Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/07/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Because it is a current and ongoing 24/7 event. It's war photography; against animals; this is what it looks like. I think it particularly interesting that we do not see a human face. The butchers, posed in two examples, are presented as if [hooded] executioners. Regards, George Lottermoser george at imagist.com http://www.imagist.com http://www.imagist.com/blog http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist On Jul 30, 2010, at 2:33 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote: > I put it in the sick sick sick department. > Along the why why why? group. > > -- > Mark William Rabiner > mark at rabinergroup.com > > >> From: Montie Talbert <montoid at earthlink.net> >> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:42:49 -0400y (GMT-04:00) >> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Exceptional Contemporary Documentary Imagery >> >> I considered that as well, and would possibly agree if those >> 2 photos were judged as "stand alones", but when included as >> contributing factors to the overall body, I think they work as >> the photog intended. >> >> Montie >> >> George Lottermoser wrote: >> >>> the photography qualifies as very fine. >> >> the shot of the carcass with the fellows arms around it and >> holding the >> knives >> and the shot of the fellow holding the head of a steer >> appear very staged along side the other 8. >> >> Personally I put those two shots in the category of environmental >> portraiture. >> Others may consider them outside the realm of "documentary." >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information