Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/08/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Great story, Ted. You have undoubtedly inspired many people. Me included. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ YNWA On Aug 31, 2011, at 8:39 AM, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: > Hi crew, > We as photographers and showing our pictures to people, students, friends, > published and whomever? We never really know how we may or may not be > influencing people how they may or maynot see the world. > > So having just completed a rather long drive of about 800 KLMS to get home > and what one might say tired and not in a great mood, only to find your > contract of the past 8 months had been cancelled because? > > "You don't shoot video with your still photographs!" An unfortunate move > of the modern day media world. "You shoot both, or you don't shoot for us! > Thank you very much for an incredible series of features.... > BUT! No video, No contract!" :-( > > Then while at the bottom of the bucket in feelings you open an e-mail as > shown below from an unknown mother and it doesn't matter about the > contract because your heart sings and you can fly! :-) > > Here is the letter: They don't come any better than this from a complete > unknown ! > ===================== > Dear Mr Grant, > I hope to be able to come to your lecture at the Art Gallery this Sept. > This is just a short letter to give you some feedback on your inspiration > to others, particularly beginning photographers and journalists. Our son, > Philip, started shooting with a manual camera in grade 11 at Oak Bay High. > He shot 100's of photos and started developing his own in a homemade > darkroom downstairs in our home. He eventually went on to SAIT for a > diploma in Journalism, but kept working on his photography. At one point > he had discovered your work and did a paper on it. Afterwards he gave > Women in Medicine to his sister who is going through nursing. > His other hero in the photography world is Karsh. We live down the > street from Ernie Fedorak's home, a former Tc sports writer (he just > passed away last fall) who encouraged Philip's passion. > He is presently an intern at Whitecourt Star. > I just wanted to let you know how your black and whites inspired him. > He loves to interview people and learn their stories but he also loves to > tell the story about someone with his photos. > This is to thank you for your unaware of mentoring and example to > starting out photographers such as our son. Thank you. He may never be > well known but he loves his work. > If you are curious, these are his sites. My favourite or the sepia > photos of the pow wow. > Thank you for taking the time to listen. I look forward to hearing you > speak. > > http://philstrom25.blogspot.com/2011_06_01_archive.html > > https://sites.google.com/site/photosbyphilrushton/ > > Sincerely yours, > Louise Rushton > ==================================== > So I thought this might also make some of you feel good about your own > photography without knowing how others are affected by your photo talents > and wisdom. > > cheers, > ted. > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >