Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/07/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Amen brother - as we kiss the ring of corporate power and give thanks for the blessings they have bestowed upon us. Fond regards, George george@imagist.com http://www.imagist.com http://www.imagist.com/blog http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist On Jul 12, 2008, at 1:33 PM, EPL wrote: > The allied professions of journalism and photojournalism took a > major wrong > turn when our colleagues agreed to go onto battlefields contractually > "embedded" with invading forces. At that moment, we began to > surrender our > rights as independent witnesses to history. > > I now encounter lots of resistance to working as an unallied > shooter at > events. Organizer/sponsors - call them what you will - now expect > to have > total control of media coverage, paid by them and delivered > exclusively to > their specifications > > It's going to be very difficult to get back to the way things once > were, at > least as a professional. The greatest freedom now is the privilege > of the > amateur picture snapper with P&S digital or cell phone camera. > > Emanuel > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information