Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/11

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Subject: Re: [Leica] The Panhandler...
From: Afterswift@aol.com
Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2003 12:09:04 EDT

In a message dated 8/11/03 7:59:32 AM, bdcolen@earthlink.net writes:

<< Does anyone think that these photos - again, with the rarest of

exceptions - inform anyone, help anyone? If they don't, then the already

pathetic subject simply becomes camera club fodder for the photographer.

"Hey, look at this cool photo of this bum - aren't those shadows across

his face meaningful?" >>

BD,

Maybe the photo is a sign of respect, a recognition that a human being, no 
matter how alienated from society is part of it. 

br
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