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Subject: [Leica] Picture of the Year Controversy
From: images at comporium.net (Tina Manley)
Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:32:03 -0400
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At 04:53 PM 4/20/2009, you wrote:
> From my experience with photojournalism, that is an approach rarely,
>if ever taken.
>The woman needs to be told what her experience is. The further the
>outside voice is from her frame of reference, the more authentic the
>message, and subtext.
I agree. When I take photos back to give to the people that I've
stayed with and photographed, they don't recognize
themselves. Neighbors have to crowd around to affirm - yes, that is
you and that is your house. It take awhile before they begin to see
themselves in the photo.
Tina
Tina Manley
www.tinamanley.com
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