[Leica] Why we photograph, artists who photograph, and HCB - golden mean

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>From: Slobodan Dimitrov <s.dimitrov@charter.net>
>Date: Wed Apr 12 10:02:30 CDT 2006
>To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
>Subject: Re: [Leica] Why we photograph, artists who photograph,        and 
>HCB - golden mean

>Everyone has a fallback position, in case whatever notion one start's  
>with won't work in a given situation. You're not far off in looking  
>for a common denominator in HCB's output.
>HCB graced us with a very clear description of how and why he did a  
>majority of his work, and in some cases even addressing certain  
>images. But he did it in a methodological mannerism most people  
>aren't not familiar with, that being in the apophatic tradition.  
>Given his background and classical French education, it's not too  
>surprising for him to do this.
>My main concern with his work, is his participation in colonialism  
>and never repudiating it. Keep in mind that photojournalism was  
>created to reinforce the colonial experience as a positive force for  
>the European reader and viewer. It makes an inquiry into the subtext  
>of his work even more pivotal for any critique to be credible.
>
>Slobodan Dimitrov