Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]tedgrant@shaw.ca (Ted Grant)2/12/0211:32 AM > I don't understand all the fuss and key pounding, not your > post, but the > many others about the politics and ideology behind the > photography of some > of the great photo documentaries of our times. It seems to me that some documentary projects (film, photo, or journalistic) simply carry more "socio-political content" than others. And some photographers, filmmakers, and journalists bring more "ideology" to their work than others. I love the variety of points of view. Ultimately, the work stands on its own - or not. I recommend, when viewing a work of art, try to let your "knowledge" of the creator, and even history, go and allow the image (film, whatever) to speak for itself. If you never heard of Salgado, what do you see and feel from the image? George - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html