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Subject: [Leica] IMGS: Children of the World
From: hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson)
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2009 13:26:15 +1000
References: <200904151541.BOV31064@rg5.comporium.net> <DE04FEFF-775A-4BE9-B814-785290599114@mac.com> <200904151650.BOV37228@rg5.comporium.net> <49E69805.5010704@bouncing.org> <36172e5a0904151956p71756559sfc496371a7b9d37a@mail.gmail.com> <49E6A22B.5020206@bouncing.org>

Well Philip, I respectfully disagree with you on Tina's work.
I think that you have missed the purpose of Tina's photos all together. You
may like to read her original post, which you can locate in the archives.
2009/4/16 Philip Clarke <nod at bouncing.org>

> No she's showing one side of the story. I have two photos online at the
> moment searching my previous posts will bring them up as I can't find the
> URL.
>
>
> Geoff Hopkinson wrote:
>
>> Tina is sharing a set of delightful photographs of children from around
>> the
>> world. Tina is displaying prints from these to school children on
>> International Day and (she is) talking to the kids about photography.
>> There's no political or social commentary involved.
>> Philip, do you have work on display somewhere on-line so that we can get
>> to
>> know you?
>>
>> 2009/4/16 Philip Clarke <nod at bouncing.org>
>>
>>
>>
>>> Tina Manley wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> At 12:25 PM 4/15/2009, you wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> de light full to see this grouping with a theme
>>>>> interesting that US doesn't have an entry
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards,
>>>>> George Lottermoser
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> That never occurred to me! I'll add a couple.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks!
>>>>
>>>> Tina
>>>>
>>>>
>>> In the interests of balance, I expect to see poor USA street kids or
>>> some in a police cell or juvenile detention facility. Maybe you could
>>> tie in the global recession/ credit crunch theme in and have some
>>> American children in vests, after their parents lost their homes and
>>> their shirts. Mexican children being escorted back over the border.
>>> Venezuela and Cuba also appear to be missing as well as the UK. I'd lend
>>> you my children but their mother worked her way out of the Calcutta
>>> slums without charity and their disabled father gets no benefits or
>>> social support, so they're probably not suitable candidates.
>>>
>>>
>>>
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Cheers
Geoff
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