Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/04/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> > > -- > Nathan Wajsman > Almere, The Netherlands > > SUPPORT FREEDOM OF SPEECH, BUY DANISH PRODUCTS! > > General photography: http://www.nathanfoto.com > Picture-A-Week: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Seville photography: http://www.fotosevilla.com > > Stock photography: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman > http://myloupe.com/home/found_photographer.php?photographer=507 > Prints for sale: http://www.photodeluge.com > > Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information