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

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Subject: RE: [Leica] The Panhandler...
From: "bdcolen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2003 12:50:43 -0400

Not only don't I believe that; I don't believe that you believe that.
;-)

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From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of
Afterswift@aol.com
Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 12:09 PM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: [Leica] The Panhandler...



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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