Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/12/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Afterswift@aol.com commented: Subject: [Leica] Sontag and Benjamin >>> On these long, cold winter > months in the Northern Hemisphere reading Sontag and Benjamin makes for > enjoyable evenings. These books are in all the libraries. They can only > deepen us as > photographers.<<<<<<<<<< Bob, I have no experience with reading Benjamin, he does sound interesting to make an effort to. However, Sontag? Hell the only thing she ever did for me was make me throw-up violently with her stupid writing on photography and photographers. And if she gave me anything deep about being a photographer it's to never pay attention to people of this ilk simply because they have the "right connections" to get published with their drivel! And if she were the only thing to cuddle up with on a cold evening in the winter months, God help us all! Save it Bob, too many real people on the list to try and convince us she means anything more than a pain in the ass about photography. ted