Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/12/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Kyle I don't think I've ever seen one of his prints not signed - ----- Original Message ----- From: "kyle cassidy" <kcassidy@asc.upenn.edu> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2001 12:48 PM Subject: [Leica] hcb and art > alfie posted: > > >by the way, isn't the snapshot considered art photography according to HCB? > > absolutely not. hcb never considered his own work art. he considered it > photojournalism, which has something to do with why he doesn't sign stuff. > and something about the debatable quality of his early prints. i don't think > he ever considered his work "snapshots" either -- but carefully calculated > "decisive moments". don't confuse the eye with the finger.... > > kc > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html