Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It really is pretty pathetic. But it has its value because it brings all the like-minded trolls out from under the bridge and into the light of day. ;-) In terms of what Salgado donates...He donates his family life, as he is on the road for months and months at a time and therefore misses seeing his children grow up, to say nothing of time he would otherwise spend with his wife and friends. He travels throughout the "third world" by public transportation and lives under the worst of conditions. In short, he walks the walk. All of that is, however, really quite irrelevant. Regardless of his politics, his donations, he political goals, or his economic world-view, Sabastio Salgado is a truly gifted photographer and documentarian, whose work is documenting the lives of the truly poor and the ways that he believes their existence is being shaped by larger economic trends beyond their control. He documents poverty overseas just at Eugene Richards documents it in this country - but Salgado is, of course, a vastly superior photographer from a technical standpoint. He documents poverty just as Donna Ferrato (sp?) documents domestic violence, or just as Walker Evans documented the lives of tenant farmers in the Mississippi Delta in the 1930s. He does what documentary photographers do. And that has always angered the selfishly comfortable. B. D. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Steve Unsworth Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 7:44 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: RE: [Leica] Re: Salgado to speak in Seattle Feb 16 Do you know how much Salgado donates to causes? No, I didn't think so. This is just about the worst troll I've ever seen on the LUG. Steve - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Mike Gil Sent: 12 February 2002 23:28 To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Salgado to speak in Seattle Feb 16 It's always interesting how socialist or non-classical liberals always wants everybodies money except there own to go to a cause. Why does Salgado not give his $1500 M camera and $1800 35mm ASPH 1.4 to his starving and needy subjects. He can easly buy a Pentax MX for $200 plus a 35mm for less than a $100 and shoot with that. I think its hard to feel compassion when your hiding behind $3500 worth of equipment plus whats in your bag. mike __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE Valentine eCards with Yahoo! Greetings! http://greetings.yahoo.com - -- 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 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html