Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/09/18

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Photographer's personality
From: Afterswift@aol.com
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 11:55:54 EDT

In a message dated 9/18/03 6:32:13 AM, LRZeitlin@aol.com writes:

<< Being a good photographer does not automatically make you a good person. I 
know many excellent photographers who were nasty SOBs. In fact being 
assertive 
and abrasive and having little regard for the feelings of others probably 
helps 
in news work. >>
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If there's an excuse for that type of abrasive personality, it may be due to 
total dedication to a life's work.
You can feel great compassion for humanity, yet treat those immediately 
around you with contempt for intruding on your concentration with mundane concerns. 

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