Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nice subject, difficult subject, the mayor. I was reminded of Smith's pictures in the recent Pittsburgh show in which he attended mayoral meetings, and was able to see and capture the kinds of tensions and competitions that attend a mayor's functioning, the emotions on faces representing rival ideas. Worthy effort. - -bh - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matt Kollasch" <matthew.kollasch@uni.edu> To: "LUG" <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Monday, March 25, 2002 11:30 AM Subject: [Leica] PAW 12 ~ Kollasch > On March 18th I spent a day with Mayor John R. Rooff of Waterloo, IA, to > photograph a DAY IN THE LIFE of the mayor. This week's PAW and > alternates are from that day. I had approached the mayor a few weeks > earlier when I ran in to him at a bar. After a few beers I mustered up > the courage (Leonard Cohen calls it "Johnny Walker wisdom") to propose > the idea to him. He liked it and last week I showed up with cameras and > film at 8:00 A.M. and stayed through that evening's city council > meeting, which is depicted in the 2d alternate. It was an axhausting > and enjoyable day. /matt > > http://www.uni.edu/kollasch/photo/paw-02/pages/week-12.htm > Week 11 is also now up: > http://www.uni.edu/kollasch/photo/paw-02/pages/week-11.htm > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html