Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/03/04

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Subject: [Leica] NEWSWEEK MAGAZINE & PHOTOGRAPHY.
From: kididdoc at cox.net (Steve Barbour)
Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2009 16:46:21 -0700
References: <200903031606.BKO03987@rg4.comporium.net> <796o8r$3gc5kd@pd2mo1so-svcs.prod.shaw.ca> <200903042327.BKV37874@rg4.comporium.net>

On Mar 4, 2009, at 4:27 PM, Tina Manley wrote:

> At 06:14 PM 3/4/2009, you wrote:
>> http://www.newsweek.com/id/73349
>>
>> Have a look at this Newsweek story about photography. Rather  
>> interesting and
>> will probably create an interesting conversation.
>>
>> ted
>
> "Photography is finally escaping any dependence on what is in front  
> of a lens"
>
> I hope not!!  It's my hope that photography will come full circle  
> and after traveling through Cindy Sherman and digital manipulations  
> and beyond it will come all the way back to reportage.


of course it will...

we can only patiently endure so much pretension, and artifact...


Steve


>
> "The next great photographers if there are to be any will have to  
> find a way to reclaim photography's special link to reality."
>
> I hope so.
>
> "And they'll have to do it in a brand-new way."
>
> Why?  What's wrong with the the old way?
>
> Tina
>
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In reply to: Message from images at comporium.net (Tina Manley) ([Leica] IMGS: Cusco in B&W)
Message from tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant) ([Leica] NEWSWEEK MAGAZINE & PHOTOGRAPHY.)
Message from images at comporium.net (Tina Manley) ([Leica] NEWSWEEK MAGAZINE & PHOTOGRAPHY.)