Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/09/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I've read Sontag's essay on photography twice, and enjoyed even more the second time. But, I'm not interested in arguing this. It's simply the way I feel, and I thought I'd share that with the list, especially in the view of her comments towards Arbus' work. Ted, do you often comment on books you were unable to read? It's not very credible criticism. Finally, please respect other's right to free thought and opinion on this list. If you do not agree, please use a bit more tactfulness, if you can. Thanks Luc On Mercredi, septembre 3, 2003, at 09:26 AM, Ted Grant wrote: >> On Tuesday, September 2, 2003, at 07:34 PM, Luc Bourgeois wrote: >> >>> In her wonderful and groundbreaking essay, 'On Photography', Susan >>> Sontag<<< > > Eric Welch coughed up in retaliation: ;-) >> Choke, gag, sputter!! >> >> You lost me on that one. Susan Sontag is a hack writer always trying >> to stir things up on subjects she has no business talking about.<<< > > Yeah Eric I'd like to offer my coughs and splutters to yours! > > She's one of those left brain, right brain, no brain, word types who is > completely meaningless to those who actually spend more time taking > pictures, than blathering about taking pictures. > > And for anyone to think what she writes about photography is going to > make a > major smashing good difference to their pictures and that her " > wonderful > and groundbreaking essay, 'On Photography" is something special, they > might > as well get a pixel pencil and draw on rocks! > > When this person and topic came up a few years ago on the LUG I > thought, > "Well OK buy the book and see what it's all about before you shoot her > down." I did start to read, unfortunately I had to stop because my > head got > so sore from banging it against the wall due to her BS and driveling > crap > she was espousing, I couldn't take it any longer. > > And the book sits in my photo collection un-read! And will stay that > way as > I can throw up just so much. ;-) > >>> her wonderful and groundbreaking essay, 'On Photography',<<< > > Hog wash, it's the kind of BS that would turn a real photographer into > a > groundhog! > ted > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html