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Subject: [Leica] Getting off topic politically - an occupational hazard
From: s.dimitrov at charter.net (Slobodan Dimitrov)
Date: Sun Apr 2 13:09:25 2006
References: <000001c65674$22e9a390$656c0e44@newukolbqveo9i> <4430202B.1000308@nathanfoto.com>

It seems that the Lug, in particular, is like the smoking parlor  
during the Elizabethan period. Sociable, interesting, colorful,   
curiously irresistible and compelling.

Slobodan Dimitrov
Studio G-8,
Angels Gate Cultural Center
http://sdimitrovphoto.com





On Apr 2, 2006, at 12:04 PM, Nathan Wajsman wrote:

> Hi Jeffery,
>
> I have a fair amount of experience meeting LUGgers in person. I  
> have met people from this list in France, Spain, Switzerland,  
> Denmark, UK, New York, Philadelphia, and of course many times here  
> in the Benelux. The people are different, the settings are  
> different, but two things are in common:
>
> 1) Invariably the meeting is pleasant and interesting;
> 2) Photography and gear make up a tiny percentage of the conversation.
>
> Nathan
> Jeffery Smith wrote:
>> This has probably been mentioned before, but a book I'm reading  
>> about the
>> history of Magnum indicates that HCB and the other founders of  
>> Magnum sat
>> around in cafes and talking about everything except photography  
>> (to talk
>> about photography would be pretentious, according to HCB). They  
>> usually
>> talked about politics. Of course, back then Fascism, Communism,  
>> Socialism,
>> and Nazism were relatively new innovations in the way they were being
>> applied.
>>
>> Makes me wonder if there isn't enough to talk about in photography to
>> sustain a conversation without it veering off into something less
>> subjective. At least we didn't invent getting off-topic at the  
>> drop of a
>> Tilley.
>>
>> Jeffery Smith
>> New Orleans, LA
>> http://www.400tx.com
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>
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