Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]bdcolen@earthlink.net (B. D. Colen)2/12/026:58 PM > I would argue that Salgado is not a propagandist, but a > documentarian who > chooses his particular subjects because he wants to effect > change, and > believes that by making others aware of the plight of those > whose lives he > documents, he may eventually help to bring about that change. Absolutely agree. > There is > simply no way to equate that with the work of a Leni > Riefenstal, who was not > documenting anything, but was gathering images of carefully > constructed > scenes to mold into propaganda designed to portray an evil as a > good. God forgive me if I left an impression that I was "equating" the working methods, motivations or desired outcomes of Leni and Salgado. NO NO NO. I didn't say or intend to infer any such idea. George - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html