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Subject: [Leica] WAS: Ted, May I beg to differ? NOW: Trust!
From: tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant)
Date: Sun Dec 11 20:56:02 2005
References: <BFC1FCD0.980C%bdcolen@comcast.net> <005601c5fea4$2cde3960$2ee76c18@ted> <C487B477-4F9C-4399-99E1-E722AF5E78F2@mchsi.com>

Philip Leeson offered:
> Hey, Ted those are some real words of wisdom and applicable to any  
> profession...<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

Thank you Philip.
ted

> On Dec 11, 2005, at 4:42 PM, Ted Grant wrote:
>>
>>Trust
>>To the photojournalist the word "TRUST" is one of the most crucial  
>> words in his vocabulary when dealing with people.
>>
>> Trust is not placed in the photographer, but in the human being  
>> holding the camera. If he does not regard the people in his  
>> pictures as mere subjects or themes, if he does not intrude and is  
>> not tactless or aggressive, if the lives of others honestly  
>> interest him, they will feel this and accept him. After a time the  
>> presence of the camera will be as natural to them as the spade,  
>> scalpel or other tools in they're own hands.
>>
>> Once Trust is acquired, never forget or misuse it, for once broken,  
>> it will never be returned.  All photojournalists and photography  
>> become the loser.

>> "TRUST" a small word but with extremely great meaning when it  
>> relates to dealing with the human subject.<<<<<<<<<<<



In reply to: Message from bdcolen at comcast.net (B. D. Colen) ([Leica] Ted, May I beg to differ?)
Message from tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant) ([Leica] Ted, May I beg to differ?)
Message from pjleeson at mchsi.com (Philip Leeson) ([Leica] Ted, May I beg to differ?)