[Leica] Europe photos

[hellman at comcast.net (Jesse Hellman)]

Those pictures are interesting, for sure. The Leica rangefinder cameras 
are better for this find of work, too, because they don't create the 
reaction of a large SLR - perhaps because they are so similar in 
appearance to point-and-shoots.

Do you speak Japanese, Karen? Your Japanese portfolio has an intimacy 
about it that implies that (I would not presume that you do because of 
your name. Few Americans with German last names speak German).

I found in my trips, however, that being perceived as a foreigner (and 
this distinct from not speaking the language) helps people relax and not 
feel threatened. This is probably more true for male photographers, 
though. And maybe in different cultures this works in different ways (is 
this a cultural anthropology post?).

The ideal might be to be able to speak the language but imperfectly 
enough to not be threatening.

Any LUGers have thoughts on this?

Jesse

Karen Nakamura wrote:
> 
> You may recall that back in March, I went travelling in Europe. Well, I 
> finally figured out that I had forgotten to link in the photographs on 
> my website. It's still incomplete, but here's a partial upload:
>     http://photoethnography.com/gallery/europe2004/index.html
> 
> My favorite photos are from the protest we came across in Berlin. Can 
> anyone read Arabic and tell me what they were protesting?
>     http://photoethnography.com/gallery/europe2004/index05.html
> 
> 
> Karen