Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/12/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I need some decoding help: ". . . sure looks like NGO photography to me." As in "non-governmental organization"? If so, what specifically do you mean by "NGO photography"? What particular style/viewpoint do you instantly associate with the photography created for NGO's all over the world? "I've had a number of friends complain that photojournalism is dying. A number have bailed out and gone on to more commercial ventures." Speaking of stifled yawns, photojournalists "bailing" and moving to more commercial ventures is stale news. It's been happening since the day a talented news photographer learned that fashion/commercial/wedding/children-and-dog work paid far better and didn't require getting dirty hands (or recurring nightmares). Did a guy like John Stanmeyer of VII just get confused somewhere along the way, since he was a fashion/commercial photographer and is now an international PJ. What's that all about? "whining pollyanna rubric" Whose? I got lost in that sentence; is it those showing "editorial disinterest" or the photojournalists? In either case, please present concrete examples. I'm not sure I'm clear on your notion of a "whining pollyanna rubric" in any case. And speaking of concrete examples, please offer a few links to sites with more potent, less yawn-inducing photojournalism. I'm seriously excited by the prospect, as I found the VII site one of the most compelling I've seen in a long time. Rob Schneider Slobodan Dimitrov wrote: > I don't know, but it sure looks like NGO photography to me. > I've had a number of friends complain that photojournalism is dying. A > number have bailed out and gone on to more commercial ventures. Which > make wonder if this isn't a coming ground swell of _concerned > photographers_ trying to stem the tide of editorial disinterest with > their whining pollyanna rubric. > Albeit the work is technically sound, I had to stifle a number of mental yawns. > > Slobodan Dimitrov > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html