Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/05/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 07:59 PM 5/23/01 -0400, Dan Cardish wrote: > >I realize that some of you will point out that I would probably condemn >much of HCB's photography. Most of his work is real photojournalism, in >that he was in the midst of tremendously newsworthy events. It is not >simple "Street Photography". But I also feel that much of his work does >exploit the subjects, as I feel that it is very unlikely that he ever asked >permission to publish (I may be wrong here, but my opinion is based on what >I understand to be his less than noble character). > >Dan C. I can quote HCB on this subject... "Aim properly, shoot quick, and scram." and "Don't ask permission, or anything." ...Directly from HCB's mouth. Jim