Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/11/09

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Re: Lenswork Magazine
From: "bdcolen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
Date: Sat, 9 Nov 2002 17:19:01 -0500

All very true - But how ever good her work - and some of it was
stunningly good - she was a photographer for the New Deal propaganda
machine, producing propaganda - not that I'm not grateful that that
propaganda was produced, and that it was as successful as it was.  ;-)

But, in IMHO I don't think we should consider the FSA work documentary
photography in the normal sense of the word - even though it's widely
viewed that way...

B. D.
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[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Steven
Alexander
Sent: Saturday, November 09, 2002 9:06 AM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Lenswork Magazine



> 
> I think Dorothea meant a "point of departure" as a reason to 
> photograph.  Her photography has been criticized as being propaganda 
> for the Farm Security Administration, but she took the photographs 
> with the purpose of making a difference.  She had a purpose in mind 
> before she took the photographs.
> 
> Tina
>

I would hope we all have a purpose in mind before we take a photograph.
The purpose may widely vary, it's pretty, it's a family event or in a
social documentarian's vision a defining of the moment.  Photography is
not a mindless endeavor...we think artistically, technically, and
hopefully with reason before adding to the coffers of Kodak, Fuji et al
by depressing our Leica softies.


Happy snaps,
Steven Alexander


    

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