Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/02/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Quote: "A foreigner who has never been to Uzbekistan, but who is familiar with this album, would reach the conclusion that this is a country where people live in the Middle Ages.? Which they do. Except that the bastards who rule them have access to modern technology. Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog On Feb 22, 2010, at 2:38 AM, Vince Passaro wrote: > Human Rights Watch has been tracking the case of a young female Uzbek > photographer who has made authorities angry because her pictures capture > aspects of life they find embarassing and politically charged. The > photographs themselves -- a dozen of them on the HRW web site -- are very > good, very Leica-M8-looking to my eye; plus I thought luggers in general > would want to be aware of the political consequences in some parts of the > world that come from photographing, for instance, a weeping bride > embracing > her father. > > Check out the site and the photos here: > http://www.hrw.org/en/features/umida-ahmedova-photographer-facing-trial > > Many thanks for taking a look. > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >