Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/08/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Steve, The judges are only interested in photos showing "man's inhumanity to man". Jerry Steve Barbour wrote: > On Aug 29, 2009, at 2:06 PM, George Lottermoser wrote: > >> Same thoughts and questions came to my mind. >> "The Concerned Photographer" >> <http://www.artic.edu/aic/exhibitions/concerned.html> >> and the book from 1968 >> <http://www.amazon.com/Concerned-Photographer-Photographs-Bischof-Kertesz/dp/B000BYG608/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1251579457&sr=1-1> >> >> >> certainly attempt to answer the question. >> >> I suspect that the answer rests in >> how much real and quality time >> the photographer spends >> with their subject(s). >> >> Whether one captures only the "horror" >> or >> the humanity and story within the situation >> will depend on the depth of one's "concern" >> and the time devoted to the subject. >> The difference between the isolated grab shot >> of a homeless person on the street >> and the photo essay about that same person, >> photographed over weeks or months, >> including discussions with them, >> will appear in the photographs. > > yes George, I totally agree, these issues rattled my own mind, as I > struggled with my photos of children in the hospital, for "I never > wanted to be famous"... > > how to make visible, and compassionately advocate for things that may > not be entirely "easy"... unhappy things that you > > wish to explore and honor... > > there are many such studies of poverty, hunger, disease, and war... > that come to mind. > > It's all a question of respect...certainly Tina Manley, Ted Grant, > Sandy Carter images come often to my mind. > > > Steve > > >> >> Regards, >> George Lottermoser >> george at imagist.com >> http://www.imagist.com >> http://www.imagist.com/blog >> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist >> >> On Aug 29, 2009, at 3:36 PM, Steve Barbour wrote: >> >>> the caring photojournalist as agent for change, as advocate for the >>> downtrodden... >>> >>> how best to work in this direction by showing images of good, of the >>> positive... >>> >>> examples? >>> >>> in lieu of the monstrously bad...? >> >> >> _ >