Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/08/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Phil -- I don't agree with you but I'm glad you raised the issue because I think it's an important one. A couple of years ago I did an entire Blurb book on women's legs, feet and shoes, not only with their permission but at their request. You can view parts of it here: http://www.blurb.com/books/50439 <http://www.blurb.com/books/50439>Any one photo in the book could be subjected to the same social question you raised in your comments about Lluis' photo, but only if you didn't know the context of the book enterprise. You could also ask if having the women's permission negated the objectification issue because they may have participated in their own objectification, and arguably they did just that. For what it's worth, they were quite adamant that their faces not appear in the book. As you can see, the gallery is the one in which we met when you and I had coffee during your home visit to NM a while back. I'm working on another book with a similar theme and I'm pretty sure my gallery-owner friends, who use the books in marketing, would be horrified if I told them I thought the book was somehow morally questionable. The point I'm trying to make is that you are not so much objecting to Lluis' picture as his revelation of how it was made. If you just saw it in a magazine you wouldn't know what to think about it. -- Phil Swango 307 Aliso Dr SE Albuquerque, NM 87108 505-262-4085