this context what I'd draw from that is to ask, 'Do we treat people in a foriegn land int he same way as those at home?' (rhetorical question, no response needed) Jem - -----Original Message----- From: Greg Locke [SMTP:locke@straylight.ca] B.D wrote: > You don't need to do into the jungles of Brazil >or Congo to photography the daily lives of families, interactions of their >members, or their reglious rites and practices. If you don't want to do it >in your own home, go next door.... Well, BD, you raise a good point here and I certainly agree with you. For a while now I have struggled with the question "why can't I do this in my home town?" Greg Locke