Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sorry. I forgot to change the subject line. At 11:52 AM 3/21/01 -0800, you wrote: >Different strokes. The woman who won world press this year was shooting a >Canon. As for Tina Manley -- no offense here -- she obviously has pockets >to travel a lot, shoots lots of snapshots in foreign locales and donates >them to charities or whatever. I've been to her site, out of curiosity, and >saw nothing that passed beyond snapshots, even if the subjects are >meaningful or whatever. Aside from that, I saw nothing that remotely >resembles newspaper/magazine reportage. Actually, and I don't mean to be >rude, on a professional level I rather resent remote-traveling snapshooters >posing as photojournalists. (funny: I have friends who are Magnum photogs >and who don't use initials after their name -- that's just pomposity making >up for skill). George - I am not going to defend my photography to you. As you say, different strokes for different folks. However, I am proud to put the ASMP initials after my name. I have been a member for many years and am on the board of directors of the South Carolina chapter. ASMP is a very worthwhile organization for professional photographers. No organization has worked harder to protect and defend copyrights. I hope that when other photographers see the initials after my name, they will look up ASMP and be encouraged to join other photographers in protecting our rights. Any "deep pockets" I have come from selling the 300,000 photographs in my files. It is considered rude to send e-mail without signing your name. Leically, Tina Tina Manley, ASMP http://www.tinamanley.com