Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/12/12

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Subject: Re: [Leica] What is fine art photography?
From: "Tim Spragens" <info@borderless-photos.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 22:25:51 +0100
References: <3A35C551.20216AFE@webshuttle.ch>

On 12 Dec 00, at 11:14, Guy Bennett wrote:

> p.p.s. j loengard (sp?), the last editor of life magazine and a fine
> photographer, objected to the term "art photographer" - "they don't
> call doestoevsky an art writer," was his comment.
> 
Though often the distinction is made between "Literature" and 
"Fiction", not to mention journalism and other forms of prose. 
Photojournalism seems to be an accepted typecasting, why not art 
photography? What is fine might be debatable.

In reply to: Message from Nathan Wajsman <wajsman@webshuttle.ch> (Re: [Leica] What is fine art photography?)