[Leica] IMGS: Children of the World

[grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey at mchsi.com)]

Tina,


Your presentation is perfect for your audience and purpose. ?Ignore this 
protest (?) as it is definitely off target. ?Ted has said it just right.


Gene
? -------------- Original message from "Ted Grant" <tedgrant at shaw.ca>: 
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> Geoff Hopkinson responded to Philip Clarke!:
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> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMGS: Children of the World
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> Tina is sharing a set of delightful photographs of children from around the
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> world. Tina is displaying prints from these to school children on
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> International Day and (she is) talking to the kids about photography.
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> There's no political or social commentary involved.
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> Philip, do you have work on display somewhere on-line so that we can get to
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> know you?<<<<<<,
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> Well I never!!!!!!  Damn there is always ways somebody with a dull axe to
> grind! Why is it when we see such beautiful photography as Tina has shown
> and for the purpose we understand, we have to have some dimwit "Philip
> Clarke" whomever you are Sir, bring the world BS into what is a subject of
> photography!
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> Philip if you have a problem take it to the UN and have them do something
> about it!
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> But please don't clutter our screens with your inane nonsense that has
> absolutely nothing to do with photography.
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> Besides we have the LUG Forum for you to say whatever you wish. Thank you.
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> Now do please go away or let us know how you make out discussing this
> situation with the United Nations Council!
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> Dr. ted 
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> 2009/4/16 Philip Clarke 
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> > Tina Manley wrote:
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> > > At 12:25 PM 4/15/2009, you wrote:
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> > >> de light full to see this grouping with a theme
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> > >> interesting that US doesn't have an entry
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> > >>
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> > >> Regards,
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> > >> George Lottermoser
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> > >
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> > > That never occurred to me! I'll add a couple.
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> > >
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> > > Thanks!
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> > >
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> > > Tina
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> > In the interests of balance, I expect to see poor USA street kids or
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> > some in a police cell or juvenile detention facility. Maybe you could
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> > tie in the global recession/ credit crunch theme in and have some
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> > American children in vests, after their parents lost their homes and
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> > their shirts. Mexican children being escorted back over the border.
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> > Venezuela and Cuba also appear to be missing as well as the UK. I'd lend
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> > you my children but their mother worked her way out of the Calcutta
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> > slums without charity and their disabled father gets no benefits or
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> > social support, so they're probably not suitable candidates.
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> Cheers
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> Geoff
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> 'Life's too short for mediocre glass'
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